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Without a flake?Originally posted by cigarmo View Posta 99'Cigars are a hobby, cigarettes an addiction'Comment
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La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco.
Personally it looks to me as if someone went to cut the cap and slipped, and the picture is an extreme close up of the result!FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS SMOKE NC'S!Comment
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Originally posted by Agricola View Post
A funny shape and packaged like this. Very good by all accounts.
If you want to, you can.
And, if you can, you must!Comment
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Box pressed piramide? like an extreme Feunte Shark?
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Cheers Tippexx, I knew someone would know. Is it just an odd angle?'Cigars are a hobby, cigarettes an addiction'Comment
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Looks like a doorstop.
Watches and Cigars.Comment
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Heres a video i watched a while ago about these john
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Cheers Sean, I'm at work today so I've emailed the link home to watch it to save me trawling for it later.'Cigars are a hobby, cigarettes an addiction'Comment
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It looks like a bit of a gimmick to me. Is it meant to be any good?
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Yes according to tippexx, his opinions on cigars have been pretty spot on from my experiences..... In fact I would say that a tippexx recommendation is somewhat a seal of approval for me, I have picked up a few sticks now on the basis of positive words from him and I haven't had a duff one yet. In fact he's guided me to a couple favourites, especially the petit punch!Originally posted by Sgt_Banter View PostLicky Licky before Sticky Sticky. - Puff Scotty 22/03/14
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Now I know what it is here is a bit about it with a review I found
'This cigar took its name from the beautiful Monumento a los Heroes de la Restauraci?n, a monument in Santiago dedicated to the fallen heroes of the Dominican revolution. The monument is shaped like an obelisk and so are the cigars, whose unique shape can only be rolled by the factory?s best torcedores. La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with a Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan long fillers.
Yuri Guillen, Michael Giannini and Rick Rodriguez, aka Team La Gloria Cubana, collaborated to bring this cigar to the public. Team La Gloria also developed a unique crescent-shaped or half-circle box, which was a first for the premium cigar category. This attractive presentation houses 25 Obelisco cigars.
TASTING NOTES: The Artesanos de Obelisco opens up with flavors of cedar, grass and black pepper spice on the finish. The retrohale brought smoky cedar and white pepper. As the cigar progressed it displayed some natural tobacco sweetness that tied the flavors together nicely.
The combination of a square-pressed cigar and a pyramid shape channeled the smoke nicely through the cigar and provided plenty of smoke with each puff.
The burn line was slightly ragged and the medium gray ash was a bit flaky, so I tapped off in half-inch chunks.
FINAL THOUGHTS: The second half brought more of the same flavors and the cigar was not as complex as a year ago. Nevertheless, the body and strength are in the medium to medium-full range and the flavor profile was pleasant and should appeal to a broad audience.
I have seen these cigars being bunched and rolled and it is truly a sight to behold. I can recommend these cigars, if for no other reason, because they represent the pinnacle of the cigar rolling craft. Only two people in the factory are skilled enough to bunch these cigars and only one person can roll them.
Besides the incredible craftsmanship that goes into the manufacture of these sticks, the blend makes for a great smoking experience. After a year and a half, these cigars are still smoking great and they continue to have enough horsepower to age gracefully for 3-5 years and perhaps beyond. At around $8 per stick, save your pennies and give these a try. The Obelisco is a treasure in more ways than one.''Cigars are a hobby, cigarettes an addiction'Comment
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$8 a stick you cant complain if you dont like it i think it would be a stick that would sit there just to show people rather than smoking itComment
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