Cain F lancero

Don Fernando · 02-03-2011, 02:29 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjoPZqcC4k

A few months ago I got an email from Brian Shapiro, president of international sales of Oliva, who asked me if I wanted to be a member of the advisory board of Studio Tobac, a project that I only heard off a few days earlier when I did an interview with José Oliva for my Dutch website sigarenliefhebber.nl. I was honored just to be asked and ofcourse I said yes. Fast forward to February first, the mailman rang my doorbell and handed me a small box. I recognized the return address as being the Oliva headquarters. Inside the box I found a letter that I was accepted in the advisory board and two fivers, one fiver of Cain F nubs and one fiver of Cain F lancero. Those lancero are special, they will not be commercially released, they will only be available in the Studio Tobac 2011 world tour sampler which will be a 'free with purchase' gift. More info on the Cain F lancero can be found here.

The 7x38 lancero looks good with a nice, quite deep and dark, oily wrapper which looks tough. I see some veins and the wrapper has a silky feel. The cigar has a strong barnyard and wood smell. The construction feels good. Like any Nub and Cain, this cigar has a foot band. The predraw is good and I taste a spicy tobacco flavor.

I taste a lot of pepper with some earth and coffee. The coffee disappears after a quarter of an inch, I still taste pepper with an earthy flavor. After an inch I taste pepper with herbs and some wood. The earthy flavor is gone. After two inch I still taste the pepper but the wood and herbal flavors are getting smooth and the structure of the flavors is mild creamy.

After a third I get a little hint of chocolate and the pepper starts to fade away. Halfway I taste wood and herbs again, both the pepper and the chocolate have disappeared. After two thirds the pepper returns with a vengeance. It tastes like four seasons pepper, with herbs and wood.

This cigar lasted me for an hour and twenty five minutes. I got a lot of thick white smoke. The draw and the burn are very good. The pepper and salt colored ash isn't very firm. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied.

Would I buy this cigar again? I will have to buy a box at the Studio Tobac world tour, just to get a sampler

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

LostAbbott · 02-03-2011, 03:00 AM

I love Cain Cigars, I need to figure out if their WT is coming to Seattle so I can get some of these.

kelmac07 · 02-03-2011, 05:16 AM

Nice review Ferdie.

Domer · 02-03-2011, 09:29 AM

yet to try the cain, might pick one up this weekend. thanks for the review.

btw, where's the nubber from? That is sweet looking

elderboy02 · 02-03-2011, 09:38 AM

I smoked one of these the other day. They are 10x better than the regular Cain sizes. I wish I could get some.

maninblack · 02-03-2011, 10:10 AM

Great review!

02-03-2011, 12:03 PM

Excellent review. I guess I will have to find a Studio Tabac WT event nearby. Everything I have heard the Cain F lancero is phenomenal

e-man67 · 02-03-2011, 12:21 PM

This is THE best Cain/Oliva cigar to date! Now start producing them!

Don Fernando · 02-03-2011, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e-man67

This is THE best Cain/Oliva cigar to date! Now start producing them!

They are producing them, but just for the Studio Tobac 2011 world tour sampler. In great looking tubes

Don Fernando · 02-03-2011, 12:53 PM

btw the Massholes should really watch the youtube link on top of the review

STEVE S · 02-03-2011, 01:19 PM

Another great review, thanks for sharing.

smokinpeace · 02-03-2011, 02:51 PM

Too much pepper for me.

Volusianator · 02-03-2011, 03:49 PM

Love the review, imagine I'd love the cigar as I'm a lancero and Cain F guy. Only problem I have is a review on a cigar that I'll probably never be able to try because it's not going to be available for sale.

Great review however and thanks for that. I am drooling...unfortunately for no reason! LOL

Don Fernando · 02-03-2011, 03:50 PM

it's in the Studio Tobac sampler, so go to a world tour event, get yourself a box of Cains and you will get one Wade

jdawg · 02-03-2011, 03:54 PM

Nice review! I never really got into lanceros. Maybe, time to reconsider.

Volusianator · 02-03-2011, 07:44 PM

Ferdinand, if one comes around here, I certainly will!

BSB · 02-03-2011, 07:59 PM

Nice review, I like Lanceros. That is a very funny picture of you, too.

Ashcan Bill · 02-04-2011, 04:13 AM

Good review Ferdie. Last weekend I smoked a 550 maduro, my first Cain ever. Had I written a review of it, my review would have been very close to yours. I'm guessing they've done a pretty good job of carrying the profile across the line?

MedicCook · 02-04-2011, 09:04 AM

Thanks for the review Ferdie.

