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jazznut · 06-12-2003, 06:10 PM

(7.63 inches by 49 ring gauge, from Cuba)
One approaches such an established classic with a certain amount of trepidation. Yet in first encountering Hoyo's Prominente, I was quickly put at ease by its demeanour. The cigar, ever so slightly box-pressed and clad in a satiny, dark cocoa Colorado capa, felt as balanced and light in my fingers as a fine crystal wine goblet. It greeted the flame with nary a hesitation and proceeded to dispense multifarious spices which danced delicately upon my palate. As I sensed myself sinking into a down-filled, Corinthian leather couch surrounded by the scent of applewood embers, flavours of Belgian chocolate and caramel softly came forth to cloak the underlying toastiness. I began to wonder how they do get the caramilk inside of a Caramilk bar. The tone gradually deepened, but the overall effect was so gently if persistently conveyed that I was left in a state of amazement. As we say in La Belle Province, "tout en rondeur". A truly beautiful smoking moment in time. Gordon & MacPhail's lush 15 Year Old Linkwood and Grant's Baklava pastry-like Balvenie 21 Year Old Port Wood paired perfectly.

I would be remiss if I granted this wonderfully debonair double corona anything less than my top rating, an absolute

06-12-2003, 06:10 PM	#1
jazznut Managing Editor Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 26,082	Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona (7.63 inches by 49 ring gauge, from Cuba) One approaches such an established classic with a certain amount of trepidation. Yet in first encountering Hoyo's Prominente, I was quickly put at ease by its demeanour. The cigar, ever so slightly box-pressed and clad in a satiny, dark cocoa Colorado capa, felt as balanced and light in my fingers as a fine crystal wine goblet. It greeted the flame with nary a hesitation and proceeded to dispense multifarious spices which danced delicately upon my palate. As I sensed myself sinking into a down-filled, Corinthian leather couch surrounded by the scent of applewood embers, flavours of Belgian chocolate and caramel softly came forth to cloak the underlying toastiness. I began to wonder how they do get the caramilk inside of a Caramilk bar. The tone gradually deepened, but the overall effect was so gently if persistently conveyed that I was left in a state of amazement. As we say in La Belle Province, "tout en rondeur". A truly beautiful smoking moment in time. Gordon & MacPhail's lush 15 Year Old Linkwood and Grant's Baklava pastry-like Balvenie 21 Year Old Port Wood paired perfectly. I would be remiss if I granted this wonderfully debonair double corona anything less than my top rating, an absolute __________________ My whisky adventure began at the age of nine. Good things DO take time!