3.2 years old; Full Body;
$8.50
Rating 3.3 out of 5 Nicaraguan Habano Rosado Wrapper; Nicaraguan Binder & Filler
Construction very lumpy and oily Wrapper cracking and coming apart as it is smoked Pre-light draw was sweet hay Drink Coffee
1/3 - Very Good - Nice and Sweet flavors. RH Molasses and Burnt coffee with a hint of licorice. Terrible burn and plugged draw - had to spike it twice but still not getting much smoke. Sweet old paper aroma. This would be Excellent if not for the burn, draw and wrapper issues. About 1 1/2" in the draw finally opened up. Unfortunately some slight bitterness has crept in as well. Long solid ash. 50 min. for 1st third.
2/3 - Very Good to Good - Molasses sweetness continues and it is both smoother and stronger at the same time. Bad burn continues due to wrapper cracking with touch ups required. RH Slightly bittersweet with some floral tanginess and a touch of peppermint! Very unique. 2nd third 40 min.
3/3 - Poor to Fair - Had to spike it again causing some more bitterness. Keeps trying to go out causing allot of puffing and ineffectual draws yielding little or no smoke. Went out and relights not helping. Wrapper cracking problem finally over. Had similar issues with the 1/2 Danno I smoked last year. Flavor flat and bitter at end due to strong draws to get any volume of smoke. RH mostly floral, if any. Put it down early. Tis a shame. Was hoping for much better.
Lightly sweet finish
Easy band removal
Buy Again? No
Future Aging? 1 aged
Smoke Time - 2 hrs.
In 2009 Nestor Miranda released a special size (7 x 56) of his Special Selection 20th Anniversary, named after his late son.
Happy Smoking
Don Ricardo
Rating 3.3 out of 5 Nicaraguan Habano Rosado Wrapper; Nicaraguan Binder & Filler
Construction very lumpy and oily Wrapper cracking and coming apart as it is smoked Pre-light draw was sweet hay Drink Coffee
1/3 - Very Good - Nice and Sweet flavors. RH Molasses and Burnt coffee with a hint of licorice. Terrible burn and plugged draw - had to spike it twice but still not getting much smoke. Sweet old paper aroma. This would be Excellent if not for the burn, draw and wrapper issues. About 1 1/2" in the draw finally opened up. Unfortunately some slight bitterness has crept in as well. Long solid ash. 50 min. for 1st third.
2/3 - Very Good to Good - Molasses sweetness continues and it is both smoother and stronger at the same time. Bad burn continues due to wrapper cracking with touch ups required. RH Slightly bittersweet with some floral tanginess and a touch of peppermint! Very unique. 2nd third 40 min.
3/3 - Poor to Fair - Had to spike it again causing some more bitterness. Keeps trying to go out causing allot of puffing and ineffectual draws yielding little or no smoke. Went out and relights not helping. Wrapper cracking problem finally over. Had similar issues with the 1/2 Danno I smoked last year. Flavor flat and bitter at end due to strong draws to get any volume of smoke. RH mostly floral, if any. Put it down early. Tis a shame. Was hoping for much better.
Lightly sweet finish
Easy band removal
Buy Again? No
Future Aging? 1 aged
Smoke Time - 2 hrs.
In 2009 Nestor Miranda released a special size (7 x 56) of his Special Selection 20th Anniversary, named after his late son.
Happy Smoking
Don Ricardo
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