Chinchalero Perla Cigar - Box of 25

I've been smoking these for a while, in fact only started shopping on cgars as my nearest tobacconist stopped stocking them. I've never had a bad one of these apart 2 or 3 plugged ones and I've easily had over 250. The taste can vary between batches but I've always enjoyed them.

I ordered one of these bad boys to try in a large bundle with a lot of other cigars that I haven't had, and to say the least; it was a pleasurable smoke, it took around 25 to 30 minutes and the flavours developed throughout, ranging from a rich cream to a subtle fruity flavour, it was an experience that I'm glad I had; these are definitely on par or even better than other cigars in the 'cheap class'; heck, they are even better than the Cuban Guantanamera's I have had. I shall be buying more of these.

For the price, perfectly decent. Construction and draw were fine, my palate isn't super developed on cigars yet but it seemed to me there was some definite cream going on in there. At this price, I will definitely be buying more.

I'd probably give this cigar a 3.5 out of 5, not bad for a non Cuban smoke, cool and slightly earthy in flavour, nice draw and even burn, good bang for your buck. These are a better budget smoke than the Inca's in my opinion.

End of the day and I feel like smoking a stick, why not this one? Taste: Typical woody flavour you get from Chinchalero, no suprises. Stays on the palate for a while. Smoke: Very small amount of smoke, increases closer to the end. Pretty disappointing. Overall: Not worth it's price tag, for me. Other people seem to think differently so maybe I got a dud. 2* POOR.