Genuine Counterfeit Cuban Robusto
Orgin: NIC
Size: 5" x 50 ring
Price: $1.60(box price from JR's divided by 25)
Total smoke time: approx 1 hours
Still working my way through the gifted smokes I've received and today was the GCC Robusto. I've heard some good things about the Pre-Embargo version of this cigar so I was looking forward to it. Very box pressed with a double cap (the "top" cap looked barely applied, but the "secondary" cap was well applied and extended down 1/8-1/4 of an inch). Very dark wrapper with some slight veins. The smell was muted but the pre-light draw was a pleasant tobacco taste. Draw was perfect. It took more than I'm used to getting it going, but that could have been due to the strong breeze blowing through.
As much as I was looking forward to this, it was disappointing. I don't know if it's because the Pre-Embargos are so much better, or that I just don't "get" these smokes. The burn, though not horrible, tended to canoe (leaving one whole "side" (as they are box pressed) unburnt) quite a bit. Draw remained perfect, but the taste was either off or just not there. In a word, boring. The first few puffs were almost bitter/sour, and once past the first inch there was just nothing there to grab my attention. :dunno:
Obviously this is just one cigar, but I won't be searching these out any time soon.
Orgin: NIC
Size: 5" x 50 ring
Price: $1.60(box price from JR's divided by 25)
Total smoke time: approx 1 hours
Still working my way through the gifted smokes I've received and today was the GCC Robusto. I've heard some good things about the Pre-Embargo version of this cigar so I was looking forward to it. Very box pressed with a double cap (the "top" cap looked barely applied, but the "secondary" cap was well applied and extended down 1/8-1/4 of an inch). Very dark wrapper with some slight veins. The smell was muted but the pre-light draw was a pleasant tobacco taste. Draw was perfect. It took more than I'm used to getting it going, but that could have been due to the strong breeze blowing through.
As much as I was looking forward to this, it was disappointing. I don't know if it's because the Pre-Embargos are so much better, or that I just don't "get" these smokes. The burn, though not horrible, tended to canoe (leaving one whole "side" (as they are box pressed) unburnt) quite a bit. Draw remained perfect, but the taste was either off or just not there. In a word, boring. The first few puffs were almost bitter/sour, and once past the first inch there was just nothing there to grab my attention. :dunno:
Obviously this is just one cigar, but I won't be searching these out any time soon.