I was fortunate enough to receive a sampler pack from Gary Heathcott.
I'm sure everyone has seen all the postings on this forum about the Buena Vista Tobacco Factory, so I won't bore you all with that, again.
Tonight, I decided to try my very first Buena Vista offering. It is from the Reserva line, the Robustos, 5 3/8 x 54. This is a 100% Ecuadorian cigar, produced in their Cancún factory.
(sorry, no pictures tonight. I couldn't get the camera to take any decent ones, with the lack of light)
Construction:
This cigar was very nice looking with a silky medium brown wrapper, displaying a couple prominent veins. The cigar held a firm roll, but has some very prominent ridge from foot to cap, underneath the wrapper. I'm really not sure what it was.
Prelight:
Light tobacco notes from the wrapper, with a bit of sweeter tobacco on the foot. I had a hard time placing the cold draw flavor almost a faint graham cracker?
Draw:
Easy draw after clipping with my Xikar Xi carbon fiber cutter.
Burn:
This cigar had a pretty wavy burn. Huge amounts of smoke rolled off the cigar sitting, even.
First third:
A light spice on the front of the tongue from the start, and the smoke had the immediate aroma of almost nutmeg. The flavors were really hard to nail down. The best I can describe is a sweet tobacco flavor. As I got further into this stick, I was picking up a bit of a harsh bitterness, with a very dry finish. The body of the smoke was very light, with no mouth coating. I hoped the bitterness would clear up by the middle third.
Middle Third:
This cigar still a lingering harshness, with basic tobacco flavors. There was nothing real impressive or complex to this portion of the cigar.
Last Third:
The last third of this cigar sealed the deal on this particular stick. The same bitterness just became more and more harsh. I decided, reluctantly, to put this cigar down.
Conclusion:
Im not sure if I was getting a young, ammonia taste from this cigar, or what the problem really was. The Reserva line boasts a 3 year aging, so I would hope not. This is the first one I've smoked, and hope the other two samples (in other sizes) fare much better. For the price point I have been seeing from this brand, I cant imagine ever purchasing any. I do, however, want to the the other two samples sit a bit longer, and see if they are better. But I have to say I was not pleased with this Robustos size, and really was not good.
I'm sure everyone has seen all the postings on this forum about the Buena Vista Tobacco Factory, so I won't bore you all with that, again.
Tonight, I decided to try my very first Buena Vista offering. It is from the Reserva line, the Robustos, 5 3/8 x 54. This is a 100% Ecuadorian cigar, produced in their Cancún factory.
(sorry, no pictures tonight. I couldn't get the camera to take any decent ones, with the lack of light)
Construction:
This cigar was very nice looking with a silky medium brown wrapper, displaying a couple prominent veins. The cigar held a firm roll, but has some very prominent ridge from foot to cap, underneath the wrapper. I'm really not sure what it was.
Prelight:
Light tobacco notes from the wrapper, with a bit of sweeter tobacco on the foot. I had a hard time placing the cold draw flavor almost a faint graham cracker?
Draw:
Easy draw after clipping with my Xikar Xi carbon fiber cutter.
Burn:
This cigar had a pretty wavy burn. Huge amounts of smoke rolled off the cigar sitting, even.
First third:
A light spice on the front of the tongue from the start, and the smoke had the immediate aroma of almost nutmeg. The flavors were really hard to nail down. The best I can describe is a sweet tobacco flavor. As I got further into this stick, I was picking up a bit of a harsh bitterness, with a very dry finish. The body of the smoke was very light, with no mouth coating. I hoped the bitterness would clear up by the middle third.
Middle Third:
This cigar still a lingering harshness, with basic tobacco flavors. There was nothing real impressive or complex to this portion of the cigar.
Last Third:
The last third of this cigar sealed the deal on this particular stick. The same bitterness just became more and more harsh. I decided, reluctantly, to put this cigar down.
Conclusion:
Im not sure if I was getting a young, ammonia taste from this cigar, or what the problem really was. The Reserva line boasts a 3 year aging, so I would hope not. This is the first one I've smoked, and hope the other two samples (in other sizes) fare much better. For the price point I have been seeing from this brand, I cant imagine ever purchasing any. I do, however, want to the the other two samples sit a bit longer, and see if they are better. But I have to say I was not pleased with this Robustos size, and really was not good.
