Pinar Del Río Habano Oscuro
 

This cigar was gifted to me by my good friend Kriss (NickyTeen)!!!

As advertised:
Pinar Del Río Oscuro is rolled for the dark wrapper enthusiast. Utilizing a maduro wrapper leaf, Oscuro is a strong cigar that is supremely clean, a rare feat that is seldom accomplished by cigar factories today. with a silky texture.

Wrapper: Habano Oscuro / Dom. Rep
Binder: Habano / Dom. Rep
Filler: Nicaraguan / Dom. Rep
Vitola: Toro

I had never tried these and I was thankful for the opportunity. Prelight draw was smooth. Upon toasting I received a nice floral smell.
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Sometimes the term Oscuro frightens me because I think of a cigar that is strong. The flavor of this cigar was buttered toast and roasted nuts!!! Very enjoyable. At the 1/4 mark it stared having some burn issues and as you can see it started to curl. It eventually straightened out.
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The smoke coming from the cigar was blue and very fragrant! A lot of smoke was pouring from both ends of this cigar. At the half way mark the flavors became more intense and I started to believe this cigar could easily be equal to the 601 Oscuro.
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I went into this with no expectations and received one of the best surprises... This is a fine cigar!!! Past the half way point and I skirted the band up a little. I really enjoy this cigar! Sunny day and a great cup of coffee to help bring out those nice coffee notes!!! Yum!!!
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At this point I was expecting the flavor to become bitter or for the flavor to become unbalanced but to my pleasant surprise the flavor stayed consistent and enjoyable with no bitterness.

This cigar is now on my list of what to buy!!! I enjoyed every minute of this experience!!! The flavor is just what I look for in a cigar - Buttery, nutty, and coffee!!!
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Total smoke time took 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Construction/Appearance: 9 out of 10
Flavor Balance: 9 out of 10
Strength: Medium (I had a little tingle afterwards but in a good way)
Over all experience: 9 out of 10
Value: This was gifted but I expect to pay $6.00 to $8.00 per stick

Would I smoke it again? Oh yeah!!!

Thank you Kriss!!!

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review. Looks like you had a nice burn on that one the whole way through.

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Great review! I had one of these a few months ago and loved it. Now I need another....:ss

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Nice review Darrell:tu

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Great review, Darrell! Keep 'em coming.

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Great review Darrell! Excellent description of this fine cigar. Very happy that you liked it. Picked these up at Atlantic for $27.50/ 5 pk

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nice review thanks for sharing

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thanks for the review Darrell:ss looks tasty

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Nice review Darrell, loved the pictures!:D

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Great Review. Nice Pics!! Thanks for posting.

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Nice review Darrell, im glad you enjoyed my PDR Oscuro... another PDR Man is born..

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Thanks for the review Darrell. Looks like a good cigar.

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Great, thanks for the review. I have been meaning to try one of these just because their construction looks great and they also look pretty tasty.

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that thing just looks so tastey. glad you enjoyed it, awesome review.

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Great review Darrell. I enjoy these as well. :ss

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Thank you for a fine cigar!!!!:salute:

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It all good my friend..

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Thanks for a great review and photographs Darrell. Thats a very nice looking dark brown wrapper on the PDRH. Looks to be nice and oily, and I can feel it on my finger tips already:ss

Question: The wrapper used on the Oscuro, thin, medium, or thick wrapper?

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Nice review Darrell, I am going to have to try one of these.:tu

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Excellent review, I saw these in one of my new magazines and they peaked my interest.

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Habano Sun-grown that is!!!;)

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Thanks for the review! I have wanted to get someone's take on these. Sounds great. I would now like to try one. Great review and pics!

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Ok guys I have been thinking, I may run a raffle tomorrow , a 1 to 100 type of thing...
To Give away a FREE BOX of Pinar Del Rio Sun Grown Corona. But i want to make sure that i have the support of all of you here. So if you guy want this .. Let me hear YA!!!..

PS: I will log back in later on the day around 8pm to see your responses..

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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss! I am in!

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Thank you my friend, PM me you addres. so i can send you a 5 pack..

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Wow!!! Thank you!!!

PM sent!!!:tu

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I've bumped this to give a comparison to the current Pinar Del Rio oscuro toro - Fail Thread!

I've have had plenty of cigars that had construction issues, however I have never given a review of a bad stick without trying it again for comparison!:2

I got all excited thinking there was a contest and wondered why it hadn't shown up in New Posts. :r
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Raffle/contest support given!:tu An awesome gesture by the way.

Darn it! I got all excited too. Just looked at the date. It was a good contest too.

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Very nice looking burn, thanks for the review--haven't heard of these!

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I've yet to try anything from the PDR line. I gotta pick some up. Thanks for the review.

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Have you tried the HSG as of yet Darrell?

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Yes Mario, Darrell smoked it on Thanksgiving with me. They suck imo. I bought a box awhile ago and been trying to give them away. They are just not doing it for me.

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Just wanted to make sure he had a chance to try one. I think the HSG's are alright. The Oscuro's are good though! Sorry that you didn't dig them Huy.:(

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It's okay mario, can't like everything. I've had the oscuro lancero, it was mehhh, didn't make me want to buy more but not a bad smoke.

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Darrell I have a Habano for you,I'll give it you you next herf.Great reviey now I want to try a oscuro :dr

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Nice review. I really dig this cigar, as well as his Clasico line.

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I have yet to try the the Clasico.

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I did a review on that one:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12931

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I had one of these yesterday and had to pitch it about half way through. The burn was horrible. It tunneled from the very beginning and it just kept having problems. Although the draw seemed OK I just never could get much smoke from it. It was raining like heck though... I will have to try another one.

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Sounds Delicious!:dr How Much Rest Do They Need?:)

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None imo. Although I am not a fan anymore, they are smoking fine.

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Just pulled the trigger on these! Thanks to Tim (14holestogie)!!!

Super deal right now!!! Don't pass these up!!!:tu

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/catDisp.asp?cat=204

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Nice review!!!

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I just saw that deal--and bit big time.

Love the sun growns.