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Old 03-24-2002, 07:57 AM   #1
sevenmag
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This is the first of five blind reviews we will do.
This cigar was given to us by jojocigars.
We have scores from a perfect 50 all the down to a 16. That definitely covers both ends of the spectrum.

What was it buddy


Cigar: Cigar #190
Member: Maveric.
Const:4
Burn:5
Draw:5
Aroma:4
Flavor:8
Taste:7
Overall:8
Total:41
PreSmoke: The brown, mottled-black toothless wrapper has very small veins
and a pre-light aroma of cedar. Very nice construction, but the cigar is
a little too soft and spongy. A very even burn throughout this 5 1/2 inch
cigar.'
Smoke: An effortless draw produces volumes of smoke. This cigar has a
good, heavy, mouth filling, full bodied taste of sweet cedar, cocoa and
espresso. Med to low strength, but very tasty and fairly complex. The
cocoa flavors build, then are predominated by cedar.'
Summary: I really enjoyed this cigar. Let me go out on a limb here- Is
this one of Gael's La Lunas? The cigar coats your mouth and hits the back
of your throat the way LaLuna Maduro Fuertes do. I recommend this cigar;
I wanted to be critical in my reviews, but I really enjoyed it and plan on
buying some.'


Cigar: Cigar #190
Member: Jojocigars
Const:5
Burn:5
Draw:5
Aroma:5
Flavor:10
Taste:10
Overall:10
Total:50
PreSmoke: Always great'
Smoke: Smoke very well for a little cigar'
Summary: One of the best cigars I’ve ever smoked.

Cigar: Cigar #190
Member: Neophyte
Const:3
Burn:4
Draw:2
Aroma:1
Flavor:2
Taste:1
Overall:3
Total:16
PreSmoke: Brown color gave me hope for a rich flavor and good body. There
was a slight spicy smell to it. Good wrapper. There were no large veins
and a good texture. It was very soft to the pressure of my fingers'
Smoke: The first puff had a biting metallic taste that stayed consistent
for the first third of the smoke. The other members of the WAC&SG that
were present noticed my distress by my facial contortions and named it a
dog rocket by my third puff. I would have put it out there but felt
compelled to finish judging. The gin helped ease my misery. About two
thirds of the way down I got two good mouthfuls of tasty smoke.'
Summary: I can't wait to find out what it is to see if there are any of
these in my humi. I will send them to some one who likes them.


Cigar: Cigar #190
Member:sevenmag
Const:4
Burn:4
Draw:5
Aroma:4
Flavor:7
Taste:7
Overall:8
Total:39
PreSmoke:'I had high hopes for this one based on appearance alone.
The wrapper was a good-looking slightly mottled brown maduro or maybe
sun grown. Not to many veins and no damage after shipping.
It was a bit spongy and soft but had no voids or soft spots. The cut
went well and the cap was decent.

'
Smoke:'It started out good, lots of straightforward tobacco flavor with
just a bit of sweetness and plenty of spice. I like that combo, I kept
waiting on some more flavors to come around but they never did. It stayed
very consistent until the last third when it got bitter and metallic. I
nursed it along for a little while but it wouldn't come back around.
I had to relight a couple of times and the ash was firm. No burn problems
to speak of.

Summary: Overall a good full bodied cigar, I just wish it had a more
depth.


Cigar: Cigar #190
Member:PurosDave
Const:4
Burn:5
Draw:4
Aroma:5
Flavor:9
Taste:9
Overall:9
Total:45
PreSmoke:'This toro sized cigar is wrapped in a smooth maduro color
wrapper. The cap is well applied finishing off a nice looking cigar. A
quick squeeze tells me that this cigar is well bunched and is only
slightly soft at the foot.'
Smoke:'Pre-light draw is maybe just a bit too easy and it stayed this way
throughout the cigar, but each draw provided a ton of smoke. It burned
straight after correcting a very early run that could have been caused by
lighting to quickly. The aroma is very strong, smelling of cedar and
peppery spices, but pleasing. The first inch was very strong but mellowed
a little and allowed the flavors to come through. A nice complex mixture
of flavors grabbed my attention and made me forget about watching the
movie I put in the DVD player.'
Summary: This is a great cigar for any smoker that enjoys strong
full-bodied cigar. I am glad that I waited until the end of the day to
smoke it. The flavor and strength match nicely without one overpowering
the other. Very nice job by the master blender on this one. Now, what is
it?
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