Hold on to your hats folks, Oliva done got this one right!!

A nice chocolate brown wrapper that was just beautiful to look at. This stick was solid from head to foot, but the draw was perfect! At first the smoke was a little on the Skimpy side, mostly, I think, due to the shape of the cigar, but once the whole foot was lit, this bad boy produced tons of spicy balanced smoke! 

Burn was damn near perfect all the way down to my burning lips. Ran off in just a couple of spots, but soon corrected itself with no touch ups

I found spice, coco, coffee and rich earthy flavors throughout.

I'm going to pick up another this weekend, and plan on doing a video review on it, so stay tuned!

hey smokem.....had a chance to try one of these bad boys a few weeks back at an event here sponsored by tobacco world in ft. lauderdale. 

cbw and i were at the event.....they gave away free samples of the robustos....but those beautiful figurados did catch our eye and charles was nice enough to treat me to one.  for those of you who have never seen one tom is right...they are gorgeous cigars....that will definitely catch your eye as a result of their obvious quality.

here's what they look like:

6 x 60 Special V Figurado 24/box

as for the quality of the smoke....perhaps they needed a bit more time....but both charles and i were both of the opinion that this cigar is kinda like a purty girlie who don't put out.  the promise of sheer bliss is there.....but the actual performance turns out to be lacking.  in the case of this cigar....with a beautiful cammy wrapper surrounding quality tobacco we just expected a flavor explosion.   what we found in this smoke was a basic straightforward smoke that left both of us kinda saying...."eh......."

wanted to love this one.....but ended up just liking it......for about 8 bucks a stick give or take depending on where you got it....i know i felt like it was worth about $5.....so while it isn't terrible.....i believe this cigar is slightly overpriced for what it delivers.

stuminator - 9/25/2007 8:18 AM I had the belicoso a week or so ago.  I felt the same way.  Great smoke. 

Yep,,,just smoked a beli, and they turned into a solid smoke

$8! Better not get a dud!!

Who pay's retail

you won't

You're right Sam, and to be honest, I don't like the new ones at all.