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I did this review several weeks ago.
Vegas Cubana by Don Pepin Garcia:
Just as I realized it was Friday the 13th, I also realized that my dry box was empty…
I remember throwing away Ben’s @modo22 cigar (in the last split) in the garage trash can… I also remember not taking it out yet… so I go to the garage, look in the trash can and there they are…
Initial aroma: mint, calamine lotion…
Draw is a bit too loose, but I think it might tighten up as we go.
Dry pull slight hint of embalming fluid
1st few puffs… not nearly as bad as the initial dry pull. I get a very light flavor of not leather… but the plastic cover someone might put on a leather couch…
1st third… settling in now… fresh bread on the front cedar on the back end. Slight pepper (black?)
Pairing this today with Sunright Milk tea, one of my favorites.
Just ending the 1st third, and I blow out a thick white cloud, and I get a nice sweet flavor… like fruity, but not the usual sour fruit taste from any non-Cuban, on my tongue. The retro is still smooth, with a slight black pepper tingle.
2nd 3rd, the sweetness has subsided , and now I’m getting a sour taste, just like green apples would taste… but it’s mild, and not unpleasant.
1/2 way, and I’m gettin more pepper, black on the tongue, cayenne on the retro.
The draw has firmed up, and it couldn’t be any better at this point.
When I started this review, I was thinking I would be tasting some pretty repulsive flavors, and this would be great to share
well, I can admit that I was wro… well, maybe I can’t 
I clip and purge for the last third.
Smoke is still very thick, a bit creamy, and black and white pepper mixed on the retro.
At this time, I notice a bit of sweet hay, and now just black pepper on the retro.
And, yes… I can’t believe it, but I smoked it down to this:
Vegas Cubana by Don Pepin Garcia:
Just as I realized it was Friday the 13th, I also realized that my dry box was empty…
I remember throwing away Ben’s @modo22 cigar (in the last split) in the garage trash can… I also remember not taking it out yet… so I go to the garage, look in the trash can and there they are…
Initial aroma: mint, calamine lotion…
Draw is a bit too loose, but I think it might tighten up as we go.
Dry pull slight hint of embalming fluid
1st few puffs… not nearly as bad as the initial dry pull. I get a very light flavor of not leather… but the plastic cover someone might put on a leather couch…
1st third… settling in now… fresh bread on the front cedar on the back end. Slight pepper (black?)
Pairing this today with Sunright Milk tea, one of my favorites.
Just ending the 1st third, and I blow out a thick white cloud, and I get a nice sweet flavor… like fruity, but not the usual sour fruit taste from any non-Cuban, on my tongue. The retro is still smooth, with a slight black pepper tingle.
2nd 3rd, the sweetness has subsided , and now I’m getting a sour taste, just like green apples would taste… but it’s mild, and not unpleasant.
1/2 way, and I’m gettin more pepper, black on the tongue, cayenne on the retro.
The draw has firmed up, and it couldn’t be any better at this point.
When I started this review, I was thinking I would be tasting some pretty repulsive flavors, and this would be great to share
well, I can admit that I was wro… well, maybe I can’t I clip and purge for the last third.
Smoke is still very thick, a bit creamy, and black and white pepper mixed on the retro.
At this time, I notice a bit of sweet hay, and now just black pepper on the retro.
And, yes… I can’t believe it, but I smoked it down to this:
- I was kidding about the trash can
- Total time 1 hour and 40 minutes
- I was not kidding about the formaldehyde
- There were several relights, but the burn was spot on.
- If I had to give it a score, it would be an 80 (I admit I have had worse Cubans.)
