Comments on: Cigar Review: Man O’ War Toro

By: mac

mac — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:03:49 +0000

I am with a lot of you that I will shy away from an internet only cigar. I prefer supporting local shops, that said a friend gave me one of these to try and now I have just started my third box! For some reason the Double Corona seems to smoke a little more consistent than the others and it is my cigar of choice for football games or poker night. Wonderful cigar and when you hit the sweet spot expect a wonderful mix of flavor with an increased coffee flavor that leaves a good taste in your mouth for hours.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:38:58 +0000

Tried one of these but it had unfortunately arrived by mail order from US to Australia with damaged, brittle wrapper which also ripped and partially unravelled on cutting. Still got plenty of smoke but was disappointed with flavour. Got a strong start with mainly a pepper flavour with a leather background but also with funny “cheap” undertone. Only hints of walnut and coffee, maybe because cigar had dried out at some stage. Did not vary much throughout, maybe just had a bad one. It was a large 7.5 inch presidente from sampler maybe the supplier had a lot of the larger size left over?

By: Big Bill

Big Bill — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:11:47 +0000

Well i bought a box of the corona size and i think they are awesome! I havent had any issues at all after the humidity in them dropped from ci
they must keep there humidity very high as when i get a new box i will take one out several hours before i lite it until they have time to settle

By: don Vito

don Vito — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:45:08 +0000

I purchase all of my cigars on line. Mostly W/C.I., and really have had no problems what so ever. Anyway, the Man O’War was a hit with me. Spice up front, earthy, peppery a hint of vanilla and finished nicely with some sweet spice. A very pleasing, tasty stick. I would recommend you try it for yourself. I’ll modestly rate it a 9. Enjoy.

By: doc8466

doc8466 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:10:05 +0000

Damn, what a horrible introduction to the line! I’ve had several and have given as many away and the only problems were uneven burn, but we can never know if it’s the stick or the wind over here, so I wouldn’t blame construction out right at all.
Your luck is bound to change with #4. :-)

By: Joe Rathaven

Joe Rathaven — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:52:33 +0000

So far, I’ve had three Man O’ War and each has had problems. The first was smoked upon receipt from an on-line retailer (very reliable) and was like smoking a sponge; far too moist. I put the rest in the humi to rest.

The second was tried after three weeks in the humi and it was a brick. Too tight, I never got to the sweet spot; had to give up after 1 1/2 inches, my gums were receding and I was getting a headache. The ash didn’t fall off, though, so it’s got that going for it.

The third was last night; uneven burn, unruly and hot. After fighting it for about 20 minutes I allowed it to rest, let it go out, cleaned the ash and re-lit. Within 5 minutes it was burning down one side, so I dropped it in the ash tray and lit a Rocky Patel Decade that I received in the same order with the Man O’ War; the Decade was wonderful!

I’m not going to give up on Man O’ War; I have 17 more resting in the humi.

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:28:37 +0000

Oh I agree I don’t buy all my cigars retail. I use mail order more often then not. However, when a cigar is internet only i shy away from it.. a perfect example is the rocky patel fusion line.. internet only and garbage…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:10:52 +0000

A Cigar Smoker – As much as I like supporting my local dealer, I can’t afford to buy all of my sticks at full retail price. To be honest, I probably never would have really gotten into cigars if it weren’t for the discount pricing of Web retailers.

I find that there are brands I can get only through brick-and-mortar stores, just like there are brands I can only find on the Web.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:57:02 +0000

I’ve found some great cigars I could only purchase over the internet. Local B&M’s have limited shelf space so they’re only going to sell stuff they know they can move.

Sometimes even a great cigar won’t move well, because enough people don’t know about it.

I’ve seen it happen at one of my local shops. They brought in a couple of really good lesser known brands but couldn’t move enough to keep them in stock any longer.

I’ve got about 6 or 7 brands that I can not find locally, and I go out of my way to buy a box of them occasionally from online retailers.

One example I can think of off the top of my head is the 5 Vegas Series A. A nice cigar for the price.

By: A Cigar Smoker

A Cigar Smoker — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:40:22 +0000

I always hold back when it comes to ordering sticks from online. It worries me when a cigar is internet only and so far I have not seen these cigars in local b&m. Most web only cigars aren’t worth the time.

Despite your review I still find it hard to pull the trigger on these…