I picked up this box not too long ago off and I've let the cigars rest in my humidor for about a month. I decided that this beautiful Halloween night would likely be my last opportunity to fire one up since I mostly smoke outside and it was in the lower 60s tonight in NJ.
I clipped this Julieta2 after admiring how smooth and beautiful the sienna wrapper was and took some prelight draws. I rarely get much out of this (though I keep trying) and that experience proved to be just as fruitless as most in the past were. However, upon toasting the foot and lighting up, I was greeted with an explosion of sweet earthy flavors. I noticed that it had a tough draw, but after working the cigar gently with my fingers, it opened right up and stayed that way for the duration of my 1 hour 45 minute experience.
The intial burst surprised me as most of the Double Coronas and Churchills that I have had lately have been very mild to start out with. The power of this cigar's opening was a welcome change from the status quo. The earthy flavors combined with sweet toasted tobacco flavors and a mild spice that slowly built in intensity throughout the smoke. As the burn continued, some subtle floral notes were detected that balanced well with the predominant earth tones. The Bolivar burned evenely, albeit somewhat more quickly than I expected, and behaved quite well. With approximately 2 and a half inches remaining, the strength really picked up as did the spice and a detectable black coffee flavor. With a little less than one inch left, I had to let it go, though it was a truly enjoyable and tasty cigar.
Overall, I am extremely pleased with this cigar. Before taking the plunge on a box my experience with this Bolivar was limited to one stick that I smoked almost 2 years ago. The experience was great and it really picked me up from what had been a crappy evening otherwise. MRN mentions the fact that he could smoke these everyday and be completely satisfied with them and I would have to echo his sentiment exactly. It is a perfect example of how good this vitola can be.
I clipped this Julieta2 after admiring how smooth and beautiful the sienna wrapper was and took some prelight draws. I rarely get much out of this (though I keep trying) and that experience proved to be just as fruitless as most in the past were. However, upon toasting the foot and lighting up, I was greeted with an explosion of sweet earthy flavors. I noticed that it had a tough draw, but after working the cigar gently with my fingers, it opened right up and stayed that way for the duration of my 1 hour 45 minute experience.
The intial burst surprised me as most of the Double Coronas and Churchills that I have had lately have been very mild to start out with. The power of this cigar's opening was a welcome change from the status quo. The earthy flavors combined with sweet toasted tobacco flavors and a mild spice that slowly built in intensity throughout the smoke. As the burn continued, some subtle floral notes were detected that balanced well with the predominant earth tones. The Bolivar burned evenely, albeit somewhat more quickly than I expected, and behaved quite well. With approximately 2 and a half inches remaining, the strength really picked up as did the spice and a detectable black coffee flavor. With a little less than one inch left, I had to let it go, though it was a truly enjoyable and tasty cigar.
Overall, I am extremely pleased with this cigar. Before taking the plunge on a box my experience with this Bolivar was limited to one stick that I smoked almost 2 years ago. The experience was great and it really picked me up from what had been a crappy evening otherwise. MRN mentions the fact that he could smoke these everyday and be completely satisfied with them and I would have to echo his sentiment exactly. It is a perfect example of how good this vitola can be.
