Onyx Reserve Lonsdale
It's been awhile, but it's time for another cigar review. This is the second cigar I received it from Ryan Brown at buymycigars.com in exchange for some advertising.
I was excited because all Onyx cigars are maduro, and I was looking to get my maduro on. I left it in my humidor for quite a bit, but all of my other cigars which also were stored for the same duration were fine.
Construction: Like the other cigar from buymycigars.com, it held up very well to shipping. Also like the other cigar, it was thin and therefore a tough draw. It burned evenly and the ash was bright white.
Taste: It tasted like the maduro cigars I remember from my younger days. But I'm beginning to think I don't really like maduro cigars anymore. I don't want to get my maduro on anymore.
Stats: This cigar measures 6 3/4 inches by a ring gauge of 44. It's wrapper is from Connecticut, the binder from Nicaragua, and the binder come from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and a first for me, Peru. Buymycigars.com sells them by the box for $76.50 per 20, which comes to $3.83 a smoke. (But remember I got them for free.) Holt's is still the better value by the box ($63.75), but they sell their singles for $4.25 a pop.
Overall: The price, at either store, is not too shabby for these cigars. Granted, they aren't my favorite cigars, but when I factor in value, they're not too bad.
