Norteno
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StogieNinja
Derek | BoM June 2014
I've heard from a lot of folks I trust that it's amazing. Jon Huber mentioned it was his favorite cigar of ICPCR. I have a fiver coming from CA, it'll be hard to give them my customary few weeks of rest after I get 'em in...
Craig Mac
BoM 4/10 7/11 12/14
It was a lot stronger than Herrera Esteli and more along the lines of the strength of Liga Privada but not quite that heavy, which is perfect for me. I thought it was pretty damn good. As far as availability, we got 1 box of each size in the first shipment, think there is like 2 5 packs left.
I generally like the HE blends, but this one was an absolute dud for me. I've had a few pre-releases during the safari trip as well as the last DE tour, and I never made it through the whole stick. One caveat, I've never been a fan of those wrappers. Construction was good (if you like loose draw, box pressed), but it falls into the regular SA wrapper flavor profile found in 100s of similar cigars: pepper, bittersweet chocolate, & dirt.
He's doing an event this Friday at my local B&M, The owner said they were getting the Norteno's among some other stuff for the event.
I asked one of the dudes who works at my usual B&M that very same as I held one up . he said , "toked up a few and theyre alright" and furthermore couldn't personally recommend them , being as how overpriced they comparatively were.
pass.
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Had one at Island Girl in Jacksonville last week. Agree - spicy up front, then settled a bit. But, for me it was largely boring up front and continued boring throughout.
Caveat: most here can ignore my assessment because I simply don't like SA wrappers 90% of the time; and I'm clearly in a small minority there. I didn't know until today that it was SA, so that didn't affect my appreciation of the cigar while I was smoking it. I went in completely blind, never having heard of it and didn't look it up until after I was done.
Caveat: most here can ignore my assessment because I simply don't like SA wrappers 90% of the time; and I'm clearly in a small minority there. I didn't know until today that it was SA, so that didn't affect my appreciation of the cigar while I was smoking it. I went in completely blind, never having heard of it and didn't look it up until after I was done.
irratebass
www.blindmanspuff.com
I have a fiver coming to me on Saturday, can't wait
irratebass
www.blindmanspuff.com
Boo! That sucks Aaron
You do? Thats awesome!
LigaPrivadaFanboy
Unrepentant Hoarder
I had a pre-release Norteno in Esteli and it was awesome. Looking forward to picking up a box later.
Had one last week and loved it....
Unfortunately, the Willy Herera event near me got canceled/postponed. Apparently, only a few places got any boxes as there is delay as the rest of the boxes weren't ready. That really sucks as only one store near me got any, and they only received three boxes. Hopefully, they are able to send more out soon as I've been looking forward to trying this cigar.
