El Mejor Torpedo (6.5 x 54) - Box Pressed Nightmare
Posted by Uncle Moneybag$ on 07 Jul 2008 at 11:58 pm | Tagged as: Cigar Reviews
For those of you who think I believe every cigar is a rave, let this post be a message to you: El Mejors are terrible. I recently received four El Mejor Expresso maduros in an otherwise outstanding bundle from Cigar International. They were not only the worst in the bunch; they were the worst cigar I’ve had in a year.
Let’s start with the appearance. A dark, overly box-pressed spear-shaped log with a dark, bland label. And it’s all down hill from there. The burn is uneven. The draw merely acceptable. And the flavor? Blech. True to its name, it’s like smoking used coffee grounds from five years ago–except that would probably taste better. Avoid these cigars. If they are part of a bundle, pretend they aren’t there while considering whether to buy the bundle. Give them to a drunk friend. Give them to your worst enemy. Better yet, throw them away.
You get the idea. And I’m not alone.
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I think a TERRIBLE rating deserves a 1.0, not 2.5. Rebuttal?
No response is worse than a bad response!
2.5 seems pretty bad. I think 1.0 is where it’s like a Marlboro or something. Not really for anything resembling a cigar (but called on nonetheless). Just my two cents. It’s your scale…
I’m still waiting for Mr. Moneybags to chime back in on this one. I will say that the 1.0 is always reserved for the Consuergas. Perhaps this is a 1.5? Perhaps the scale needs to be changed to ABCDF?
Yeah, ABCDEF and G m aybe?