02-03-2011, 02:29 AM	#1
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	Cain F lancero http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yjoPZqcC4k A few months ago I got an email from Brian Shapiro, president of international sales of Oliva, who asked me if I wanted to be a member of the advisory board of Studio Tobac, a project that I only heard off a few days earlier when I did an interview with José Oliva for my Dutch website sigarenliefhebber.nl. I was honored just to be asked and ofcourse I said yes. Fast forward to February first, the mailman rang my doorbell and handed me a small box. I recognized the return address as being the Oliva headquarters. Inside the box I found a letter that I was accepted in the advisory board and two fivers, one fiver of Cain F nubs and one fiver of Cain F lancero. Those lancero are special, they will not be commercially released, they will only be available in the Studio Tobac 2011 world tour sampler which will be a 'free with purchase' gift. More info on the Cain F lancero can be found here. The 7x38 lancero looks good with a nice, quite deep and dark, oily wrapper which looks tough. I see some veins and the wrapper has a silky feel. The cigar has a strong barnyard and wood smell. The construction feels good. Like any Nub and Cain, this cigar has a foot band. The predraw is good and I taste a spicy tobacco flavor. I taste a lot of pepper with some earth and coffee. The coffee disappears after a quarter of an inch, I still taste pepper with an earthy flavor. After an inch I taste pepper with herbs and some wood. The earthy flavor is gone. After two inch I still taste the pepper but the wood and herbal flavors are getting smooth and the structure of the flavors is mild creamy. After a third I get a little hint of chocolate and the pepper starts to fade away. Halfway I taste wood and herbs again, both the pepper and the chocolate have disappeared. After two thirds the pepper returns with a vengeance. It tastes like four seasons pepper, with herbs and wood. This cigar lasted me for an hour and twenty five minutes. I got a lot of thick white smoke. The draw and the burn are very good. The pepper and salt colored ash isn't very firm. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied. Would I buy this cigar again? I will have to buy a box at the Studio Tobac world tour, just to get a sampler Appearance: 8 / 10 Construction: 8 / 10 Draw: 8 / 10 Burn: 8 / 10 Smoke & ash: 8 / 10 Aroma first part: 7 / 10 Aroma second part: 8 / 10 Aroma third part: 8 / 10 __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.

02-03-2011, 03:00 AM	#2
LostAbbott Have My Own Room Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Mychal Location: Seattle Posts: 1,165 Trading: (23)	Re: Cain F lancero I love Cain Cigars, I need to figure out if their WT is coming to Seattle so I can get some of these. __________________ Damn I got a lot of smokes I need to try.

02-03-2011, 05:16 AM	#3
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Cain F lancero Nice review Ferdie. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

02-03-2011, 09:29 AM	#4
Domer Just living the dream Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Derek Location: Delco Posts: 170 Trading: (4)	Re: Cain F lancero yet to try the cain, might pick one up this weekend. thanks for the review. btw, where's the nubber from? That is sweet looking

02-03-2011, 09:38 AM	#5
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,521 Trading: (133)	Re: Cain F lancero I smoked one of these the other day. They are 10x better than the regular Cain sizes. I wish I could get some.

02-03-2011, 10:10 AM	#6
maninblack Will smoke for food Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Kevin Location: Where the hoot owls f$ck the chickens Posts: 10,637 Trading: (80)	Re: Cain F lancero Great review! __________________ Proud member of the GMCGTPWHAFA

02-03-2011, 12:03 PM	#7
bajaraider Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cain F lancero Excellent review. I guess I will have to find a Studio Tabac WT event nearby. Everything I have heard the Cain F lancero is phenomenal

02-03-2011, 12:21 PM	#8
e-man67 Big Drunkin Monkey!! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Eric Posts: 1,480 Trading: (29)	Re: Cain F lancero This is THE best Cain/Oliva cigar to date! Now start producing them! __________________ Big hairy Ape chuggin whiskey by the barrel full..making ladies cry!

02-03-2011, 12:53 PM	#10
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	Re: Cain F lancero btw the Massholes should really watch the youtube link on top of the review __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.

02-03-2011, 01:19 PM	#11
STEVE S Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Steve Location: Coconut Creek, Fl. Posts: 1,092 Trading: (1)	Re: Cain F lancero Another great review, thanks for sharing. __________________ Smoking cigars is a hobby and a great way to pass the time of day!

02-03-2011, 02:51 PM	#12
smokinpeace Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Brennan Location: Virginia Posts: 179 Trading: (6)	Re: Cain F lancero Too much pepper for me.

02-03-2011, 03:49 PM	#13
Volusianator Bikes, Babes & Cigars! Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Wade Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 1,438 Trading: (17)	Re: Cain F lancero Love the review, imagine I'd love the cigar as I'm a lancero and Cain F guy. Only problem I have is a review on a cigar that I'll probably never be able to try because it's not going to be available for sale. Great review however and thanks for that. I am drooling...unfortunately for no reason! LOL __________________ Overtime pays more because of what you're missing, money isn't everything.

02-03-2011, 03:50 PM	#14
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	Re: Cain F lancero it's in the Studio Tobac sampler, so go to a world tour event, get yourself a box of Cains and you will get one Wade __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.

02-03-2011, 03:54 PM	#15
jdawg Still Watching My Back Join Date: Feb 2011 First Name: Jerry Location: Chicago area Posts: 215 Trading: (2)	Re: Cain F lancero Nice review! I never really got into lanceros. Maybe, time to reconsider.

02-03-2011, 07:44 PM	#16
Volusianator Bikes, Babes & Cigars! Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Wade Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 1,438 Trading: (17)	Re: Cain F lancero Ferdinand, if one comes around here, I certainly will! __________________ Overtime pays more because of what you're missing, money isn't everything.

02-03-2011, 07:59 PM	#17
BSB Feeling at Home Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: Bob Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 897 Trading: (13)	Re: Cain F lancero Nice review, I like Lanceros. That is a very funny picture of you, too. __________________ Ad majorem Dei gloriam!

02-04-2011, 04:13 AM	#18
Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,904 Trading: (6)	Re: Cain F lancero Good review Ferdie. Last weekend I smoked a 550 maduro, my first Cain ever. Had I written a review of it, my review would have been very close to yours. I'm guessing they've done a pretty good job of carrying the profile across the line?

02-04-2011, 09:04 AM	#19
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: Cain F lancero Thanks for the review Ferdie. __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff