Sol Cubano artisan
 

Now I can't find too much background on these Sol Cubano Artisan, but I learned that these are part of the Oliva family and I've seen descriptions that three wrappers (Connecticut, Habano and maduro) are used for this cigar, and I've seen pictures with three wrappers, but the one I had only had two wrappers, the Connecticut and the maduro. However, on the site of a well known online retailer, I also see pictures of the Sol Cubano artisan with two wrappers, so I guess that these two wrapper barberpoles are just a different batch than the three wrapper barberpoles.

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Anyway, this 7x60 Sol Cubano Artisan looks awesome, it's different from other barberpoles, which have equal thick stripes of tobacco while this Artisan has thick pieces and small pieces of different colored tobacco on top, which makes it look awesome. I also like the Salomon shape. Even the band is beautiful, it fits the cigar. The wrappers are oily and I can see a few veins. I smell a straw and barnyard smell and then I squeeze the cigar lightly, I notice a good construction. The predraw is fine and I taste a dry tobacco flavor.

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I taste a mild spicy earth flavor, not very nice though, that must be the Connecticut tobacco which I don't like. I'm not saying that the cigar is nasty either, it's somewhere between pleasant and unpleasant. I also taste a bit of chocolate.

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After two inch I taste herbs, earth and just a hint of chocolate on the background. The cigar gains some strength halfway and near the end the cigar gets spicy and I even taste a bit of pepper.

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This cigar lasted me for two hours and gave me a lot of thick smoke. The draw is good, but I had to correct the burn a few times. The ash is light colored but firm. This cigar is medium to full flavored and medium to full bodied.

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Would I buy this cigar again? Nope, I love the look, but don't love the taste

Appearance: 9 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 8 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 6 / 10
Aroma second part: 6 / 10
Aroma third part: 6 / 10

Re: Sol Cubano artisan
 

The Padilla Artisan is similiar but a much better smoke IMO. I also love most sticks that come in the Salomon shape, for some reason they smoke well and taste good.

BTW, time for me to get some Christmas sticks sent East. What do you and Simon want?

Re: Sol Cubano artisan
 

We want to be left alone

Re: Sol Cubano artisan
 

Tell ya what, call your bookie and get a run down on the odds of that happening. I bombed you a few months ago and will do it again when I feel froggy.

:noon

Re: Sol Cubano artisan
 

Yeah...what he said!! :r :r

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You know what happened last time right, and the time before that, and the time before that, and when we came to Virginia. You talk smack, but then you cry like a little girl when you get bombed.

Re: Sol Cubano artisan
 

Umm check the scoreboard Cowboys fan... You might not like the score.

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You check the scoreboard, count the cigars (and the lighters) and you know you are our *****.

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Oh damn... I think Volt has just been called out... :r

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Nice review. I do enjoy them more than you did apparently. I have quite a few boxes of them I have collected on CB.