Reserve Lonsdale
Box pressed, dark, with a super smooth wrapper. It's constructed well and has a slow, even burn and decent draw. It has rich flavors and a leathery core. There is something else there too, perhaps black cherry, but I couldn't quite figure it out. It has a mostly smooth finish and is medium to full bodied. A solid cigar.
June 2004

Reserve Torbusto
I tried one of these last year and thought perhaps I had just gotten a bad one, but this cigar was just as bad. The fat part of the cigar in the middle is the problem. It started out great, but when the burn got to the middle, the cigar started tunneling badly and burning wildly out of control. The parts that were good, though, do have a full bodied flavor and a great aroma.
June 2004