Ave Maria Divinia

[Tombstone]

MSRP on CI Man O Wars and Ave Marias is like shopping Bed Bath and Beyond without a coupon or 12. I do enjoy these when you score them on sale. I do not normally get a sour taste on mine but for the most part I really enjoy Ave Marias fresh and feel they age like a fine Arbor Mist.

[jrfoxx]

MSRP on CI Man O Wars and Ave Marias is like shopping Bed Bath and Beyond without a coupon or 12. I do enjoy these when you score them on sale. I do not normally get a sour taste on mine but for the most part I really enjoy Ave Marias fresh and feel they age like a fine Arbor Mist.

I've enjoyed all the other few Ave Maria's I've had, and until the aftertaste kicked in, this one was great.

No idea what was up with the sour aftertaste. I doubt it was the age, as if anything, I would think it would clear any overhumidification or ammonia.

Maybe just a fluke dud? Happens to every company on occasion...

If not for the sourness, this would have easily gotten my record score of 99 or even 100. Everything else was perfect, but that sour taste was just so off-putting I had to knock it down 8 points, and even then it still didn't score too shabby.

No idea what their current price is. The one in the specs was the 2015 price, when CI had a monopoly, so they may have gone either way over 8 years.

Will have to look out of curiosity...

I love the Man O' Wars and buy a lit of them and have always felt I got my monies worth, especially with the 10 cigar box Pressed sampler.

I friggin love cigars