Chinchalero Novillo Cigar - 1 Single

I bought 2 of these, first I was unimpressed with and so the second I thought Id leave in the humidor for a few months, it was an improvement but rather than being harsh as the first was this was so mild it was a pointless smoke. Construction was ok, tough to light but burned evenly enough after a little persuasion. Wont be rushing back to this one.

I bought one of these to try it out based on the reviews and price tag as thought it was worth a punt... But now I wish I hadnt. Although it is a lovely looking cigar that is where the positive features ends in afraid. Firstly cutting these isnt easy with your standard cigar cutter and lighting these isnt easy either. It didnt burn easily either due to its poor build quality with over packing in part of the cigar and lightly packing in the other causing it to sideburn. The flavour is extremely soapy which iv never experienced before and hope to never experience again, I read someone else in the reviews state the same thing but stupidly passed it off as they probably didnt know what they were talking about... How naive and unfairly dismissive of me and I will now never make that mistake again (my apologies whoever you are). Iv just left the final inch and a half to go out in my ashtray before I empty it as it is extremely unenjoyable. It is such a shame that it tasted this way as for the price I couldve dealt with the poor build quality and side burning for such a cheap price... But the foul taste is a deal breaker for me. If you wish to try a phenomenal new world cigar then I suggest you try the Inka secret blend Robusto (Peruvian cigar) as its quite possibly one of the best cigars iv smoked in the 15+ years of fine cigar smoking.

Ordered before new year and still not received (22nd jan)

i will start by saying this is a really nice looking cigar and for the first two thirds and about 30 minutes of smoking I was really enjoying it then bang the outer leaf split and that was that the taste went from mild to bitter and I had to leave it. That said I will probably get some more in case it was just a duff or more likely something I had done wrong as until then I thought I had found that elusive cigar I was looking for ( cheap, nice taste and looks good ) .

I bought this two months ago for 1 pound less than current price (bloody chancellor!) to try a bargain cigar and was pleasantly surprised. Although the draw was very loose, it was an enjoyable medium strength smoke, lasted for a good 45min, kept burning until the end and the burn line only stayed in the final inch. Plus the wife didn't make her usual comment that it "smells like a compost heap"! I've got a maduro version on order and am looking forward to that one - I'll be buying more of these in the future.