Search the Community

So April 3rd was my birthday and but more importantly my best friend also had his new born baby girl! Born the same day. Easter miracle!! Plus I had money on it so even better..( get a box of cigars maybe with El Prez's autograph).. With all the excitement and to congratulate my friend I had planned for us to have a royal robusto session but long story short I ended up smoking this alone on Sunday morning after a few days of good aged cigars, booze, and a meal. Good Coffee is my chaser for this exercise. With good aged cheddar for breakfast as my prior meal. These cigars are from Nov 14, box code MUL if remembered correctly. I have had one already (2 months ago) and it was ok but bitter and in my opinion these need a good two year nap. However, figured I'd double check. For science. Construction is very good. Wrapper looks to have lots of nicotine and oil. It's a tad dry from my house as keeping rh up all winter is always a challenge. The cap had the dimple which I find has been very prominent as of late. The aroma cold was of cream, sweetness, rose water/floral and the barnyard smell being the dominant. Draw was fine.. Upon first lighting I got a sense of cohiba hay. Which excited me as I had a great siglo vl on Saturday night. The notes of toasted tobacco and cocoa along with cream. After about 5 minutes things changed and bitter cocoa along with a flavour I can only describe as Uppman ( light tobacco with sweet breads with floral notes) became present. The bitterness continued to become more present for 2/3 of the 1/3 which was a real disappointment. End of the first third, happy to see some bitterness go away. Lots of toasted tobacco. The Uppman notes are there underneath. I feel that time is what these need. Second third, the notes of cream are becoming present, I feel that cohiba hay is hiding in there but the bitter cocoa is still very dominant and sadly ruining the cigar. Final third, bitterness is really going away. Spice becoming more present as the bitterness passes the smell of the cigar is much more flavourful. The neighbourhood is coming out to the side walk to smell what's cooking. The cream, hay and floral notes are hitting with youth of the cigar gone. To the end it never got hot or bitter and for me I'd say the thing was rolled backwards for how the taste was. So good things come to those who wait. As far as burn, ash and construction photos say it all. Ash wasn't too white and burn wasn't good (wonky) till midpoint. Construction was pretty impressive IMO. The bitterness was never earthy either which I thought the 2/3 would evolve too. However it never came to be. No relights or touch ups..... For science. I'd rate the cigar 88-89 at best. I think in two years if the bitterness goes away and the other notes flourish it's a 93-94. I wish the sweet bread and cohiba hay would be more present and I'm hoping that of my two boxes of these cigars, that the other box is better than these two sticks I've had so far. Other than that, happy Easter everyone. Mine was great lots of friends, drinks, food and most important laughs. Hope all of yours were as well! Cheers, Mike Merry International booze bag