These cigars were sent to me by Andy Madera in the box pass that he's doing. These two reviews were way more detailed than most of mine since I wrote things down.
For those of you who have tried these see how my experiences compare to yours.
First I smoked Reserva Mira Flor. I had them set in 65% for about two weeks and I paired it with some Tanzanian Peaberry coffee (black).
First off the appearance of the cigar was good. The band is unpretentious, but it did have inaccurate lettering (not that it matters). The cap looked good and the wrapper had typical small veining found on all good wrappers.
Lighting: The cigar lit evenly and the initial was a clean cedar flavor. It had a good aroma and there was no harshness. The cigar had a great draw and gave ample smoke when I took a good pull off it. I always try to tear a band off at the beginning for some reason and this one tore off with no problems. I hate when the band is glued to the cigar wrapper.
At the 1/3 mark the cigar sort of went to a creamy flavor.
Then at the 1/2-2/3 area the flavor sort of intensified and got slightly peppery but still had a creamy flavor. At this point I had found that when blown though the nasal sinus the smoke had a strong almond flavor.
The end of the cigar pretty much remained the same as the middle.
Overall- The cigar was very good. The flavor was right up my alley. Smooth very flavorful and well behaved. The only thing I would request is a smaller ring gage at like maybe 40 ring or so. I would smoke it again and would recommend it to friends.
Goviado
Also kept at 65% for two weeks. I paired this with water.
The cigar looked good and comparably constructed as the Reserva Mira Flor. The cigar had a musty compost scent to it even after two weeks in the humidor.
At lighting the cigar had a even burn and good draw. The predominate flavor was leather with a slight harshess.
Around halfway the leather picked up a creamier flavor to go along with it. Still with a bit of harshess
At the end of the cigar it seemed to have lost the leather flavor and went to a cedar flavor with some pepper hints.
Overall it's a good cigar but it did not really fit in my flavor profile. I'm sure this cigar will appeal to someone as each person has individual tastes. Well constructed and well behaved smoke. The flavor was good but I did enjoy the Mira Flor more.
For those of you who have tried these see how my experiences compare to yours.
First I smoked Reserva Mira Flor. I had them set in 65% for about two weeks and I paired it with some Tanzanian Peaberry coffee (black).
First off the appearance of the cigar was good. The band is unpretentious, but it did have inaccurate lettering (not that it matters). The cap looked good and the wrapper had typical small veining found on all good wrappers.
Lighting: The cigar lit evenly and the initial was a clean cedar flavor. It had a good aroma and there was no harshness. The cigar had a great draw and gave ample smoke when I took a good pull off it. I always try to tear a band off at the beginning for some reason and this one tore off with no problems. I hate when the band is glued to the cigar wrapper.
At the 1/3 mark the cigar sort of went to a creamy flavor.
Then at the 1/2-2/3 area the flavor sort of intensified and got slightly peppery but still had a creamy flavor. At this point I had found that when blown though the nasal sinus the smoke had a strong almond flavor.
The end of the cigar pretty much remained the same as the middle.
Overall- The cigar was very good. The flavor was right up my alley. Smooth very flavorful and well behaved. The only thing I would request is a smaller ring gage at like maybe 40 ring or so. I would smoke it again and would recommend it to friends.
Goviado
Also kept at 65% for two weeks. I paired this with water.
The cigar looked good and comparably constructed as the Reserva Mira Flor. The cigar had a musty compost scent to it even after two weeks in the humidor.
At lighting the cigar had a even burn and good draw. The predominate flavor was leather with a slight harshess.
Around halfway the leather picked up a creamier flavor to go along with it. Still with a bit of harshess
At the end of the cigar it seemed to have lost the leather flavor and went to a cedar flavor with some pepper hints.
Overall it's a good cigar but it did not really fit in my flavor profile. I'm sure this cigar will appeal to someone as each person has individual tastes. Well constructed and well behaved smoke. The flavor was good but I did enjoy the Mira Flor more.
