JL Petit Corona ECA OCT 01

[Bartolomeo]

-Pre draw is aged tobacco

-Box press, wrinkled wrapper a little, solid in hand

-Initial puff is toasted marshmallow and aged leather

-1/3 has some Floral notes, light crème on the aftertaste along with some sweet/sour flavors………all odd but tasty

-Mild-Medium start but smooth, not harsh at all, my guess is due to the age of this cigar

-Some Cayenne pepper on the back of the throat near the end of the 1/3

-Ash is dark Grey almost Black, log shape with layered flakes

-Draw is great, normal burn rate and medium amounts of smoke while cigar rests

-2/3 is pure aged Cuban tobacco along with leather and continued spice, sweetness has gone

-Reminds me what an old school Cuban cigar should taste like, rustic and noble

-Very smooth and not harsh at all but you are not going to find any sweetness either after the initial puffs

-Final third is deep in leather/spice and aged tobacco, reminds me of a well traveled piece of luggage, rugged but with some character to it

-Ended up as a Full bodied cigar, will tend to over heat if you smoke it too fast

-I enjoyed this cigar a lot and amazed how different it was from the JL Corona 02 I had the other day, two different sets of agendas

-8.9/10……..Solid, everyday kind of smoke if you are looking for traditional Cuban flavors IMHO

Bart