Cigar Weekly

carmine7075 · 10-28-2015, 04:23 AM

The sidebar on the other thread got me thinking about Nicaraguan tobacco, and I thought about my seldom opened coolerdors.

Back in the day, when I ordered from JR on a regular basis, I wound up with a fairly large stock of freebies that came along with my orders. Most of the freebies were by a new maker at the time, a nice man who posted here on a regular basis, but not what anyone would consider super premium smokes. Most of these boxes went straight into long term storage, because frankly, I didn't like them very much. Time passes, a thread about cigar etiquette pops up, and it inspired me to go dig a box of them out.

Enter a shrink wrapped box of Villar y Villar robustos with a date stamped on the bottom, 2003. I removed the wrap, slid back the lid and looked at the cigars inside. Nice, smooth, wrappers ... cello not very yellowed. Took one of the Nicaraguan puros from the box, and I decided to light it up.

Pre-light aroma has less barnyard than I remember with sweet tobacco now entering the picture. Cut and light. The first 1/4 inch gone, underwhelming. That flat taste I vaguely remember these having. Thinking of Reyes smokes that almost always started off that way, but once past that point, proved to be some of my favorite cigars, I pressed on.

Passing a quarter inch, then, bam. Flavor. Lots of flavor. Sweet tobacco, chocolate, something like cherries in the background. Much more on the mild side of medium than I remember, the cigar is smooth. The middle third transitions to a pleasant sweet tobacco flavor with woody notes, the chocolate and cherries gone. On to the final third, and the profile changes again. The woody notes dissipate, and an almost gingerbread spice enters. It builds as the cigar burns down. Smooth, sweet, gingerbread ... nubbed.

Talk about a surprise. With 12 years of age, the lowly Villar y Villar turns out to be a pretty great cigar.

What aged cigars have you tried from your stock? Any Surprises?

10-28-2015, 04:23 AM	#1
carmine7075 Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Carolina Posts: 11,892	Diggin into aged stock? The sidebar on the other thread got me thinking about Nicaraguan tobacco, and I thought about my seldom opened coolerdors. Back in the day, when I ordered from JR on a regular basis, I wound up with a fairly large stock of freebies that came along with my orders. Most of the freebies were by a new maker at the time, a nice man who posted here on a regular basis, but not what anyone would consider super premium smokes. Most of these boxes went straight into long term storage, because frankly, I didn't like them very much. Time passes, a thread about cigar etiquette pops up, and it inspired me to go dig a box of them out. Enter a shrink wrapped box of Villar y Villar robustos with a date stamped on the bottom, 2003. I removed the wrap, slid back the lid and looked at the cigars inside. Nice, smooth, wrappers ... cello not very yellowed. Took one of the Nicaraguan puros from the box, and I decided to light it up. Pre-light aroma has less barnyard than I remember with sweet tobacco now entering the picture. Cut and light. The first 1/4 inch gone, underwhelming. That flat taste I vaguely remember these having. Thinking of Reyes smokes that almost always started off that way, but once past that point, proved to be some of my favorite cigars, I pressed on. Passing a quarter inch, then, bam. Flavor. Lots of flavor. Sweet tobacco, chocolate, something like cherries in the background. Much more on the mild side of medium than I remember, the cigar is smooth. The middle third transitions to a pleasant sweet tobacco flavor with woody notes, the chocolate and cherries gone. On to the final third, and the profile changes again. The woody notes dissipate, and an almost gingerbread spice enters. It builds as the cigar burns down. Smooth, sweet, gingerbread ... nubbed. Talk about a surprise. With 12 years of age, the lowly Villar y Villar turns out to be a pretty great cigar. What aged cigars have you tried from your stock? Any Surprises? __________________ Last edited by carmine7075; 10-28-2015 at 04:33 AM.