danthebugman
BoM Nov '10
Smoked this cigar a few weeks ago, but misplaced my note card. Finally found it so here you go.
The Serie Jalapa is a cigar rolled from tobacco produced at the El Estero farm in...you guessed it...the Jalapa Valley, Nicaragua. Comes in 3 sizes...Robusto (5 x 52), Toro (6 x 54), and Chruchill (7 x 50). The particular vitola I smoked was the Toro. Took a walk with my bike down to the shop while smoking this so sorry for the weak cell phone pics.
The cigar is a little on the unimpressive side in that it doesn't possess any flash banding and it wasn't until I did some research that I even realized who made it. However it does look like a top notch cigar. The wrapper is an attractive chocolate with a reddish hue to it, the seams are tight and the cigar feels well packed. The aroma was nice too...a spicy, earthiness. I punched this cigar and got a slightly sweet, spicy flavor.
The first few puffs from the cigar weren't really much to impress. The draw was good and there was ample smoke production, but I got what can only be described as a dirty, earthy flavor. Not God awful, but not really that great. Didn't last long though before it started coming to life. I started to get a slightly sweet, slightly bready flavor followed by an earthy finish and some spice (cinnamon/nutmeg kind of duo) though the nose.
I was smoking this cigar first thing in the morning and body-wise it was perfect...not too strong, but not so mild that I found it wanting. Flavor-wise I was really quite taken with what I have to describe as an earthy banana bread profile. Maybe it was my subconscious telling me that's what I wanted for breakfast or something but the mixture of the sweetness, earthiness, cinnamon/nutmeg gave me the distinct impression of banana bread. I still salivate while thinking about it.
The burn was never particularly even, but never out of whack enough that I felt I needed a touch up. The ash was a dark gray color and held solidly for 1-2 inches before being tapped onto the sidewalk/street. The cigar ended just as smoothly as it had begun.
Overall I was a little skeptical about the concept of a cigar rolled from a single farm, even though the Lot 23 is a favorite and it's the same concept. I know it doesn't make sense, but that's just how it is. But it did manage to do what many other cigars have not...make a lasting impression. Now a couple weeks after smoking it, I still think about it and wish I had more. Definitely going to pick up some more of these and with a price in the $6-7 range I'm okay with that.
Dan
The Serie Jalapa is a cigar rolled from tobacco produced at the El Estero farm in...you guessed it...the Jalapa Valley, Nicaragua. Comes in 3 sizes...Robusto (5 x 52), Toro (6 x 54), and Chruchill (7 x 50). The particular vitola I smoked was the Toro. Took a walk with my bike down to the shop while smoking this so sorry for the weak cell phone pics.
The cigar is a little on the unimpressive side in that it doesn't possess any flash banding and it wasn't until I did some research that I even realized who made it. However it does look like a top notch cigar. The wrapper is an attractive chocolate with a reddish hue to it, the seams are tight and the cigar feels well packed. The aroma was nice too...a spicy, earthiness. I punched this cigar and got a slightly sweet, spicy flavor.
The first few puffs from the cigar weren't really much to impress. The draw was good and there was ample smoke production, but I got what can only be described as a dirty, earthy flavor. Not God awful, but not really that great. Didn't last long though before it started coming to life. I started to get a slightly sweet, slightly bready flavor followed by an earthy finish and some spice (cinnamon/nutmeg kind of duo) though the nose.
I was smoking this cigar first thing in the morning and body-wise it was perfect...not too strong, but not so mild that I found it wanting. Flavor-wise I was really quite taken with what I have to describe as an earthy banana bread profile. Maybe it was my subconscious telling me that's what I wanted for breakfast or something but the mixture of the sweetness, earthiness, cinnamon/nutmeg gave me the distinct impression of banana bread. I still salivate while thinking about it.
The burn was never particularly even, but never out of whack enough that I felt I needed a touch up. The ash was a dark gray color and held solidly for 1-2 inches before being tapped onto the sidewalk/street. The cigar ended just as smoothly as it had begun.
Overall I was a little skeptical about the concept of a cigar rolled from a single farm, even though the Lot 23 is a favorite and it's the same concept. I know it doesn't make sense, but that's just how it is. But it did manage to do what many other cigars have not...make a lasting impression. Now a couple weeks after smoking it, I still think about it and wish I had more. Definitely going to pick up some more of these and with a price in the $6-7 range I'm okay with that.
Dan
