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Joya De Nicaragua Dark Corojo Antano Poderoso

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Joya De Nicaragua Dark Corojo Antano Poderoso

6X54
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua

Strength: Full

Price: 9.25

Appearance & Construction:
Dark Chocolate Color, Oily, Toothy, with Minimal Veins. This cigar has a very
good heft to it in the hand. It's packed very well and has just that little bit of "give" that I like.

Prelight Draw: I'm getting flavors of pepper, light barnyard musk, and spice. I smelled the foot as well.
It was peppery, spicy, and the ligero gave me a pre-light Kick!


1st 3rd: I've recently started using a "Double Punch" (i.e. Large Ring Gauge Punch followed by a smaller one). So I double punched the Poderoso and lit the foot. I'm getting Smooth, Peppery, Toasty, Leathery, Woody flavors of Oak and Cedar. The burn is a little erratic. I taste flavors of leather, wood, & pepper on the back of the throat. Halfway into the first third, this cigar is already full bodied. It segues into cedar, leather and spice. The pepper has died down. This cigar is very smooth and is producing tons of smoke! The burn line is sharp after a minor correction.


2nd 3rd: As I puff this stogie, its almost as though I am feeling my neck expanding because of the smooth strength that is present. This cigar is very full flavored and full bodied. I can feel it down in my stomach! Cedar and toast are the prevalent flavors at this point. The ash is firm and now a little burnt caramel is mixing with the cedar. Great combo in my opinion. I'm getting pepper and cedar in my nose during the retrohale.


Final 3rd: The flavors of cedar, burnt caramel, coffee, and sweet tobacco intertwine on the finish. I can't think of a better combination that i've tasted in my 10 months of smoking... I really feel as though this cigar was almost too much for me! The next time I smoke one, i'm going to try the Peligroso in the 5X44 size vitola!


Great Job DE & JDN!!!

I might add that this stick is an ASS KICKER! My boy had to drive me home and we had a burrito before we smoked tonight! After I got home, i ate a turkey sandwich and drank some Yerba Mate Tea just to calm my stomach down! The nicotine kick from this stogie is out of this world!
 

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great review, mam! sounds like a stick I have to try for sure. are these a special release, or available all over?
 
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Great review! I got one of these in a trade and the wrapper on it made it stand out from the others. I can't wait to smoke it, and probably buy more.
 

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Great review Excel! Ain't no shame in an honest man sayin he got his ass kicked!
By the way, PODEROSO is Spanish for POWERFUL, and it sounds like JDN aptly named this stick.
 

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holy shit. I have to agree ten times over. This is a monster smoke. I had to eat right after. I think it's insane. Still hunting for a good priced box.
 

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great review, mam! sounds like a stick I have to try for sure. are these a special release, or available all over?
Great Review Whodeeni! I have the same question as njstone, this sounds like I stick I'd really like
Great review Excel! Ain't no shame in an honest man sayin he got his ass kicked!
By the way, PODEROSO is Spanish for POWERFUL, and it sounds like JDN aptly named this stick.
Thanks fella's they are being distributed by Drew Estates, and you can look for them in any shop that regularly carries JDN, and DE Products!
 

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Excellent review Excel; by far my favorite JdN!

My favorite vitola for this line would be the Azarosa (4 1/2" x 52). I would still consider this the strongest cigar I've ever smoked.

Drew Estate President Steve Saka described this cigar as a "nicotine I.V. drip".

It uses 75% Ligero which can sometimes cause these cigars to burn erratically. Because of this, I would recommend dry-boxing before smoking and if you are trying to relight a part that is going out, do it away from your face! I had a friend try to relight half of the stick that had gone out and while puffing on it, this cigar created a fireball that nearly scorched his eyebrows off. It was hilarious and the flames didn't go out by simply blowing on it; it took a few tries.

Still a great cigar that I would consider box-worthy because they are damn good now and I think they have fantastic aging potential.

The cheapest I've found a box for is about $100 for the Peligroso (20).
 

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Thanks Tony,

And some great points you brought out as well! Welcome to BOTL!

Excellent review Excel; by far my favorite JdN!

My favorite vitola for this line would be the Azarosa (4 1/2" x 52). I would still consider this the strongest cigar I've ever smoked.

Drew Estate President Steve Saka described this cigar as a "nicotine I.V. drip".

It uses 75% Ligero which can sometimes cause these cigars to burn erratically. Because of this, I would recommend dry-boxing before smoking and if you are trying to relight a part that is going out, do it away from your face! I had a friend try to relight half of the stick that had gone out and while puffing on it, this cigar created a fireball that nearly scorched his eyebrows off. It was hilarious and the flames didn't go out by simply blowing on it; it took a few tries.

Still a great cigar that I would consider box-worthy because they are damn good now and I think they have fantastic aging potential.

The cheapest I've found a box for is about $100 for the Peligroso (20).
 
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