Nov 4

J.L. Salazar Reserva Especial Torpedo Cigar Review

Posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Cigar Reviews

This 6.25×54 box pressed stick offered a medium chocolate, satin wrapper with a very firm feel. Draw was on the loose side but produced copious amounts of smoke all the way down with a very good burn, no issues. Flavors were medium bodied overall, with a very smooth blend of flavors including creamy leather, wood, touches of caramel and cherry, and a slight pepper wash on the finish. Total smoke time to the nub was 1 1/2 hours. A thank you goes out to Cuban Crafters for generously sending this for review! Photography by BG Pictures.

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Jose says:

November 4, 2009 at 5:06 pm

Great Review! thanks for everything, really glad you enjoyed it. Next month we will be getting the Maduro series of the JL Salazar. I will keep you posted.

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Bruce Pierson says:

November 20, 2009 at 11:15 pm

Salazars are one of my favorite smokes of all time. I have one box of the torps, two of robusto, two of the toro, two of the churchill, and one of the maduro churchill! I love these things, but ironically the torp is the least flavorful of the vitolas. The churchill is simply incredible – blows away any Ashton VSG I’ve ever had. They are full-bodied but sooooo smooth.

Every Salazar I’ve had produces just an incredible amount of smoke with a fairly easy draw, which makes them really fun to smoke.

Thanks for the review.

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