"Eh! Not so good"

Very harsh

"Amazing, an old school treat right here"

Recently I purchased about 12 or 14 bundles of various FSS Nicaraguan Selection cigars. With the budget getting tight,due to the current price on everything we buy, it was time to go hunting for a less costly cigar, I ve been an on and off FSS customer for 30 years, Way back when the store was still in NYC and Arthur and Lew were the only 2 rock stars who held the line on prices during the first boom, I became a regular with FSS, The original FSS Nic 3000 aka the Oliva X was a cigar I smoked thousands of. I then moved on to Diesel Unlimited Maduro and have smoked 10,000 of those. I normally like a full bodied smoke, so I was cautious when buying these FSS NIC 1000 S. I only bought one bundle of these due to them being called medium. Well,now that I ve smoked one, I wish I would have bought 10 bundles of these instead of 1 during the sale. These are very well made with a gorgeous dark wrapper. They are old school and 100% prfect medium bodied with a nice array of sweet Maduro flavors. This is the first medium bodied cigar I ve smoked in ages that is absolutely delicious. It smokes perfectly leaving a nice ash that s fairly firm, behind. I say old school, because back in the day, this would have been considered a full bodied cigar, Then the new young crop of bold blenders came along and really re invented the flavor profile of cigars. You have Litto Gomez who spins some of the most insanely full bodied cigars ever, You have AJ Fernandez who can spin em from full to mild and rarely miss, You have Dion Gialito who is the master at complex layered flavor profiles. And then you have whoever spun this FSS NIC 1000 who spins an old school, very well made, perfectly pleasant and medium bodied Maduro gem. I m waiting for the next sale and I m buying more. I m cheap only because I smoke 6 to 8 cigars a day seven days a week, If I had to compare this with something else currently on the market right now, it ssimple. It s the Liga Undercrown minus the harshness, and a notch or two less full in the body, but with plenty of very pleasant and pleading flavor to spare. I d call it a wonderful morning smoke. I know, long winded review, but Skates loves when I get long in the tooth. Thanks for the Halloween Sale Famous. Hi Arthur, Hi Gary. Ceph in Chicago.

"Great smoke"

Highly recommend. Great value to boot.

"Good everyday smoke"

Nothing special, to be honest. Good everyday smoke, taste shows some minor signs of complexity.

"Good Cigar But....."

I like everything about this cigar but the construction is a little iffy. I actually had to throw one away because it unravelled in my hand when I went to clip it while others will begin cracking and unraveling half way through the smoking process. I've been buying these for a while but not until the last couple of bundles did I have a problem like this. Everything else about this cigar is great however, the aroma, taste, draw and burn are very good for such an inexpensive cigar!

"Very good and economical to boot!"

Nice mellow flavor with earthy undertones. Smooth draw and a good appearance. I would recommend this to anyone who needs a good "daily" smoke.

"Good Strong Medium Smoke"

I ve had the Indonesian wrapper version of the 1000 and it was good, but I m not a sweetened end cap type of smoker. The Maduro version is TOTALLY different in my opinion. The Maduro smokes likes a heavy medium in a good way if you like that and is wrapped tighter with what seems like more tobacco. Burn is razor sharp. Don t mistake 1000 to mean light in this case, so if you like a strong medium smoke, this is a good one. The 3000 series has a more complex taste if your willing to spend a little more. I would buy these again.