2.8 years old; Medium Body; $4 - love the bargain bins!!
Rating out 4 of 5
Nicaraguan Corojo Wrapper; Dominican Binder; Dominican
y Nicaraguan Filler Construction - a few soft spot w allot of veins.
Pre-light aroma was Pipe Cigar
Pre-light draw was Hay
Drink - Coffee w Brandy
1/3 - Very Good - Initial flavors mix of pepper and sweet wood;
Slightly spicy and very sweet RH; Firm draw & sweet pepper aroma. Crooked
burn required touch ups.
2/3 - Very Good to Great - Sweet flavors continue with some
leather. The pepper flavors have faded. Nice creamy really sweet RH's. - like
smoking a piece of candy. Some burn corrections still needed. Draw remains
firm.
3/3 - Very Good to Good - not as sweet with more floral flavors
now both in the draw and RH - which also has some clove in it from time to
time. The draw got too firm so I had to cut it, which helped. Corrective
burns still the rule. Also has a bit of a bite at the end.
Overall the finish was sweet - you think?
Easy band removal
Buy Again? Yes
Future Aging? None.
Smoke Time 1 Hr. 45 Min.
I saw on line that Ortsac re-released the 1962 at IPCR in 2012.
This cigar was from 2010 at least so I am sure it does not have the same flavor
profile. The new one is made with Oliva tobaccos and wrapped with an
Ecuadorian Sun Grown Habano wrapper - sounds good. . If anyone has
smoked the newer version please let me know how it was. Please don't confuse it
with the San Andreas Maduro - not a big fan of Mexican wrappers Meanwhile
I am on the prowl for the old version. I don't think I have ever had
a Nicaraguan Corojo Wrapper that was this sweet.
Happy Smoking
Don Ricardo
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