The Half Ashed Cigar Forum

Yeah, the DE Factory Smokes are REALLY average. I smoked the maduro last night and was pretty disappointed. Very mild and not a particularly interesting flavor. I had the sun grown today, and while better, this was still not impressive. So, if you need a cigar and only have $3.00, then go ahead. They won’t kill you. Otherwise, I don’t recommend them.

A new release from CAO, the V19 Flathead is a REALLY nice cigar. Medium-full body and flavor (maybe got a little hard at the end) that performed like a champ from start to finish. Bravo!

A Dominican Hoyo, El Torcedor is about a 6x48 figurado. Mild-medium in strength, it had an excellent draw despite some construction issues (see the pic), and burned consistently. About 9.00 retail, I think. Give it a try!