Ortega Serie D No. 6

[danthebugman]

Size: 4.5" x 48
Wrapper: Ecuador Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Price: $6.50 - $7.00

I'm back! Been a while since I've posted a review, but life is settling down some and I'm getting back in the swing of things. The other night I had the fortune of getting the kids to bed early and the wife was involved in some reality show. The weather was playing nice so I hit the deck with a cigar.

The Ortega Serie D is a cigar produced by Eddie Ortega (you remember him from the 601 line of cigars) at the My Father factory in Esteli. So I've pretty much been interested in trying this since hearing about it. Overall it is a nice looking cigar with a slightly reddish, chocolaty wrapper. Though there is a bit of excess glue squirting out the band on the backside. The box press is obvious, but it's not excessive as some examples can be. There is a nice woodsy spice aroma coming off the cigar when I pull it from the cello. Clipped the cap with my trusty Palio and the draw is spot on with a nice woody flavor with a hint of sweetness to it. Caramel almost. Broke out the matches and after a few attempts got it fired up, though I soon had to touch it up due to an uneven start. Had a great spice (nutmegish) and wood flavor with hints of cocoa at the beginning. Transitioning through the cigar the spice dies down some leaving a mainly woody flavor, but with some caramel-like sweetness. The burn was great after the initial issue, but that was due to my rustiness with the matches. Ash held well, falling in 1/2 - 3/4 inch clumps. In the end, pretty good cigar. The size is nice and the price isn't bad, but most importantly it's a flavor bomb.

Dan

 

[ATL]

Thanks for the review, Dan. Glad to see you back at it!

 

[UpInSmoke]

Nice review. Love these sticks

 

[Rupe]

Thanks for the review Dan!

This is one of my current favorites.

 

[zgnombies]

Thanks for the review. I can't find these in town, I think i'll have to pick some up online.

 

[jacobwaits]

Very nice Job. Sounds like it may be worth a try.

 

[javajunkie]

classic bugman review, keep it clear and simple. thanks, dan!

too much new has come out, and too many LEs, and it unfortunately makes gems like this hard to find amidst the clutter and clamor. which is a shame, because they're yummy and all. o)

 

[srduggins]

One of the best value smokes out there IMO. Thanks for the review.

 

[jamesbrownsplit]

Fwiw thats the natural with the ecuadorian habano rosado wrapper. I totally agree with you on the caramel though. To me the naturals smoke like a samoa Girl Scout cookie.

 

[danthebugman]

Fwiw thats the natural with the ecuadorian habano rosado wrapper.

Thanks for the correction. I had to got out to the ash tray and retrieve the cello. The sticker on it is labelled maduro :dunno:. So I did some Google searching and the the maduro has a green color on the band, the natural doesn't.

Dan

 

[Hoshneer]

This is turning out to be one of my absolute favorite smokes.

 

[mistaforty]

This is turning out to be one of my absolute favorite smokes.

Yeah I enjoyed the hell out of the lance and it's an easy box choice at the prices I've seen

 

[Alwayslit]

Nice!!