Poriggity
CRA Ambassador #0042
I was checking the gauge in my humidor the other morning, as well as looking for a stick to enjoy on my lunch break for the day a few days ago. I came across this very nice, big, tasty looking Gran Habano #5 corojo, and decided this would be the one for a review and for my lunch on this particular day.
1/3: As I started in on this cigar, I did as I do with all my cigars... Clipped it with my trusty Palio cutter, and lit it with my faithful Lotus 21 double flame torch lighter. It lit up with no issues, and the smoke that came from the first few puffs was billowing a whiteish grey color. The draw was nice and firm, but not so firm that I had to work at it. The flavor I got from the first portion of this cigar was a lot of peppery spice, with some leathery and cedar flavors in the background. The thing I enjoy about this, and just about every other corojo wrapped cigar is the fairly strong spice I get out of them. This cigar was one that was not dissapointing. I was enjoying it immensely, and the spice was a very nice flavor.
2/3: As I started on this part of the cigar, I noticed that the spice kinda faded away, but was still there, and all I was really getting was some sweetness, with a little bit of an earthy undertone. I was a little disspointed, as I enjoy the spiciness of corojo wrappers, and this cigar was leaving me wanting a little more. The smoke was still billowing, and the ash was firm and straight. The cigar was burning great, even in the slight breeze I was fighting. Overall, so far I am still enjoying the cigar very much.
3/3: As I started to finish up this cigar, the spice that I had been enjoying came back, full force, and the earthy undertones, almost felt to me as if they were trying to compete with the spice flavor. I was getting lots of both earthy and spicy flavors, and this is where the stick truly started to shine. I thought I was going to be dissapointed in this stick based on what I'd had so far, as I really wanted something with some kick to it. I found that the competing flavors of the earth and spice really made for a wonderful smoking experience, and I was enjoying every minute of it! The ash was still fairly robust, and hung on alright, although I'd ashed once just to keep the ash from getting all over my work clothes.... I am now pleasantly surprised by the ending of this cigar.
Overall Impression: Overall, this cigar was a good stick for the money. I believe I got this particular stick from my good friends at The Humidor in Redlands. The spiciness at the beginning and end were really nice, and the intermingling of earth and spice was a nice touch. The cigar was well constructed, with a great, solid ash, and good flavors. If I remember correctly, these cigars are relatively affordable, even by California standards... I want to say my local shop carries these for around $7.00/stick, which is great for CA prices!
Smoke em if you got em, buy em if you don't!
As usual, read more at my blog:
www.cigarchoice.net
Scott
1/3: As I started in on this cigar, I did as I do with all my cigars... Clipped it with my trusty Palio cutter, and lit it with my faithful Lotus 21 double flame torch lighter. It lit up with no issues, and the smoke that came from the first few puffs was billowing a whiteish grey color. The draw was nice and firm, but not so firm that I had to work at it. The flavor I got from the first portion of this cigar was a lot of peppery spice, with some leathery and cedar flavors in the background. The thing I enjoy about this, and just about every other corojo wrapped cigar is the fairly strong spice I get out of them. This cigar was one that was not dissapointing. I was enjoying it immensely, and the spice was a very nice flavor.
2/3: As I started on this part of the cigar, I noticed that the spice kinda faded away, but was still there, and all I was really getting was some sweetness, with a little bit of an earthy undertone. I was a little disspointed, as I enjoy the spiciness of corojo wrappers, and this cigar was leaving me wanting a little more. The smoke was still billowing, and the ash was firm and straight. The cigar was burning great, even in the slight breeze I was fighting. Overall, so far I am still enjoying the cigar very much.
3/3: As I started to finish up this cigar, the spice that I had been enjoying came back, full force, and the earthy undertones, almost felt to me as if they were trying to compete with the spice flavor. I was getting lots of both earthy and spicy flavors, and this is where the stick truly started to shine. I thought I was going to be dissapointed in this stick based on what I'd had so far, as I really wanted something with some kick to it. I found that the competing flavors of the earth and spice really made for a wonderful smoking experience, and I was enjoying every minute of it! The ash was still fairly robust, and hung on alright, although I'd ashed once just to keep the ash from getting all over my work clothes.... I am now pleasantly surprised by the ending of this cigar.
Overall Impression: Overall, this cigar was a good stick for the money. I believe I got this particular stick from my good friends at The Humidor in Redlands. The spiciness at the beginning and end were really nice, and the intermingling of earth and spice was a nice touch. The cigar was well constructed, with a great, solid ash, and good flavors. If I remember correctly, these cigars are relatively affordable, even by California standards... I want to say my local shop carries these for around $7.00/stick, which is great for CA prices!
Smoke em if you got em, buy em if you don't!
As usual, read more at my blog:
www.cigarchoice.net
Scott
