Origin: Nicaragua
Vitola: 5.5 * 44 rg - Corona
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Date Smoked: 6/2/17
Appearance and Construction:
Beautiful looking cigar, no large veins or seams in the wrapper, though there is a small stem visible in the foot. Foot looks well filled, and fill throughout the bunch feels nice and consistent, with no soft spots. Lovely colorado maduro colour, only slightly oily. Draw is a tough too firm.
Prelight:
Barnyard and milk chocolate from wrapper, strong barnyard from foot. Cold draw tastes of tobacco and rolled oats.
First Third:
Initial flavours of leather, cedar and cream, with a slight hit of black pepper on the retrohale and tongue. Body is initially light-medium, strength the same. There is a slight earthiness backing the other flavours. Creaminess has evolved into more of a roasted peanut type flavour. Retrohale spice has died down halfway through the third, though there is now some slight back of throat spice. Dominant flavours for the third are roasted peanut, leather, slight notes of cedar and earth in the background.
Second Third:
Overall flavour profile has become darker. Roasted peanut, cedar and earthy notes dominate, along with a moderate level of back of throat spice. Very slight sweetness present on some draws, like very dark caramel, almost bittersweet. Becoming a bit tannic winding up the second third, and requires a purge. Body medium, strength same. Burn is also good.
Final Third:
Espresso note now present, roasted peanut note has faded well into the background, as has the cedar. No real sweetness, very savoury, and has been all the way so far, though every now and then the bittersweet, caramel like note is noticeable. Espresso and earthy, tannic tobacco up front. Strength and body medium. A couple of purges needed in the final third.
- Overall the flavour profile is pretty good for a change of pace for me. However, I personally think that these would benefit from some rest, as they currently have quite a few rough edges that need to mellow out before they become a good cigar.
Vitola: 5.5 * 44 rg - Corona
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Date Smoked: 6/2/17
Appearance and Construction:
Beautiful looking cigar, no large veins or seams in the wrapper, though there is a small stem visible in the foot. Foot looks well filled, and fill throughout the bunch feels nice and consistent, with no soft spots. Lovely colorado maduro colour, only slightly oily. Draw is a tough too firm.
Prelight:
Barnyard and milk chocolate from wrapper, strong barnyard from foot. Cold draw tastes of tobacco and rolled oats.
First Third:
Initial flavours of leather, cedar and cream, with a slight hit of black pepper on the retrohale and tongue. Body is initially light-medium, strength the same. There is a slight earthiness backing the other flavours. Creaminess has evolved into more of a roasted peanut type flavour. Retrohale spice has died down halfway through the third, though there is now some slight back of throat spice. Dominant flavours for the third are roasted peanut, leather, slight notes of cedar and earth in the background.
Second Third:
Overall flavour profile has become darker. Roasted peanut, cedar and earthy notes dominate, along with a moderate level of back of throat spice. Very slight sweetness present on some draws, like very dark caramel, almost bittersweet. Becoming a bit tannic winding up the second third, and requires a purge. Body medium, strength same. Burn is also good.
Final Third:
Espresso note now present, roasted peanut note has faded well into the background, as has the cedar. No real sweetness, very savoury, and has been all the way so far, though every now and then the bittersweet, caramel like note is noticeable. Espresso and earthy, tannic tobacco up front. Strength and body medium. A couple of purges needed in the final third.
- Overall the flavour profile is pretty good for a change of pace for me. However, I personally think that these would benefit from some rest, as they currently have quite a few rough edges that need to mellow out before they become a good cigar.