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Joya De Nicaragua Antanos Robusto

Kingantz

Growing too fast.
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Time to smoke a cigar and relax. I pulled out a JDN Antanos out the desktop and headed out back to try it out. I’ve only smoke a couple of JDN cigars prior and admit that they haven’t been my cup of tea. However, as with many a smoke, things aren’t always what they once were. This is a meaty looking cigar with a dark brown wrapper that has noticeable oils and somewhat coarse. There’s a hefty weight in the hand, very little give when squeezed, and with the cap punched a draw that has just a little more resistance than I like.

Fire to the foot, a couple of puffs to get the burn going, and I take a long, slow draw. My tongue is greeted with sweet spiciness in the medium to full-bodied smoke. Dark flavors of sweet cocoa and rich, moist earth come through with excellent deep-roasted nuts underneath. Delicious!

The burn is sharp with a medium to dark gray ash forming, however the draw has unfortunately tightened up even more. I clip the head with my Palio hoping it would open it up some, however it’s a no go. Massaging and rolling the cigar does help, but only slightly. I’m still able to get out enough smoke to enjoy the full-bodied incredible flavors coming through. Sweet spice and rich, dark earth are predominant with what seems like vanilla bean in there somewhere.

As mentioned, I’ve smoked a couple of JDN cigars previously and really didn’t care for them, however this one is an outstanding smoke. Perfect burn, rich flavors, incredibly lasting finish with a really nice twang of vanilla. The only downside would be the draw, which wasn’t completely bad. Maybe a good thing in a way as I can definitely tell if it were open, this would be an ass-kicker smoke; definitely not one for the weak. Excellent cigar!

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Tight draws piss me off like few other things. However, I like this cigar also. Good one!
 
Your review mirrors my experience with these. When they're on, they're on, but they seem to vary a lot, with an overly tight draw being a common problem. I bought a box of lanceros, and most of them (probably 75%) are just too plugged to enjoy. If it weren't for these problems, they'd be one of my go-tos.
 
Great review. I smoke several of the Belicosos a week. Love that JdNA. Yea, we could hang.
 
I believe this is the cigar that turned into Casa Magna (#1 cigar of 2008) after some minor tweaks.
 
About a year ago, I had a belicoso with about 15 months on it, and it was better than most NCs that I have enjoyed. Time mellows these just enough to bring them into the sweet spot where they are still powerful, but have lost the ammonia, and they taste absolutely awesome.
 
Your review mirrors my experience with these. When they're on, they're on, but they seem to vary a lot, with an overly tight draw being a common problem. I bought a box of lanceros, and most of them (probably 75%) are just too plugged to enjoy. If it weren't for these problems, they'd be one of my go-tos.

I bought a box of the Lancero's recently and smoked one last week. It was great, nice draw and flavor. I hope it wasn't one of the 25% non-plugged that you have experienced. ???
 
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