Gurkha Legend

Put the price tag on this cigar aside for a moment,which Gurkha is infamous for jacking up, and It's a really enjoyable smoke. It kicks off to a nice smooth start, and continues all the way threw. It has that Gurkha taste, similar to a few of there other big name cigars, Warlord particularly.

It burns nice and slow, and has a good draw all the way down. It's a good light cigar, a nice morning smoke.
now as for the price... it's unfortunate it has such a hefty price tag or I would smoke them more often. Not that it should stop anyone that wants a cigar they really like who don't mind price. But putting it up against cigars at a Similar price rang, such as Padron 1964, Ashton VSG, Or even the Gurkha grand age would more then likely stop me from lighting these up very often.

Overall rating: 8 out of 10

Padilla Miami

I have heard so much about the Padilla line of cigars. So this past summer, at the retailers convention in Vegas, I stopped by the Padilla booth to get some literature on their product and some pricing. They gave me a few samples; so far, all I have smoked are the 'Miami's".

The Miami has a very grassy taste to it. I almost want to say it tastes stale, actually, that is what i'm going to say. It tastes very stale.

I have smoked bundled cigars that start off better then this.

Half way through the cigar, the flavor enhances, however, that's not saying much as it develops a wood flavor and continues to taste stale.

The overall strength is medium bodied. It drew well; however, did not burn nicely.

I have heard from a few reps that the Padilla 1932's are very good, but I have yet to try it, I will have to pull it out of my personal humidor, It's not very cheap though so I will be expecting something pretty good. As far as the Miami I couldn't see ever purchasing one.

Overall rating 2.5 out of 10

My theory

I read blogs and reviews from time to time on cigars, especially when I am 1st trying one I'm not to familiar with. I usually don't like to flip open a Cigar Aficionado mag just because I think there ratings are ridiculious, and I truly believe they rank cigars based on what the cigar company does for them. (more ads, more money, better ranking).

I just like to tell it based on my opinion of what I thought when smoking the cigar. I also Like to compare based on price, cause lets face it, that's important to most cigar smokers. something most magazines don't touch down on.