Tiki Bar Reviews Edicion De Silvio
From a review dated 11 November, 2010, which you can read in full on Tiki Bar Online. Tiki Bar rated the stick a 9.5/10. Order yours here.
This stick was a nice dark chocolate brown with some darker mottling. There was a little oily sheen, but the touch was even more oily. There was one break in the wrapper leaf, but that may have occurred in transporting the stick home from Pennsylvania. The body of the cigar had an earthy aroma with a little cocoa in it; the foot was balanced the other way–a lot of cocoa powder with some earthiness.
Initial puffs gave me flavors of bittersweet chocolate and cedar on the tongue and nice roasted nuts note, with just a whiff of maple, on the retrohale. It did not take long for this cigar to mellow out, even though it really did not start with a ton of fireworks or anything. Ten minutes in I was getting that same roasted nut note on the retrohale, with a very pleasant mix of coffee and cocoa powder on the palate. Not nearly the flavor explosion of the Natural, but very nice nonetheless. In the beginning anyway, this was no more than medium in body. After ashing the first time, I noticed a hollow round spot in the remaining ash, indicating a less-than-perfect bunching job, which was already starting to cause the burn to go a bit crooked.
As the second third started the coffee note had become more dominant–a dark-roast coffee, with a bitterness balanced well by the natural sweetness of the Maduro leaf. Some earthiness crept in as well. The body was edging upward to the medium-to-full area. The construction issue I mentioned earlier never actually developed into anything causing a problem; no touch-ups were required through 2/3 of the cigar in order to keep the burn line even and the draw was never in doubt.
As the last third began, the flavors seemed to deepen and darken–the earth becoming heavier and the coffee becoming more of an espresso roast. Although at times the Edicion de Silvio verged on harshness, for the most part it was smooth and very flavorful. In the end, it thoroughly impressed me and I found it to be worth the $20+ I paid for it–a recommendation I am always reluctant to give. The Maduro version was not as full of body or strength as the Natural and that made it that much more enjoyable as it lasted nearly two hours; a very strong cigar would have been hard to take for that long. I wish I could say, “Run right out and buy one of these,” but they are scarce these days. What I will say is that experienced smokers should definitely give these a try if you run across them–I know I’ll buy another if I see them for sale again.
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