Craig Mac
BoM 4/10 7/11 12/14
DPG Blue Lancero
A beautifully constructed cigar with a few small veins and a tight little pigtail cap. The size is 6.875" x 42, which is a little bit shorter and a bit bigger RG than most standard Lanceros I have smoked. Cost was around $8 when purchased as a part of the Don Pepin Garcia Lancero Collection, which contains 2 each of the Blue Label, Black Label, El Centurion, Series JJ and Series JJ maduro Lanceros.
Pre-light - Draw seemed a little tight with tastes of Cocoa with a little bit of a pepper taste
First third - Started off with a slightly tight draw with the flavours of cocoa, pepper and a slightly leathery taste as well as a hint of cedar to it. This vitola starts off less complex in my opinion than the others in the Blue line that I have tried. As I finish the first third, the cigar has opened up a bit and is producing a good amount of smoke per draw. Also, the cocoa and pepper have gone in the background and at this point it is a solid medium body/medium strength smoke.
Second third - Burn is very even and ash is holding about a half inch before falling off, which is pretty consistant with most Lanceros that I have smoked. As I get in the middle of the second third I keep looking at that Blue Label band and I am expecting that "pepper punch" that I am so accustom to with the Blue Labels, but it is buried in the background.
Final third - Pepper has picked up a bit as well as the cedar, with the leather and cocoa fading away. Burn stayed solid throughout. The cigar started and finished well. The burn was damn near perfect the entire time and required no touchups. Took about an hour and forty minutes to nub.
In conclusion I really enjoyed the cigar. The one downside I felt was that the draw was a little bit on the tight side, but not too bad. As far as comparing it to the family of the Blue Label line, I would say this cigar was the housewife on xanax. Much more subdued and slightly less complex than the others in the line.
A beautifully constructed cigar with a few small veins and a tight little pigtail cap. The size is 6.875" x 42, which is a little bit shorter and a bit bigger RG than most standard Lanceros I have smoked. Cost was around $8 when purchased as a part of the Don Pepin Garcia Lancero Collection, which contains 2 each of the Blue Label, Black Label, El Centurion, Series JJ and Series JJ maduro Lanceros.
Pre-light - Draw seemed a little tight with tastes of Cocoa with a little bit of a pepper taste
First third - Started off with a slightly tight draw with the flavours of cocoa, pepper and a slightly leathery taste as well as a hint of cedar to it. This vitola starts off less complex in my opinion than the others in the Blue line that I have tried. As I finish the first third, the cigar has opened up a bit and is producing a good amount of smoke per draw. Also, the cocoa and pepper have gone in the background and at this point it is a solid medium body/medium strength smoke.
Second third - Burn is very even and ash is holding about a half inch before falling off, which is pretty consistant with most Lanceros that I have smoked. As I get in the middle of the second third I keep looking at that Blue Label band and I am expecting that "pepper punch" that I am so accustom to with the Blue Labels, but it is buried in the background.
Final third - Pepper has picked up a bit as well as the cedar, with the leather and cocoa fading away. Burn stayed solid throughout. The cigar started and finished well. The burn was damn near perfect the entire time and required no touchups. Took about an hour and forty minutes to nub.
In conclusion I really enjoyed the cigar. The one downside I felt was that the draw was a little bit on the tight side, but not too bad. As far as comparing it to the family of the Blue Label line, I would say this cigar was the housewife on xanax. Much more subdued and slightly less complex than the others in the line.
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