cgbgjr

I saw a couple of posts saying these might be worth a try, so I ordered
some.

Size: Medium (Corona) -- I think 5" x 42
Wrapper: Natural (I think)

Cigars International has these in their current catalog and said "many
have been calling (these) comparable to La Gloria Cubano".

I had these in the dor for ten days and couldn't resist--I had to find
out whether I could start smoking these guys or whether they would have
to take a long rest.

I had a wonderful dinner of barbecued steak, corn, salad before I hit
the front deck with the smoke.

The cigar lit easily, burnt evenly, gave off plenty of smoke.

It didn't taste like a LGC but the taste was pleasant, reminding me a
little bit of a Maria Mancini Magic Mountain.

About half-way through the cigar hit me--hard. I started to feel a
little faint.
The last cigar that did that to me was a Joya de Nicaragua Machito.

So, I let the cigar (and me) rest a few minutes before finally nubbing
it. Total smoke time (including a fif**** minute rest) of close to an
hour.

As I fell asleep shortly thereafter it finally hit me that this must
have been an apprentice of that "other' El Credito cigar, El Rico
Habano.

These are a steal at 30 bucks for 25 of them if you like 'em strong.

padronman©®

Thanks for the review.....I may have to give these a try.

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cigarski

I like the El Credito line. Sometimes hit or miss on taste.

I picked up a handfull of the Belicoso size at Holts earlier this evening,
I'm not sure about the age of these sticks, but the celo is really brown.
They look tasty!

CigarSki

skyhawkxp

On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 20:50:46 -0400, cgbgjr@webtv.net (cgbg jr) opined:


Thanks for the review!

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timl

Thanks for the review. )
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fun-gus

Thanks for the review, I had one of these and thought it was OK, not great
but good for the money.
Gus

scott curtis

I have 2 bundles of these. The "Extra Large" and the "Large". I didn't
get the strength at the end and they didn't taste anything like a LGC
to me. They were a pleasant Dominican cigar though.

SC
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hoyod

Nice review.
I have been smoking these in various sizes ever since they started offering
them at C-bid. They have become an almost daily smoke. One of my all-time
favorite cigars is the LGC Corona Gorda natural and the large size I've been
smoking recently comes pretty close. I'll be receiving a bundle of the XL's
in a day or so, now I'll have tried every size.

chris
(smoking one of the Small size right now and diggin' it)