handyman dave
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This a Bolivar Bonita, a Petit Mareva, 4 7/8" long, 40 ring.
Date of manufacture ABR 07
Lovely wrapper, very small veins with a nice sheen to the leaf.
The prelight aroma was rich and earthy.
The foot showed a nice accordion-like folding.
While the head showed a lovely triple cap. It cut cleanly revealing nice internal structure.
Prelight the draw was perfect to my taste, medium firm with an earthy, barnyard taste.
It fired beautifully with a white pepper and leather initial character.
At 1/2" hints of cedar and a slight fruitiness were developing.
At 1" the sweetness and fruity notes continued with hints of cocoa emerging. The ash was firm and grey but I was becoming concerned about the unevenness you can see above. The ash fell soon after this photo was taken and the burn corrected itself with no additional attention from me.
At the halfway mark the smoke was mellowing considerably with rich, creamy tasting tobacco flavor filling my mouth and nasal cavities.
The final third developed some black pepper flavors with the cedar and creamy character continuing.
The last inch was very mellow and smooth while continuing the wonderful rich, creamy taste until I could not hold it any longer. It lasted a little over 50 minutes for me, although I tend to smoke rather quickly.
I thoroughly enjoyed this smoke. At less than $6 each by the box, delivered, I found it to be a reasonable value in a lovely, full bodied smoke. I look forward to seeing what some additional aging will do in developing this already tasty stick.
Date of manufacture ABR 07
Lovely wrapper, very small veins with a nice sheen to the leaf.
The prelight aroma was rich and earthy.
The foot showed a nice accordion-like folding.
While the head showed a lovely triple cap. It cut cleanly revealing nice internal structure.
Prelight the draw was perfect to my taste, medium firm with an earthy, barnyard taste.
It fired beautifully with a white pepper and leather initial character.
At 1/2" hints of cedar and a slight fruitiness were developing.
At 1" the sweetness and fruity notes continued with hints of cocoa emerging. The ash was firm and grey but I was becoming concerned about the unevenness you can see above. The ash fell soon after this photo was taken and the burn corrected itself with no additional attention from me.
At the halfway mark the smoke was mellowing considerably with rich, creamy tasting tobacco flavor filling my mouth and nasal cavities.
The final third developed some black pepper flavors with the cedar and creamy character continuing.
The last inch was very mellow and smooth while continuing the wonderful rich, creamy taste until I could not hold it any longer. It lasted a little over 50 minutes for me, although I tend to smoke rather quickly.
I thoroughly enjoyed this smoke. At less than $6 each by the box, delivered, I found it to be a reasonable value in a lovely, full bodied smoke. I look forward to seeing what some additional aging will do in developing this already tasty stick.
These pics were taken with a Sony DSC-T1, 5 megapixel camera, used in macro mode. With a little fill lighting it works pretty well, hand-held with no flash at all. I downsized the pics to make them fit better on the visual page. Threre was a loss of clarity but not so much that most would notice.
