Review Details

Partagas Aristocrats - 25 cigars

Product Review (submitted on January 12, 2018):

This AWESOME CIGAR was part of my second order to Cigar Terminal!! This cigar isn't for the faint of heart, haha. Saying this cigar is FULL BODIED is ALMOST an understatement! I have to call this cigar BOLD from start to finish for sure!!
If anyone is on the fence about buying this cigar, I'd have to say you've got to give it a try! The first quarter to third of the cigar starts out with a medium to almost tight draw. None of that being ANY issue at all. Once you get into the "meat" of the cigar the draw completely opens up! As soon as this cigar lights the flavor is nothing less than incredible! It has such an awesome odor as soon as you light it. The flavor is BOLD pretty much from the get go! If you like a spicy pepper flavor then this cigar will be your new found treasure! Many cigars take a while to get to that spicy pepper flavor and some never attain those flavors. BUT, with this cigar, that awesome spiciness/pepper flavor is immediately discovered!

Once you get to the middle section of this cigar the draw opens up and then the REAL PARTY BEGINS! The flavor in the middle section becomes even more bold releasing even more spicy flavors along with that pepper hit! You'll find all those traditional Cuban odors and flavors with this one especially once you hit the middle of this cigar. You should also be able to taste a hint of leather in the middle section as well.

Now as the excitement of smoking this great cigar comes to an end as you enter the final third of it. You'll hit a VERY BOLD FULL BODIED ending! This cigar should provide ANYONE an extremely bold ending. The spiciness along with the pepper ending proves to be very intense! Like others have stated, make sure you have some food on your stomach. Even if you don't have food on your stomach it shouldn't pose any issues for you. BUT in my opinion, having food on your stomach smoking most Cuban cigars is never a bad idea in the first place. I find with bold spicy cigars like this one, having food on your stomach just makes it a better relaxing experience! I don't think this cigar would be one for a newer cigar smoker. This gem in my opinion should be reserved for a more seasoned cigar smoker. Not saying it would be a bad first cigar for a newer cigar smoker. But I'm thinking this is a cigar that would be better enjoyed working up to because of its bold intense flavor right out of the gate! So many cigars don't even produce intense flavors like this one even when you're towards the end of the cigar. A lot of cigars don't have as much of that bold flavor on finish as this one has at the very beginning. This cigar STARTS bold and ends intensely bold and spicy! And it's very true that these cigars don't need any additional attention. Meaning that after you receive these, one could smoke one after a short resting period from shipping! No extra aging is needed at all!!

I give this cigar a HUGE 5 STAR RATING! I will definitely be purchasing more of these awesome cigars. I try to keep on hand at least 6 different Cuban cigars in my humidors at any given time. Right now I've got 8 different brands of Cuban cigars. With 8 different brands right now it does take a lot of humidors to house them or at least one big tall standup unit, but that's totally fine with me, haha. This cigar is by far my most bold cigars I've got now. I like to keep a range of different cigars. Starting out semi mild and ending bold and intense. So by adding these cigars to my collection, it's rounded out my cigars as a whole. I can't wait to smoke another one of these! I totally recommend these cigars to ALL. I hope this review might tempt you into purchasing a box of these great cigars. I'm positive you won't regret the purchase of these! And as most already know, Cigar Terminal is the REAL DEAL!! Mary and Ken continue to impress me! Please keep up the excellent work you both do day in day out! Take care all.