Mojo
New Member
As new user to the forum, I thought now was as good of a time as any to post my first review. The smoke on tap, a Bolivar Fuerte Cuban Corona. The box price from JR works out to a very reasonable $2.80 a stick.
The cigar isn’t a monster in appearance by today's standards. In comparison with a CAO Brazilia line, for instance, this thing is practically a twig and quite civilized at 5.62x46. It sports an Ecuador Sumatran wrapper which is a solid medium brown wrapper. The wrapper was smooth, free of unsightly marring, but had a few smallish veins throughout
I cut the cigar, and after a few test draws, lit it up. I tend to prefer a fairly-free draw and it was obliging. Despite the fact that I lit it slightly uneven, it corrected itself within a few minutes. After straightening out, it burned very even right up to the end – not dead even, but even enough to not have to take notice for the remainder of the adventure.
Upon first light, I thought all those reviews I read saying how strong this cigar could be wrong. It was fairly light for about the first 3/4” with plenty of spicy high notes. However, continuing down it seemed to get progressively more potent until it leveled about a third into the cigar. Once past a third, the cigar really surprised me with the dimension possessed. I tasted some nice earthy and nutty flavors – and even hints of chocolate. Throughout it maintained a nice cool demeanor. This cigar is frequently described as a full cigar and in my estimation, this is a apt description – its stout, but its fullness did not overpower the flavors. The burn produced nice gray-white ash that was firm, but not incredibly tight – it isn’t a cigar that produces 2” slaps of ash before you’re forced knock them off. I smoked it about as far as my fingers could hold on and the cigar picked up a little more potency the last 3/4 of an inch before I finally set it down about an hour after starting.
Overall, a very nice cigar at twice the price – but especially nice given the cost. I’d definitely recommend a box to any cigar smoker than enjoys a hefty, but dimensional smoke – looks good, burns nice, and has more of than its share of good flavors.
- Mojo
The cigar isn’t a monster in appearance by today's standards. In comparison with a CAO Brazilia line, for instance, this thing is practically a twig and quite civilized at 5.62x46. It sports an Ecuador Sumatran wrapper which is a solid medium brown wrapper. The wrapper was smooth, free of unsightly marring, but had a few smallish veins throughout
I cut the cigar, and after a few test draws, lit it up. I tend to prefer a fairly-free draw and it was obliging. Despite the fact that I lit it slightly uneven, it corrected itself within a few minutes. After straightening out, it burned very even right up to the end – not dead even, but even enough to not have to take notice for the remainder of the adventure.
Upon first light, I thought all those reviews I read saying how strong this cigar could be wrong. It was fairly light for about the first 3/4” with plenty of spicy high notes. However, continuing down it seemed to get progressively more potent until it leveled about a third into the cigar. Once past a third, the cigar really surprised me with the dimension possessed. I tasted some nice earthy and nutty flavors – and even hints of chocolate. Throughout it maintained a nice cool demeanor. This cigar is frequently described as a full cigar and in my estimation, this is a apt description – its stout, but its fullness did not overpower the flavors. The burn produced nice gray-white ash that was firm, but not incredibly tight – it isn’t a cigar that produces 2” slaps of ash before you’re forced knock them off. I smoked it about as far as my fingers could hold on and the cigar picked up a little more potency the last 3/4 of an inch before I finally set it down about an hour after starting.
Overall, a very nice cigar at twice the price – but especially nice given the cost. I’d definitely recommend a box to any cigar smoker than enjoys a hefty, but dimensional smoke – looks good, burns nice, and has more of than its share of good flavors.
- Mojo
I wound up with six of them. My buddies bought two of each for me. One of the best Villazon has to offer.
