Rosado - My Father Commemorative 911 Cigars Blend 343 10th Anniversary

[JDog]

Paul (smokinbodybuilder) and I were inspired by a recent review by Justin (Jolietilfire) and Warren (W.B.) where they did a dual review write-up on BOTL. With the upcoming BOTL HERF being hosted by Casa de Montecristo (http://casademontecristo-chicago.com/) we thought it would be appropriate to revisit one of the B&M’s two Limited Edition cigars that were released on August 5, 2011. There are actually a few boxes still available if any BOTL are interested in picking up a few this weekend.

Size: 5 1/2 x 54
Wrapper Color: Rosado
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaragua Corojo
Filler: Nicaragua

Here’s some additional information about the cigar release:

In tribute to the fallen heroes of 9/11 and in the spirit of remembrance, honor and hope My Father Cigar Company and Casa De Montecristo join to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the 343 fallen Firefighters of 9/11. Presenting our special limited production blend of My Father Cigars, with 9 Ecuadorian Habano Rosado and 11 Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro in each box. 343 Boxes were produced to honor the 343 fallen Firefighter Heroes.

This whole process has been very secretive; Jeffrey Holst, a Battalion Chief from Firehouse No. 1 in Lombard, IL brought to us the idea of doing something special to commemorate the 343 fallen Firefighters of 9/11. We approached Jaime Garcia with this idea and he graciously accepted to blend and create this highly special extremely limited cigar, each box will contain 9 Ecuadorian Habano Rosado wrapped cigars and 11 Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro wrapped cigars. The size best described as a Toro 5 1/2" x 54. This will be a special size created by Jaime just for this cigar. $40.00 from the sale of each box will be donated to a designated charity of the fallen heroes of 9/11, these cigars are rich complex with medium to full body, everyone will enjoy, so buy them while they last.

packaging


prelight and uncut impressions


Jdog – Very few veins with the classic Pepin cap. The cigar still has a slight ammonia aroma.

SBB – Giving off a sweet cedar, pine nuts, and a really bad blue cheese dressing aroma.

1st third flavor and description


Jdog – Quite a bit of pepper initially but dies down about a 1/8 inch into the stick. Has a nice syrupy and woody sweetness taste. The burn line is nearly perfect. The pepper is not even present about an inch into the stick, which is surprising to me that it could drop off so quickly. Getting a bit of a cinnamon as I approach the 2nd half of the stick… we both agree that it is a medium body cigar.

SBB – Sweet cedar taste to start. Then picked up some ginger bread but can’t honestly decide. Even getting some semi sweet chocolate taste. I remember not liking this cigar at all when it came out, but down time has done the cigar wonders so far.

2nd third flavor and description


Jdog – Flavor profile hasn’t changed much in the 2nd third but getting a bit of leather which may have been present before and just noticed it. Pepper is returning a little bit. It’s an enjoyable smoke.

SBB – Still getting some of the similar flavors from the first third: semi sweet chocolate. It has been pretty consistent.

final third flavor and description


Jdog – I’m really enjoying the final third. The woody with a very slight cinnamon taste is prevalent. The slight pepper I’m getting complements the flavors perfectly.

SBB – Sweetness is gone and taste a lot of dark chocolate.

overall
Jdog – It’s an enjoyable cigar with a nice flavor profile. It has a somewhat complex flavor profile, but not complex from the standpoint that the flavor profile changes as the smoke progresses. Age has definitely helped out this release. I really want to revisit the Oscuro now.

SBB – It’s a lot better than last and year. I liked it. I would buy a box of just these Rosados.

[Mickeymorris626]

Awesome reviews. I love the dual review set up! Thanks guys.

[ironchefscott]

NIce review...I love the dual review format!

[elderboy02]

These sure are good. Glad I still have a lot of mine

[JDog]

Just posted a review of the Oscuro from the same box:
http://www.botl.org/community/forums...27#post1106127

[ciggy]

Glad to see these have matured. Thanks for the review fellas!