Joya de Nicaragua Antano Dark Corojo Pesadilla Review

[Goldwing]

Review # 56
$4. - $9.
4 3/4 x 60
Full body
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper Color: Dark Natural
Wrapper Origin: Nicaraguan
Wrapper Leaf Type: Corojo

Prelight: green hay, cocoa, slight leather chocolate

1st 1/3
The Antano Dark Corojo is blended using 75% Ligero leaf, so I could be in for a hefty N buzz coming my way.

Pepper/spice start but smooth and semi sweet leather and wood notes, excellent draw and lots of room filling bellowing white smoke.

The burn on this cigar is extremely slow and the ash is a white gray and flaky

The pepper and spice mellow and the cocoa and slight chocolate come alive
It's so far an enjoyable stick but already felling the nicotine buzzing my head.

2nd 1/3
With the dominate ligero leaf I've read there can be some burn issue but it's behaving well with a slight angle in the burn line.
This stick is a crazy slow burner and wish other fillers where this slow
Definitely a full body cigar

Final 1/3
The head buzz goes well with ♫♫ Say It Loud ♫♫ by James Brown
Pepper mellows more with the typical creamy leather cocoa dominating

I find no bitterness in the last 1/3 like so many cigars go towards

I don't think I like the strength of the ligero completely but did like the Kristoff Ligero Maduro Robusto a lot better though.

If you love balls to the wall strength cigars you'll love this puppy

Smoke time: 2 hours
Score 8.5 out of 10

 

[Rick]

Thanks for the great review. This vitola is my favorite! Great in both the Antano Dark Corojo and the Antano 1970.

 

[Hoshneer]

I do find myself craving these once in awhile. My absolute favorite size is the peligroso. If you ever get a chance snag a 1970 with about 3-4 years on it. Those are amazing smokes aged as well. I also like that the Dark Corojo works as a laxative for me. Lol

 

[Drifter]

Great review - I have come to rather like this cigar... Bought a box.

But yeah, though it and the Kristoff both use lingaro, the JDN isn't even in the same class I find. The JDN makes the Kristoff seem like a lightweight.

Again, great review. Thanks.

 

[Goldwing]

Great review - I have come to rather like this cigar... Bought a box.

But yeah, though it and the Kristoff both use lingaro, the JDN isn't even in the same class I find. The JDN makes the Kristoff seem like a lightweight.

Again, great review. Thanks.

Holy crap yea, the nicotine buzz off this stick is epic but the pay-off is the flavor
Thanks

 

[Smoqman]

I also like that the Dark Corojo works as a laxative for me. Lol

That was damn funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mahahahahahahaha!!!!

 

[Lipher]

One of my favorites. Never harsh