Florida Man

Customer Reviews

Florida Man Santiago
Florida Man Santiago. The soft green band has a different tone and feel than just about anything out there and in a strange way feels like a bold choice. The light color of the wrapper paired with the band make this cigar stand out visually among others. I showed my wife this cigar and she gasped, “I love it! You know what this reminds me of? Ernest Hemingway!” Exactly.

Solid construction. Good draw. Weight is light to medium.

Smoked evenly throughout. Smooth and buttery creamy, with a hint of white pepper in the second third.

I found myself saying, “Wow, this is good!” multiple times. I purchased five of them, went through four of them before I knew it, and until I replenish I’m holding on to the last one for when I want to pamper myself.

This is a cigar that because of the wrapper color and the band looks like it will be a very light smoke, but there is more complexity and “oomph” than expected. I feel like I reeled in a nice surprise with this one.
Review by Eire on 4/1/2024

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Florida man
Florida man box pressed perfecto
Received 2-12-24
Stored in cello in sistema with 65% boveda
Prelight aroma: extremely faint
Cold draw: Raisin Bran - nice
Paired with: tap water
Cut: straight
The cigar has a beautiful wrapper. The draw is perfect. Holds its ash well.
Nice light spice in the first several draws. Hints of bread, leather. Slight creaminess.
(Had to let it go out for a while due to work around 1/3 mark.) Relit and purged about an hour later and it tasted fine and continued to burn well. This continues to have more spice than most Connecticuts. Half way mark picked up on a sweetness I had not noticed before. Later a slight buttery note. The spice remained consistent.
Overall, I like the Florida Man and will be happy to smoke more of them. Excited to try this cigar on other vitolas, too.

Other Raymond Pages CTs I enjoy are the Penn Gold Standard, Graycliff Rose Gold, and Pirates Gold.

Review by Paulie on 3/28/2024

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Not bad
I let it rest in the humidor for 2 weeks before trying one. It has a chalky texture that just isn’t for me. Draw is just a little tight. The look of the cigar and outer wrapper is 10/10. It’s not bad but probably going to stick with my other go-to Connecticut’s.
Review by Brandon on 3/15/2024

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Excellent Cigar
Florida Man Perfecto

Temperature: 77 Degrees Fahrenheit
Outside RH: 45%
Large Bóveda Bag RH: Held for 6 days at 65%
Appearance: Connecticut shade, even color, 2 small veins, wrapper cracked at foot.
Feel: firm but not hard.
Dry scent: sweet tobacco.
Dry draw: hay, light pepper.
Cut: flat
Smoking time: 1 hour

1/3 - This Perfecto was very easy to light and felt elegant and classy in the hand. The draw was average with a strong body, balanced flavor with pepper notes on all areas of the tongue and a spicy retrohale. This spice trails off near the end of this 1/3. The strength was medium. The burn was slightly uneven but didn’t require any re-touches. The ash was 1.5 inches when it hit my leg with a thud.

2/3 - the draw remained average, the body was strong and the spiciness returned with pepper notes in addition to some salt and sweetness. The strength moved into the full range and I started getting a slight buzz. The burn remained slightly uneven but didn’t require any touch-ups. Kudos to CP Hal for the nice band which was removed easily! The ash was still holding on moving into the final 1/3 and was about 2” long.

3/3 - the draw remained average, body strong,
strength medium side of full, and burn even. Pepper on the back and salt on the front of the tongue. Slight mint on the inner lips. Retrohale still spicy. The huge ash finally fell off. This was a long peppery finish feeling it for at least an hour on the tip and sides of the tongue.

Very enjoyable smoke that has made me rethink my views on Connecticut Shades! Well done Raymond Pages and CP!
Review by Mark on 3/15/2024

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Great CT
I’m pretty picky and only smoked premium cigars. I’ve recently expanded my horizons thanks in part to Cigar Page. Like the BDL, this will not disappoint for the price point. This is a top 10 CT for me. I smoked the Papa and it tastes as described. I’ll be buying more.
Review by John on 3/10/2024

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YES
Florida Man I couldn't resist the brand and look of this whole thing after a recent email deal , but the smoke is what realy delivers. Got a box of the manolin here in upstate NY and it is flawles looking. I normally let shipments rest a week but had to light one off the truck. description is right on target ,I see this becomeing a new rotation every day smoke for me
Review by Phil2 on 3/5/2024

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