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jjmd · 10-09-2005, 06:13 PM

This is one of the best sticks I have smoked to date. Tawny smooth brown wrapper with minimal veins. Excellent construction with no soft spots. INCREDIBLE prelight aroma. Easy light. Smooth draw. Flakey gray ash. Razor sharp burn with no need for correction. Started with wood and vanilla, and eased its way into a pleasant grassy flavor and mild sweet leather. The woody flavor intensified as it was smoked, but was never obtrusive. The vanilla note danced in and out and became more prominent at the last third which was also combined with a toasted tobacco flavor. Amazingly complex, this stick took a full 1 hour and 45 minutes to enjoy. It MUST be smoked slowly to appreciate all of the complexity and nuances. Do NOT draw too hard or too frequently or the flavors become sour and unpleasant. All in all, an outstanding smoking experience. I did not experience the much rumored draw problems, even though this was from the notorious '01 stock. I can see why this is Castro's diplomatic gift!! This is the only cigar I have given a "10" to.

-JJ

jazznut · 10-09-2005, 06:40 PM

It is what it is. And that's really something.
The dangerous aspect is that one could light these up on a daily basis.
Thanks for sharing.

rutkus · 10-09-2005, 07:06 PM

damn, i was going to write a review on these today, that basically echoed what you said. I had a fabulous one this evening enjoying the wonderful cold front that has blown in. great review and ditto to everything you have mentioned

dvickery · 10-09-2005, 07:19 PM

presently puffing from an ago'01 box of lanceros...getting to be pretty nice smokes.

derrek

bsslack · 10-09-2005, 10:11 PM

Great Review on an Awesome Vitola!

Damn Doc, You are getting pretty good at the Review Thing!

These and the Trini's are favorites!

How do You feel They compare, other that the smoking technique?

Remember All Whom Serve!!!

slack

fineage · 10-10-2005, 01:00 AM

Very nice JJ, we will get into a box of "96's soooooooooooooon!!!!!!

Bass man · 10-10-2005, 04:45 PM

Always the contrarian, I've never been imoressed with the Lancero. Now the 99 & 01 Siglo Vs- there a tasty smoke.

jjmd · 10-11-2005, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsslack

These and the Trini's are favorites!

How do You feel They compare, other that the smoking technique?

I would say the Trini Fundadore is more earthy and lacks the prominent grassy and vanilla notes that the Lancero posesses. Both are complex aand long-lasting smokes, but their profiles are distinctly different, IMHO.

10-09-2005, 06:13 PM	#1
jjmd Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 3,739	Cohiba Lancero CLE ABR '01 This is one of the best sticks I have smoked to date. Tawny smooth brown wrapper with minimal veins. Excellent construction with no soft spots. INCREDIBLE prelight aroma. Easy light. Smooth draw. Flakey gray ash. Razor sharp burn with no need for correction. Started with wood and vanilla, and eased its way into a pleasant grassy flavor and mild sweet leather. The woody flavor intensified as it was smoked, but was never obtrusive. The vanilla note danced in and out and became more prominent at the last third which was also combined with a toasted tobacco flavor. Amazingly complex, this stick took a full 1 hour and 45 minutes to enjoy. It MUST be smoked slowly to appreciate all of the complexity and nuances. Do NOT draw too hard or too frequently or the flavors become sour and unpleasant. All in all, an outstanding smoking experience. I did not experience the much rumored draw problems, even though this was from the notorious '01 stock. I can see why this is Castro's diplomatic gift!! This is the only cigar I have given a "10" to. -JJ

10-09-2005, 06:40 PM	#2
jazznut Managing Editor Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 26,082	It is what it is. And that's really something. The dangerous aspect is that one could light these up on a daily basis. Thanks for sharing. __________________ My whisky adventure began at the age of nine. Good things DO take time!

10-09-2005, 07:06 PM	#3
rutkus Club Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 1,727	damn, i was going to write a review on these today, that basically echoed what you said. I had a fabulous one this evening enjoying the wonderful cold front that has blown in. great review and ditto to everything you have mentioned __________________ Quod me nutrit me destruit (\_(\ (=' :') (,('')('')

10-09-2005, 10:11 PM	#5
bsslack Herf Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: A Lone Star State Posts: 7,412	Great Review on an Awesome Vitola! Damn Doc, You are getting pretty good at the Review Thing! These and the Trini's are favorites! How do You feel They compare, other that the smoking technique? Remember All Whom Serve!!! slack __________________ LB... Do not Hold Your Heart's True Words, until they can only fall upon the saddened ears and broken hearts, already filled with the loudness of grief. -unk ...Quick to Judgement...Quick to Anger and Slow To Understand... -Rush (it was true then and it's still applies today.) Remember EVERY American Soldier Past and Present.-You -Me -Everybody

10-10-2005, 01:00 AM	#6
fineage Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bengal Land, Ohio USA Posts: 330	Very nice JJ, we will get into a box of "96's soooooooooooooon!!!!!! __________________ "Do your Job!"- Marvin Lewis

10-09-2005, 07:19 PM	#4
dvickery Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: edson, alberta canada Posts: 224	presently puffing from an ago'01 box of lanceros...getting to be pretty nice smokes. derrek

10-10-2005, 04:45 PM	#7
Bass man Club Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Tobacco Road Posts: 4,920	Always the contrarian, I've never been imoressed with the Lancero. Now the 99 & 01 Siglo Vs- there a tasty smoke.