So I chose the Pinolera first for two reasons. The first one I smoked I royally hated. It had a funny harshness to it that really put me off. I usually don't smoke this size but I scored the 5er for $13.00 so it was worth a shot


Construction on these is good. Feels like a very even pack. Can see the seems in a few places. Def. a barnyard smell to it


Getting through the first third, Picking up on a nice pepper/salt sweetness with a little bit of woodyness on the end. So far pleasant medium smoke


Half way point the cigar has stayed pretty consistant. Still flavors mentioned above. Every now and then I get a little bit of a smokyness that I really dig.



After an hour and 20 mins Im officially bored. The cigar has done its job performance wise. The burn has been perfect, no touch ups or relights. The smoke output on a scale of 1-10 is a 4. Not so great there. This cigar just isn't for me. I need atleast one somewhat transition to keep me interested unless Im drunk. I think it would be a great cigar to give someone newer to the hobby as the flavors are very there and easy to pick up on.