cigardawg
Active Member
Sat down with a glass of water and my book yesterday evening and lit up a Juan Lopez Petite Corona. Here are my impressions.
Juan Lopez Petite Corona
Rather rustic looking little cigar. The wrapper was a slightly reddish brown and had a couple of major veins and seems. Not the prettiest cigar, but then this is not a beauty contest. No soft spots and had one of the most expertly applied triple caps that I have ever seen. Perfectly straight lines separated the three flags. The pre-light nose was lit, but smelled of wood and hay. These was just a hint of sweetness to it, but this was very much a bit player. The pre-light draw was very tight...here's to hoping it will loosen up.
Put the torch to it and it lit up easily. Horror or horrors :0 , the damned cigar did not loosen up one bit. It was just as tight on the draw as the pre-light. I absolutely hate that. I tried a small drill bit that I had on the porch, but it didn't do the trick. I was stuck with a plugged cigar. Since it was so tight, the smoke production was very low. All I was able to coax out of the cigar were whisps of smoke. The burn on the cigar was even, never requiring touch-ups or corrections. The ash was firm and white. The cigar smoked cool down to an inch and a half (took a lot of work to get there) when I finally gave up and chucked it.
Since I was not able to draw much smoke through this plugged cigar, I am sure that I missed many of the flavor nuances of this cigar. I would place it at mild to medium in body. The primary flavors were woody and herbal, having a very clean tobacco taste and short finish. The aroma was very pleasant, once again herbal and woody with some nice hay and campfire smells. I would have really loved to have been able to capture all of the flavors of this little cigar.
Normally, I would have thrown this cigar away in the first inch or so. However, I was really looking forward to trying it and I only had the one. So, I sat through it and worked hard at it. The flavors that I was to note were to my liking. Must try another soon. Due to the plugged nature of this cigar, I am not going to give it my usual overall rating. For construction, I give this cigar an F . For taste, I give this cigar a B+ .
Juan Lopez Petite Corona
Rather rustic looking little cigar. The wrapper was a slightly reddish brown and had a couple of major veins and seems. Not the prettiest cigar, but then this is not a beauty contest. No soft spots and had one of the most expertly applied triple caps that I have ever seen. Perfectly straight lines separated the three flags. The pre-light nose was lit, but smelled of wood and hay. These was just a hint of sweetness to it, but this was very much a bit player. The pre-light draw was very tight...here's to hoping it will loosen up.
Put the torch to it and it lit up easily. Horror or horrors :0 , the damned cigar did not loosen up one bit. It was just as tight on the draw as the pre-light. I absolutely hate that. I tried a small drill bit that I had on the porch, but it didn't do the trick. I was stuck with a plugged cigar. Since it was so tight, the smoke production was very low. All I was able to coax out of the cigar were whisps of smoke. The burn on the cigar was even, never requiring touch-ups or corrections. The ash was firm and white. The cigar smoked cool down to an inch and a half (took a lot of work to get there) when I finally gave up and chucked it.
Since I was not able to draw much smoke through this plugged cigar, I am sure that I missed many of the flavor nuances of this cigar. I would place it at mild to medium in body. The primary flavors were woody and herbal, having a very clean tobacco taste and short finish. The aroma was very pleasant, once again herbal and woody with some nice hay and campfire smells. I would have really loved to have been able to capture all of the flavors of this little cigar.
Normally, I would have thrown this cigar away in the first inch or so. However, I was really looking forward to trying it and I only had the one. So, I sat through it and worked hard at it. The flavors that I was to note were to my liking. Must try another soon. Due to the plugged nature of this cigar, I am not going to give it my usual overall rating. For construction, I give this cigar an F . For taste, I give this cigar a B+ .
Try another just for fun 
