CIGAR REVIEW - Aroma de Cuba, Mi Amore Well Done!

CIGAR REVIEW - Aroma de Cuba, Mi Amore Well Done!
Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency

This is a clean clean shot by Ashton.
No surprises the box press version of this smoke is pure and very well manufactured.
Craft is important here as this cigar does not loose any of it taste all the way to the end.

It's a mild smoke with a lot of different flovors coming from it and after the sweet spot it get
spicier before a wild finish.

It's a great everyday cigar and stay under 10 bucks retail.


TOTAL = 88%
RECOMMENDED = Yes

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CIGAR REVIEW - Alec Bradley, Retreat...

CIGAR REVIEW - Alec Bradley, Retreat...
Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency

An old classic from Bradley... This smoke is a fairly cheap one...
Let's say it's economic and it's also an older creation and is not part
of the current line.

Yet, we like it... It's a mild cigar with a taste of classic Dominican stuff
without any Dominican material in it... This is NO TEMPUS but
probably is what lead AB to construct Tempus and the AB style
that made the brand...

Good old days...

TOTAL = 86%
RECOMMENDED = To Try

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CIGAR REVIEW - Alec Bradley K147

CIGAR REVIEW - Alec Bradley K147
Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency

I do not know what is up with Alec Bradley... It is up and down and this one is a down.
We are not too impressed with this smoke.

It is lost between their old SCR blend and somewhat a build up of Prensado.
Try it for yourself but we are not into it at CIA.


TOTAL = 84%
RECOMMENDED = Unsure
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CIGAR REVIEW - 601 Maduro

CIGAR REVIEW - 601 Maduro
Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency

It's clean and works pretty well.

Again, 601 makes a cigar that stays neat puff after puff. The structure is solid and the body is very compact. It is a strong maduro but has very clean hearthy taste that will leave you with a solid wood taste and some oak flavors... I know that is a little over the top but how the hell do we describe this smoke besides the fact it is good and it's not expensive.

I guess that's what makes it great. It's pure value.

Keep on working 601!
Great smoke. No sweat...


TOTAL = 88%
RECOMMENDED = Yes

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CIGAR REVIEW - 601 Nuclear, Napalm, Bomba Atom

CIGAR REVIEW - 601 Nuclear, Napalm, Bomba Atom
Posted by The Cigar Intelligence Agency

After trying all these... And really smoking a lot of them the team really agreed on this smoke.
It's a brilliant and spicy (very spicy) cigar. It's well manufastured and compact.
Has very little defects and no deconstruction while you smoke it.

The architecture stays together and the spice gets spicier puff after puff.

This batch in all sizes is now among our top10 smokes of all time.
We rarely attibute a 90% to any cigar but 601 joins the list.

Keep on working 601!
Great smoke. No sweat...


TOTAL = 90%
RECOMMENDED = Yes but know what you are playing with!
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