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borndead1 11-24-2009 11:51 AM

Pinar Del Rio oscuro toro - Fail
 
Fireproof cigar.

My humi hovers around 62-65% humidity and I even dryboxed this cigar for 2 days before *attempting* to light it.

Nice looking smoke, pre-light draw was very tasty. Thought I was gonna have a winner. What flavor I did get was good, but after trying for 10 minutes to get the cigar burning I gave up and tossed it.

Oh well. NEXT!

mariogolbee 11-24-2009 12:01 PM

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I hope you give this stick a second chance. I've had them and love them! I have a box of the Toro's actually and I try spreading them everywhere because it seems that people don't give them a chance. The people I know who have tried these have also loved them. Give it another shot.

roughrider 11-24-2009 12:27 PM

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Maybe it was a dud.

Skywalker 11-24-2009 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mariogolbee (Post 657201)
I hope you give this stick a second chance. I've had them and love them! The people I know who have tried these have also loved them. Give it another shot.

:tpd:

rahbass 11-24-2009 12:57 PM

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Hey PM your addres, i dont know what happend i will send you some to replace it..

Skywalker 11-24-2009 01:26 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rahbass (Post 657256)
Hey PM your addres, i dont know what happend i will send you some to replace it..

Wow!!! That is service!!!:tu

Kreth 11-24-2009 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skywalker (Post 657293)
Wow!!! That is service!!!:tu

:tpd: The generosity of the members here is an amazing thing...
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dannysguitar 11-24-2009 02:18 PM

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Abe is a good guy that makes some goooood smokes! WTG Abe!

Kreth 11-24-2009 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dannysguitar (Post 657346)
Abe is a good guy that makes some goooood smokes! WTG Abe!

Doh! Can't see sigs on the mobile site, so I didn't realize he's the head honcho for PdR. I had to load the main site and bump his rep for excellent CS. :tu
Mario sent me one of these to try. I'll have to fire it up tonight.
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Kreth 11-24-2009 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kreth (Post 657367)
Mario sent me one of these to try. I'll have to fire it up tonight.

Just finishing up this stick. Construction was a little sloppy. The wrapper itself looked nice (very oily), but the stick was lumpy and had a soft spot under the band. Went out right off the bat, needed a touchup right about the halfway point, and went out again when it hit the soft spot. Relit easily both times. Burn was decent otherwise, and produced a ton of smoke. Flavors were great, reminded me of a DPG Blue, with a little less spice.
Given that I smoked this pretty much right out of the mailbox (just got it from Mario yesterday), I'd buy these (and probably will).
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mariogolbee 11-25-2009 01:49 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kreth (Post 657879)
Just finishing up this stick. Construction was a little sloppy. The wrapper itself looked nice (very oily), but the stick was lumpy and had a soft spot under the band. Went out right off the bat, needed a touchup right about the halfway point, and went out again when it hit the soft spot. Relit easily both times. Burn was decent otherwise, and produced a ton of smoke. Flavors were great, reminded me of a DPG Blue, with a little less spice.
Given that I smoked this pretty much right out of the mailbox (just got it from Mario yesterday), I'd buy these (and probably will).
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I'm glad you liked it Jeff! I've been passing these around to everyone I can. In fact, I'm going to half to restock when I see a good deal out there. The HSG'd are good too.

Dunkel 11-25-2009 05:03 AM

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I smoked the Robusto size awhile back. As you can see from my signature, I'm not a fan. It tunneled like no other cigar, went out twice, and didn't taste that good while lit.

TripleF 11-25-2009 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Dunkel (Post 658011)
I smoked the Robusto size awhile back. As you can see from my signature, I'm not a fan. It tunneled like no other cigar, went out twice, and didn't taste that good while lit.

Nice sig..... :td

rahbass 11-25-2009 06:46 AM

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I'm sorry to hear that, please PM your address and i will send you a few oscuro direct from me that will change your mind..



Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunkel (Post 658011)
I smoked the Robusto size awhile back. As you can see from my signature, I'm not a fan. It tunneled like no other cigar, went out twice, and didn't taste that good while lit.


TripleF 11-25-2009 06:53 AM

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You're top notch Abe and so are your cigars!!! :tu

Tuxguy 11-25-2009 06:55 AM

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i have heard things like this before from other members. However, The ones Mario sent me were great!!!!!!! I would like to try the others in this line as well!!!

RightAJ 11-25-2009 06:58 AM

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Wow! That's great customer service...

Hope the new batch is better than the last! Not sure if I have seen these in my B&M or not... I'll look out for one.

aj

Emjaysmash 11-25-2009 07:16 AM

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Wow! I just read this thread and now I;m really excited to try the one in my humi. I have the PdR HSG in my humi as well. Both sound like they are worth a try. Any idea what MSRP is on these guys?

rahbass 11-25-2009 08:20 AM

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Thank you.. I just want to make sure that everyone has a great experience every time with my PDR's. So I'm putting it out there if you have any problems PM me with your addres and a discription of the problem and i will replace them right away.

But as you all know cigars are made by hand and they travel a long way from the tiny island of the Dominican republic to Miami then to your local B&b things can happen along the way.

Thanks Abe

Kreth 11-25-2009 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Emjaysmash (Post 658084)
Wow! I just read this thread and now I;m really excited to try the one in my humi. I have the PdR HSG in my humi as well. Both sound like they are worth a try. Any idea what MSRP is on these guys?

Famous has the Oscuro toro 25 ct box for $155.99 ($172.50 retail), and the HSG for $164.99 ($182.50 retail). So, $6 and change per stick.
Mario sent me an HSG also. Looking forward to trying it.
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