Cremosa Cubana
 

From the Cigars Intl description:

Quote:

Handmade with Dominican long-fillers and a chestnut-brown, oily Sumatra wrapper, Cremosa Cubana offers a medium-bodied flavor with a slow and even burn

For all the disrespect that these cigars get, I was surprised at how well constructed it was. The wrapper looked fine, maybe a water mark or two. The label was kind of chintsy, off center printing.

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After a quick clip with the palio, and first light with the colibri. The wrapper split a little above the cut, but it didn't seem to cause any kind of draw issue.

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Pretty straight burn all the way through. Just before this picture, it was a little crooked - but quickly self corrected.

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Pretty good volume of smoke all the way through. Tossed it soon after this last pic was taken.

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Now for the flavour. I have to admit this wasn't the worst stogie I've ever tasted. I'm not sure exactly what stick that was (some type of Thomson), but this was very reminiscent. From the beginning there was a faint almost stale, musky taste with a hint of copper aftertaste. The stale taste never left or really developed into anything else, but the metallic flavour increased until it was pretty overpowering. Where this cigar really shines however, is the headache that it produced throughout. I actually had to walk to the coffee shop to get the taste out of my mouth. :(

I also made the huge mistake of accidentally smoking a decent portion of it inside my house. I didn't really notice how bad it smelled until I got back from the coffee shop and walked inside. The lampe berger that I recently purchased is refusing to light in protest. So I have lit two candles to help with the smell.

Summary:

Appearance = 6
Construction = 7
Flavor = 2
Value = 2

Couldn't think of a better cigar to suffer through for my first CA review :)

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Nice review, too bad it was for such a sh@tty stick. Just looking at a pic of that makes me want to :pu

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Yikes!!!

You took one for the team!!!

Thanks for an honest and serious review!!!

I have seen my share of BOTL smoke these at the Herfs and I feel sick just watching them!!!:pu

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awesome review man! Ditto with the shame it's a bad cigar

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What a trooper :r I'll have another full review in the near future. The anticipation is killing me....I think :hm

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I have to review one of these. I just got 5 in a split :r

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The metalic taste was probably iron, not copper. It comes from the blood dripping from your sinus cavity down your throat within a few seconds of lighting this horrid excuse for a cigar. The musky taste appears to be cat piss and mildew as far as I can tell... :pu :D I can't believe people buy these. I guess some folks actually like them. :confused:

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The last one I smoked smelled like a wet dog, and tasted (I can only guess) like one too!

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You are a better man than I....I didn't make it an inch into the one and only I ever smoked....saying it tastes like cat piss is an insult to cat piss.

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The Reds, the Bengals, a wet Nub, and now a Cremosa? It can't get any worse, can it?:D

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Thanks for the review.
I have two or three Cremosa's someone sent to me. I'll forward them to you for reviewing.

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They can't be that bad.. can they?? :ss

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Thank you for this fine review. It's important to know about sticks that might disappoint.

The cat piss comparison suggests ammonia, and these cigars should be aged for at least the lifetime of the cat.

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For me, worst cigar I have ever tasted...period.

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It won't work, once the cat dies, the mice will just piss on them.

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Dang it. I can't give you rep unitl I spread some more around. :)

I don't have high hopes for them.... they have a very funky smell to them. :r

The shipping cost more than the cigars :r

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Amazing cigar .....:ss

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How do you compare it to....oh say.....a Tamboril? :)

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My worst was close, a Cibola... but these sound like that..

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Also amazing LOL.

Funny that Dave game me the best cigar I ever smoked (Dunhill Cabinetta) as well as the worst (Cremosa Cubana). The Dunhill more than made up for the Cremosa.

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I think I can say the same about Dave, reference the best and worst! :r

Go Gators! ;)

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I hope your palio was not ruined during the cutting of such a wonderfully Sh!tty stick.:ss

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Great review. :tu Darrell started a tradition that all new herfers with the BABOTL must smoke a Cremosa at their first herf. I actually found it to be just bland, though I only made it an inch and a half. Doesn't hold a candle to a Free Cuba though. That's a truly shitty stick. :ss

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Are you challenging me Tom? I can think of a few cigars that are way worse, and I have your address :ss

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It's good to know that folks do reviews of the crappier cigars too, at the very least it lets you know what to avoid or try last.
Thanks.

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sounds like someone needs a lars tetens gorillafinger, it'll make the cremosa taste wonderfull ;)

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I am not challenging you, Ferdinand, and wish to apologize to you, your family, and anyone you know who I might have offended with the implication that I was challenging you.


Please don't send me any bad cigars....please...... :r

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I cannot believe anyone would actually put one of these in their humidor next to their good sticks.

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And after that Gurkha Legend at Shack Herf IV, that speaks volumes.
:r

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please, let me send you a Gorillafinger. Trust me, you won't mind a Cremosa after that :D

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A very close second....I should have learned my lesson. :r

Please don't, Ferdinand! :r

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If you really want to see what you have smoked, grab an unsmoked one, and peel the wrapper and binder off, and check out the mutli-colored, multi-piece filler material!!! Not a pretty picture of what an inside of a cigar should look like!

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Tom, you are so lucky that you have the power to ban me if I send you a gorillafinger and I don't want to jeopardize my membership ;)

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zactly! Good thinking,Ferdinand! :tu :r

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I must have got lucky, because You guys never made me smoke one.. Thank god.

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Wait for the review :r

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He won't ban you for giving him a cigar to try, sharing an experience that will change the way he looks at cigars forever. OR... you could just PM me the addy and I will make it get over there :salute:

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PM sent :)

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Hah, I have a collection of the worst cigars ever produced for the sheer purpose of handouts to people. And I do mean collection.


Anyone cares to smoke them down and give some reviews, I'll be happy to send 4-5 over for trial. (those with artistic talents in writing comic reviews preferred :) )

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No thank you Silound, I already smoked Phillies and White Owls just for the review. I will pass on your offer.

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A while back someone gave me something called a Bances. It was bad.

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I saw these as a 2 fer on CI and I was thinkin of bombing people here on CA but I couldnt bring myself to do it and ruin their holidays

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:r:r

No White Owls or Phillies here. All of my cheapos are long filler handmade cigars. They're just cheap and crappy :)

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Awww hell....I'll bite. I am on vacation for 3 weeks starting Friday. I will smoke a few dog rockets and warn the noobs away from them. :ss


EDIT: Be sure to send a Cremosa if you have one. Call it morbid curiousity, but I wanna try one. It's like somebody handing you a jar of rotten food and saying, "Smell this!"....you're gonna do it. Even though you know you shouldn't.

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I know this feeling, that's why I asked for some cremosas a few weeks ago, they should be airborne by now. And hey, a funny review on my blog is always cool.

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"Where this cigar really shines however, is the headache that it produced throughout. I actually had to walk to the coffee shop to get the taste out of my mouth. :("

Great review! :r

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Smoke a Ciboa, youll see how much worse it can get. :pu

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rofl rofl rofl