Size: Robusto ( 5 1/2" x 50 )
Wrapper: USA Conn Shade, natural
Binder / Filler: Dominican Rep.
I worked most of the weekend, helping a friend of my mom get her house ready to sell (she's moving to Alaska) ... so I didn't have much time to smoke. I did grab one cigar Saturday afternoon though and will review it.
I believe Leon Jimenez cigars are made by the La Aurora factory in the DR. They don't make many strong cigars and this was no exception. I could see it was well constructed though, with it's simple gold and red band.
This robusto had a nice, shiny, light brown wrapper with a few small veins. The roll was nice and solid with some springiness and the pre-light draw has some mild resistance. After lighting the first few puffs had some vegetal bitterness, but this quickly changed to a core of coffee / cedary tobacco flavors with a touch of mild spiciness. These flavors mostly stayed throughout the smoke - getting just a touch stronger in the last 2/3rds of the cigar.
In the second third I tasted some noticeable straw / grassy flavors, but these did not carry over into the last third of the cigar. This was not a bad thing by any means - just adding to the complexity of flavors. Overall I'd put these in the medium strength / body category, so they are a good morning or afternoon cigar. The burn was fairy even all the way and the draw produced a good amount of smoke. I've smoked a number of these and they are fairly consistent with regard to this review. The Leon Jimenes robustos are in the $3-$4 range, which makes them a good value.
Wrapper: USA Conn Shade, natural
Binder / Filler: Dominican Rep.
I worked most of the weekend, helping a friend of my mom get her house ready to sell (she's moving to Alaska) ... so I didn't have much time to smoke. I did grab one cigar Saturday afternoon though and will review it.
I believe Leon Jimenez cigars are made by the La Aurora factory in the DR. They don't make many strong cigars and this was no exception. I could see it was well constructed though, with it's simple gold and red band.
This robusto had a nice, shiny, light brown wrapper with a few small veins. The roll was nice and solid with some springiness and the pre-light draw has some mild resistance. After lighting the first few puffs had some vegetal bitterness, but this quickly changed to a core of coffee / cedary tobacco flavors with a touch of mild spiciness. These flavors mostly stayed throughout the smoke - getting just a touch stronger in the last 2/3rds of the cigar.
In the second third I tasted some noticeable straw / grassy flavors, but these did not carry over into the last third of the cigar. This was not a bad thing by any means - just adding to the complexity of flavors. Overall I'd put these in the medium strength / body category, so they are a good morning or afternoon cigar. The burn was fairy even all the way and the draw produced a good amount of smoke. I've smoked a number of these and they are fairly consistent with regard to this review. The Leon Jimenes robustos are in the $3-$4 range, which makes them a good value.
