danthebugman
BoM Nov '10
Size: 4 x 46
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder: Connecticut Habano
Filler: Nicaraguan
The story behind these cigars is this...Dion Giolito (maker of Illusione) and Jonathan Drew (of Drew Estates fame) got together and came up with the Nosotros blend. The cigar was unveiled in 2009 at IPCPR and officially released in the Spring of 2010. There was much interest in the line, but unfortunately it didn't seem to meet a lot of people's expectations. Long story short the line ended up getting canned and Jonathan Drew ended up with a lot of product just sitting around. What's a cigar guru to do? Well it was only a matter of time...
From the Outlaw website:
After a hectic and very stressful week thus far, I was granted a window of opportunity to enjoy a cigar this afternoon. I rummaged through my humidor, but really my mind had already been made up when I saw this stick sitting on top. I grabbed my things and headed to the screened in porch at my current residence. Pulling the cigar from it's cello my nose was greeted with a curious mixture of herbs and spice. Hard to put my finger on, but kind of an evergreen or cedar with slight clove undertones I would say. The wrapper is a light brown color and contains a faint network of tiny veins intersperced with the occassional larger, but still small, vein.
The cap cut easily and cleanly leaving behind an easy draw with just a touch of resistance. The cold draw flavors were a pleasant tobacco with a tingly, slightly peppery finish. Toasted and lit fairly easily, though it took more persuasion than I had anticipated for a smaller cigar. At first the smoke output was thin, but after a few puffs it came to life like a steam engine.
The core flavor is a woody tobacco accompanied by a sweet, slightly spicy aroma through the nose. It's the kind of spice that one would expect to accompany the aromas I got when pulling the cigar from its cello, but I couldn't do any better at putting a description to it. There is also a slight bit of pepper on the finish. The burn required a small touchup at the start as it was trying to burn lopsided, but after than it was fairly straight. Ash was a vibrant white color and held strong for 1/2" before being tapped into the ashtray.
The second third started out with more of the same except that the sweetness decreased and the pepper was absent. Toward the end of the second third the burn tried to go a little haywire, but nothing that really needed touched up if you kept an eye on it. Also toward the end of the second third a fairly strong egg-like flavor started to creep in. After several halfhearted attempts at purging I gave up.
So what's the verdict? Well it's not a bad cigar, but it wasn't mind-blowing. Which seems to have been the consensus on Nosotros since it's release. I didn't mind it and will definitely be picking up some more at some point in the future for when the mood strikes me. Here's something cool though...the price on the 13 cigars is appreciably less than what I could find for Nosotros. So if you liked Nosotros and are looking to stock up before they're completely gone, these could be friendlier on the wallet.
Dan
