Comments on: Ciefuegos by Reyes Family (Guest Review)

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TomsCigars » Blog Archive » Reyes Family Cienfuegos — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:47:35 +0000

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By: clint in canada

clint in canada — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:41:58 +0000

I just saw these in the pyramid size in the closeout deals section of CigarsInternational. 12 sticks for $39.99. Reg. price was $180. Sounds like a great deal if you like these. Too bad I can’t order from them or I would definitely give them a shot.

By: The Tom half of Ed & Tom

The Tom half of Ed & Tom — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:45:49 +0000

Clint – I see your point. I just figured it should be up there in the 92 or MAYBE 93. The more I think about it, the more I’m thinking I’d have said “I give it an 8!” I’ve always enjoyed these cigars.

I also enjoy the conversation this review stirred up. Glad to see the SR community actually pays attention to the content here! See you on the next review (hopefully with Jerry or Justin one of these days!).

By: Clint

Clint — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:19:22 +0000

I’m with you on the CA ratings Tom but I do know that when they rate something a 90 they consider it very good. I have seen cigars, which in my opinion are much better than the Cienfuegos, rated less than 90.

It just seemed to me that you guys weren’t giving CA credit for rating this cigar high enough, but the way I see it , it appears that they liked the cigar as much if not more than you guys.

P.S. Love you guys…keep em coming!

By: The Tom half of Ed & Tom

The Tom half of Ed & Tom — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:43:59 +0000

Clint-

We probably didn’t explain the 1-10 rating very well (if at all). Although we don’t have an official rating system, I can see how a 7.5 may not seem that great. I percieve 10 to be the perfect cigar, which I don’t know if it even exists. 5 would be a pretty good smoke. I figured a 7.5 would make it well above average, but definately not a perfect 10. Of course, the end rating is with each persons opinion.

I can’t speak for Ed, but personally I don’t give much merit to CA ratings, or the publication in general (I’m an avid CA basher, I admit it).

By: clint in canada

clint in canada — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:24:48 +0000

Every time I’ve seen plume on a cigar the cigar was covered evenly with it. I would be willing to bet that the spots were mold. Just my 2 cents.

You guys seemed a little surprised that CA only gave the Cienfuegos a 90 rating. That is actually a very high rating for them. Then you went on to give it your own rating of 7.5 out of 10, which to me doesn’t seem all that high based on how much you guys seemed to enjoy it.

By: sean373

sean373 — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:19:43 +0000

i thought it looked like mold as well since because of the spotty appearance, which looked like the few moldy cigars i have seen in person. i have only had 1 cigar with plume, and it looked like more like the cigar was dusted with a fine white powder. the biggest diffrence was when i held the plume cigar up too the light it had a shimmery glitter like apperance. which i assumed was due to the crystaline sturcture of dried oils. but im not expert and as long nas ed enjoyed the smoke it doesnt matter either way !