The cigar is actually advertised as a Preferidos 100 Anos blend. I am told by Jose Blanco that there is only 200 boxes of these knocking around and they were all sent to Holts who just so happens to have them on their site.
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First off if you refer to my thread with pictures these come in a normal corojo preferidos box. The only thing that differentiates it is a hot stamp on the front of the box saying it's the 100 Anos blend. The last difference between these and the normal production line is that the second numbered band was left off these beautiful cigars.
Okay now onto the cigars. They've been sitting at 65% for almost two weeks(I try to go longer usually but eeh what the hell) If you guys have had the pleasure of handling any of these 100 Anos cigars you know how nice the wrappers are. They feel like silk to me and have a very pleasant aroma. I would describe it as a sweet tobacco scent. (I'm not creative with my descriptions, you get the standards none of the burnt bitter orange peel with a dash of chocolate stuff from me)
I clipped the head off with my Palio and took a pre light draw. It a good slight resistance that I prefer. Nothing special to write about with the prelight flavor. Once I lit the cigar I could taste what resembled the flavor I love from the belicoso of the same blend which is a smooth leather flavor. It wasn't as smooth or creamy as the beli though. The other thing I noticed was a small crack that opened up from the heat and ran itself to a small vein. The flavors didn't change a whole lot until the midway point of the cigar where it was it's widest. I started to get a little bit of spiciness along with the leather at that point. Then it went out. Not just almost out but it was like someone turned off the switch keeping it lit. Once I got it going again the spice and leather continued with the leather fading and more of the spice coming out towards the end. It stayed remarkably cool until the very end of the nub. It had a very smooth finish and left a creamy taste in my mouth.
So I had it go out once and then again towards the end I had to put some fire under it just to make sure it didn't go out. I think the fact I got these so fresh from the rolling table is what caused my issues. I have a feeling they are still a bit fresh and need to do a little bit more drying out before being smoked. I think I will leave these be for at least six months to a year before I pull another one for a flame test. While the tobacco is aged it just hasn't had enough time to mingle. These are good, but I think they will be REALLY good further down the road.
http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=20814&highlight=rare
First off if you refer to my thread with pictures these come in a normal corojo preferidos box. The only thing that differentiates it is a hot stamp on the front of the box saying it's the 100 Anos blend. The last difference between these and the normal production line is that the second numbered band was left off these beautiful cigars.
Okay now onto the cigars. They've been sitting at 65% for almost two weeks(I try to go longer usually but eeh what the hell) If you guys have had the pleasure of handling any of these 100 Anos cigars you know how nice the wrappers are. They feel like silk to me and have a very pleasant aroma. I would describe it as a sweet tobacco scent. (I'm not creative with my descriptions, you get the standards none of the burnt bitter orange peel with a dash of chocolate stuff from me)
I clipped the head off with my Palio and took a pre light draw. It a good slight resistance that I prefer. Nothing special to write about with the prelight flavor. Once I lit the cigar I could taste what resembled the flavor I love from the belicoso of the same blend which is a smooth leather flavor. It wasn't as smooth or creamy as the beli though. The other thing I noticed was a small crack that opened up from the heat and ran itself to a small vein. The flavors didn't change a whole lot until the midway point of the cigar where it was it's widest. I started to get a little bit of spiciness along with the leather at that point. Then it went out. Not just almost out but it was like someone turned off the switch keeping it lit. Once I got it going again the spice and leather continued with the leather fading and more of the spice coming out towards the end. It stayed remarkably cool until the very end of the nub. It had a very smooth finish and left a creamy taste in my mouth.
So I had it go out once and then again towards the end I had to put some fire under it just to make sure it didn't go out. I think the fact I got these so fresh from the rolling table is what caused my issues. I have a feeling they are still a bit fresh and need to do a little bit more drying out before being smoked. I think I will leave these be for at least six months to a year before I pull another one for a flame test. While the tobacco is aged it just hasn't had enough time to mingle. These are good, but I think they will be REALLY good further down the road.
