I finally gave the famously bad Ron Mexico a try.
I'd say I was mildly disappointed that it isn't as bad as people made it out to be over the last decade or so ago, but it also isn't good.
It was actually an fairly enjoyable smoke that did not require me to touch it up a single time and I do not regret it*
*The flavor was there, but it was almost overwhelmingly tarry. To make it enjoyable, I paired this shitty smoke with cheap-ass Totino's Party Pizza, Miller Lite and absolutely made sure to use a crappy ashtray from the 99¢ store.
If this was the only cigar I had, I wouldn't smoke it without something cheap to cleanse the palate while smoking it. I wouldn't dare risk ruin the pleasures of yardwork by inviting Ron over to help. The thought alone leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
I could only see myself smoking another one of these while being fairly hammered.
Hmm… I let this one rest at a damn near perfect 70/70 in my "fumador" for a few weeks before giving it a try.
I'm not really sure what to make of this one, to be honest.
The nicest part about it is the band. The artwork really is neat.
Flavor? I'm not too sure. Despite not being dried out, it sure did taste like it was once dried out. If I had to describe the flavor, it was similar to that of a brown grocery bag, similar to its looks. Now that I think of it, the flavor reminded me of a stale-old couple of Swisher Sweets or Phillies that I smoked about fifteen years ago.
Draw? I'd say it drew perfectly. Not tight at all, but definitely not /too/ loose.
Burn? I only had to touch it up once, but I could tell that things could've gone bad if I didn't keep up with it. I won't be too hard on it since I lit it with a zippo.
I may revisit this by smoking another after some long term aging. I'm not gonna pretend that there'll be any significant improvements, but who knows? Maybe this was just a bad sample.
Overall, I find it to be pretty shitty and would be more hesitant than the hesitant pirate to buy even a five pack of these Hesitant Pirates.
It's a visually interesting specimen to keep in my funny little "fumador", as I call it, but that's about all it's good for. Adding to my collection of weirdness and not much more. There are certainly way better smokes at a similar pricepoint.
I'd even go as far as saying that I'd smoke a Ron Mexico over this if I was to face such a scenario that forced these two as the only option. At least that infamous stick has some positive qualities.
It’s not pretty and went out a few times but it’s dirt cheap and not a bad smoke.
Got this in a pack of cheap cigars, this was by far the best of the bunch
Good everyday smoke. The appearance rating was low I due the age of the cigars, which is why they were on sale.
Very old stick, super mellow, medium strength smoke. Good for the start of the day.