Review of A. Turrent Reserva de la Casa

diapanos

Banned
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Aug 19, 2014
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Location
Michigan
Size 6X60
 Prelight smell -musty in a good way like wet hay.
Construction - Very good. No loose spots
Wrapper taste - Nothing special or remarkable
 
 
Accompanying drink - Coffee with cream & sugar.
 
 
 
 
How it was cut - Don Salvatore cutter
How it was lit - Four flame lighter (Gotham?)
 
 
1st draw - a little  harsh but tolerable
 
1st 3rd - Harshness very quickly disappears and is replaced with a wonderful sweet leather taste. VERY pleasant
No problems getting it lit and the burn is remaining very even. Smokes very cool and smooth.
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Smell - Sort of a sweet toasty almond-leather smell. Very nice
 
 
 
Second third
Continuing pretty much the same as the first. Sweetness has picked up and I am really enjoying this smoke. 
Weather's nice (about 75) and I'm sitting on the porch watching the traffic go by and enjoying my cigar.
 
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The ash stayed solid for about one inch before I finally tapped it off.
It's a little hard to see in this crappy cell phone pic but the ash stayed completely solid when I tapped it off.
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Last third
Here's where the fun kinda died down a bit. It started smoking a little hot. Maybe a white pepper taste.
I didn't smoke it completely down to the nub but I got close
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This cigar left a very pleasant sweet tobacco taste in my mouth when I was done.
Hands smell like cigar not cigarette. I think a hand washing is still in order though.
 
 
All in all a very enjoyable smoke for the first two thirds.
Last third is when things fell apart a bit and it started to smoke hot and become unpleasant.
 
 
I got 5 of these for $20.
 
 
 
Overall score
7/10
 
 
Would I buy these again?
Yes Probably. A box of 21 is only $79 and after aging in the humidor for a little while maybe that last third harshness would be 
diminished?
And even if it isn't the price is very nice for what you get.
 
http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewcigar.asp?brand=1718
 
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