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The fly in the ointment.
HOYO DE MONTERREY du Maire
Country: Cuba
Size: 3.9 x 30
Price: about $4-5 in a box of 25, up to $6 for singles
Not much smoking time today, but I managed to squeeze this one in. Short smoke – short review. Courtesy of @BradMc in the winter small cigar pass.
Cedar, peppery on the retrohale. Definitely has a little bite to it. Not what I was expecting in a supposedly mild-med smoke!
An unusual sour taste, or tangy rather… and a little bitter (almost always an issue with little smokes). But mostly just good tobacco flavor.
Ash fell at about 1/2”. It’s smoking pretty quickly.
Getting really woody all of a sudden, then smooths out a hell of a lot, that initial strength dying down. Something floral going on. This is turning out to be an interesting little stick.
Earthy, mushroomy, a hint of milky chocolate. Smoke production increases. For about 10 seconds it becomes a Padron ’64. Strength returns, more chocolate and still lots of wood.
The word that came to mind when smoking this was “fun.” Like riding around in a go-kart. I’m not sure I’d pay $6 for it, given the size, but I did enjoy the hell out of it! 25 minutes to finger-burning nub, and time well spent. Curious what some more age would do (and I have one more to find out!).
Country: Cuba
Size: 3.9 x 30
Price: about $4-5 in a box of 25, up to $6 for singles
Not much smoking time today, but I managed to squeeze this one in. Short smoke – short review. Courtesy of @BradMc in the winter small cigar pass.
Cedar, peppery on the retrohale. Definitely has a little bite to it. Not what I was expecting in a supposedly mild-med smoke!
An unusual sour taste, or tangy rather… and a little bitter (almost always an issue with little smokes). But mostly just good tobacco flavor.
Ash fell at about 1/2”. It’s smoking pretty quickly.
Getting really woody all of a sudden, then smooths out a hell of a lot, that initial strength dying down. Something floral going on. This is turning out to be an interesting little stick.
Earthy, mushroomy, a hint of milky chocolate. Smoke production increases. For about 10 seconds it becomes a Padron ’64. Strength returns, more chocolate and still lots of wood.
The word that came to mind when smoking this was “fun.” Like riding around in a go-kart. I’m not sure I’d pay $6 for it, given the size, but I did enjoy the hell out of it! 25 minutes to finger-burning nub, and time well spent. Curious what some more age would do (and I have one more to find out!).
