El Rey del Mundo Choix Supreme

Love the Choix Supreme (got a box from 06). Why? It doesn’t have in your face strength or flavor. It isn’t some unusual size or a limited run of 10 boxes Nationwide. So why do I love the smoke? Because it has what a lot of Non-Cuban cigars lack. Nuance, complexity, depth, and clarity; all wrapped up in a light to medium bodied smoke.

Most of the best Non-Cuban cigars, I believe, are on the strong to way too strong level of strength. Sure there is plenty of flavor, however many of the flavors tend to be muddled and indistinct which I find to be distracting.

So in short it is a type of smoke that is hard to find if one goes to Non-Cuban cigar makers (which play to the trends of the American cigar market). Perhaps the Choix Supreme is a throw-back to a different time. . .

Great tasting stick for an attractive price. Frequent problems with draw though – I wish I could get more smoke out of the Choix Supreme.

How did it go with the Mojito!

I wouldn’t necessarily spend $10 on this smoke either, but if they were legally available in the US, I’d go to $7 per stick on these. They are a good smoke, but not mind-blowingly good.

This medium-bodied (on the milder side) Cuban is a real treat. It tastes so good (woody start, honey, coffee and nutmeg later) that I almost find myself inhaling the smoke. Great experience.

One of the most under-rated and under-valued Cuban cigars on the market. The mix of flavors is truly amazing, especially if they have a little bit of age on them. As a side note, make sure it’s not too moist (get them out of the humidor for 24 hours before smoking) or you might run into burn and draw issues.

I’ve had two now over the course of the last month and wanted to enjoy them so much. The aromas were very pleasant and the taste, when I managed to get some, was very very pleasing. However in both instances, I sufferred from jaw fatigue before I even reached the band. My bactch was from an Apr 11 date so given that over a year has passed, I was hoping the draw loosened a bit… it didn’t. The draw on both was extremely difficult and I only managed to get limited amounts of smoke despite my best efforts. I have not had a great experience with these cigars and believe in the reviews that consistently rate this cigar well but I wish my batch wasn’t so tightly packed that results in my lack of ability to enjoy this cigar to its fullest. I’ll let them sit a bit hoping more age helps but I am of the view that I got some tighter rolled cigars which in turn is leading to the aforementioned problems.