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Cigar Review, Brocatus, El Cubanito Cigars

Oct 17

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ASIANCIGAR Cigar review of Brocatus Cigar, Dominican made

Connecticut Wrapper, Dominican long filler

This stogie is out of my normal comfort zone as it is listed as a mild cigar

The wrapper looks nice and smooth, a light wrapper, made of Connecticut broadleaf

The roll is very firm

Initial pre-light sniff gives no real aroma

The first draw upon lighting gives me some trouble, it was a pretty hard draw, and the flavor is very light, with that mild stogie “tang” or after taste.

About a third of the way down, and this stogie reveals no real pizazz, but it is a mild cigar, so I will deal with it.

The only real flavor that i can pick up is a slight sour after taste on the back of my tongue. It is coupled with a sense of pastey coating overall. Hmm! mild cigar so far no good, at least not for me.

Half way done , yeah! its not that this cigar has a bad taste, it just lacks any taste. So Im wondering whats the use.

I think Ill put this one down and go rinse my mouth! Cant finish what aint there.

Overall,

Appearance nice, roll too tight, draw very difficult. Flavor, none.

BOOOh! The only reason to pu a photo to this add would be so you can see what not to pick at the cigar shop.

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Cigar Review, La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero

Oct 3

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Cigar review of La Flor Dominicana , double ligero, Corona Gorda DSCN0645

60×6.5

Dominican filler, binder

Ecuadorian Sungrown wrapper

Beautiful color on the wrapper, some dark mottling, medium veins, tooth notable.

Firmly rolled

The prelight sniff is very nice, barnyardy

Prelight draw did not yield much

V-cut

This cigars initial light impression was power and spice, with licorice and nut.

Lots of smoke right from the start.

The ash didnt hold but a 1/4 inch, dropped off by merely setting this cigar into the ashtray

The first 2 inches approximately down yielded plenty of spice (black pepper), licorice, some nuttyness and black coffee. DSCN0647

The burn was even woth a great draw, yierlding lots of smoke.

The ash is a nice grey tone dropping off initially at 1/4 inch and then holding for another 1.5 inches.

At the mid way point on this cigar, the flavors have been in and out, from nut with spice and licorice. The nuttyness has been consistent. The finish is somewhat short with the licorice being the predominant flavor to prevail.

At the back end of this stogie, approx 2.0hrs, and the whole experience has been good.

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Burn has been excellent and razor sharp. Plenty of smoke, the draw is easy. This cigar has good complexity, exceptional power and full body.

Rating:

Flavor: 9 of 10 Spicey (black pepper) licorice, black coffee, nutty (cashew like), hints of ginger as well

Burn: 9 of 10

Strength 8 of 10

Complexity 7 of 10

For the price this stogie is a keeper, about 8 bucks definately worth it

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Perdomo Lot 23 Robusto Maduro

Aug 15

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Cigar Review / Perdomo Lot 23 Maduro 5 x50
Origin: Esteli Nicaragua

Wrapper: appearance is relatively smooth, very minute veins and some tooth but overall smoothness is the norm.
Cap: double
Feel: evenly firm overall
Prelight sniff: mild barnyard

On light up the draw is good , first impression is earthy and some obvoius nuttiness.

The finish is short in the first third, there is a notable sweet note along with the nuttiness, no real spice at this point but smooth and tastey.

So far the burn is even , draw is ample and the ash is a nice grey
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At about an inch in to this stogie review and the sweetness is joined by a subtle spiceyness.

The strength is medium, as is the body at this point. The brun has become a bit jagged but nothing extreme, needing a fix.

About 2 inches down and the ash is holding firm. Nice and grey, some black blotchiness noted.

The body is still medium and the nutty sweetness is still predominant.

For a Nicaraguan cigar the spice is minimal, and nose hale is smooth with no heat . The burn at the midway point has not evened up but still ok. a quick toouch up with the torch and onward

AHH! and then there was spice, some good black pepper on the tongue and in the nose, right past the midway point.

Down to the back end this stogie has been smooth, nutty, sweet and spicey. Sounds like a chinese dinner. Its medium body was consistent throughout.

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All in all a good smoke for a reasonable price range of about 5-6 bucks a stick

see you next time, Sit Back RELAX and have a cigar.

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Arturo Fuente Opus X Cigar review

May 31

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Cigar review of the Arturo Fuente Opus X

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Fuente Fuente 5.6 X 46, Dominican Puro

Presentation : over the top, this cigar comes in a cellophane wrapper, with a decroative foot band of red silk cloth, a cedar wrapper on the body, and a very elaborate cigar band, bearing the Opus X label.

Pre-light sniff gives some slight hint of cedar must surely from the body band just removed.

The wrapper on this stogie is very smooth, almost no veins to speak of, a rich reddish brown color.

The roll is tight, no soft spots noted at all. A beautiful triple cap.

Snip, Snip and lets light this baby up, on pre-light draw, I picked up a nutmeggy to ginger like flavor, thats a first.

On light up, the black pepper hits hard, even for a cigar thats been aging in my humidor for over a year, and was at least three years aged prior to being given to me.

About an inch in and the pepper is joined by a hint of ginger on the finish, some creamy notes are also evident. But the prominent flavor is pepper. Although the initial burn started a bit uneven, it has since straightened out to near perfect.

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Some licorice has surfaced in conjunction with the ginger, its a bit odd, but interesting never the less. the pepper has taken a back seat to this flavor combo. at about 2 inches the ash was holding on strong but I tipped it off so as not to mess up my lap top.

The draw is excellent on this cigar, producing a thick smoke . About half way now and the flavors have come together well, smooth finish, some pepper, ginger, and licorice still thriving.

The power on this stogie is formidable. I must say its not for the meek and mild.

The last leg of this cigar has powered up. But smooth all the way.

I can see why this cigar is so sought after, rightly so, an excellent Dominican puro.

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Cigar Review, Tatuaje Black label tubo

Mar 14

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This cigar review , of the Tatuaje black label is a spur of the moment thought, brought about by the generosity of a friend, who traded me cigars during a poker game. Thanks Bob!

The tatuaje black label is a very limited production cigar

All Nicaraguan tobacco

Very complex stogie with consistent transition in flavor and finish DSCN0405