pedromendes Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 As mentioned in my previous review of the 2010 Portuguese RE, I spent most of September in my ancestors' country celebrating my 40th. We stayed in my dad's remote village where he owns a house. The porch, with this lovely view, is where I spent many afternoons. In anticipation of this trip, a few years ago I contacted a vendor who specializes in old stogies and was able to procure a glass-tubed H. Upmann Mirable from the late 60s/early 70s. While rugged and cracked badly at the head, I have been waiting a long time to smoke this old timer. I'll admit before I lit up my expectations were low; it had almost no smell and the draw was equally bland. But boy oh boy did things change once it was burning! The cigar immediately hit me with huge amounts of delicious smoke and stunning flavors of sweet cedar and creme brûlée - in other words, classic H. Upmann, but notched up 100 times. I was stunned, puff after puff, at how incredibly complex and smooth the cigar was, while consistently mild-medium in body. The draw and burn were absolutely perfect and at the end of the first third I was amazed by its complexity, full of smokey wood and toasted bread. As I smoked the cigar, I marveled at how over 40 years the masters of the H. Upmann blend have kept a consistent flavour profile. But more than that, I learned first-hand that a well and long-aged Cuban is one of life's greatest delights. By the end of the second third, the cigar was maintaining a luxurious mild-medium body with sweet tobacco and something that reminded me of bakery spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. But the Mirable didn't hit its stride until the final third, where it built up in strength and complexity while remaining incredibly balanced, with flavors of sun dried hay, French fries, bread dipped in chorizo juices and the smell of sweet roasted chestnuts. Smoking time - 1 hour; rating, an almost perfect 97. Happy Birthday to me!!
matt14 Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Great pics by the way! Interesting smoke by the sound of your review, got my 40th next month, got a month to decide on my day/night smokes. Time to pull out a few hidden boxes!
riazp Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Fantastic Review Pedro, thank you for sharing this great smoking experience
bstarrs Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 Great review, sounds like a pretty perfect experience.
laficion Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 Excellent review of a rare cigar indeed, Bravo !!
Puros Y Vino Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 Great work Pedro. I see you were up to no good on your vacation.
Plato Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 As mentioned in my previous review of the 2010 Portuguese RE, I spent most of September in my ancestors' country celebrating my 40th. We stayed in my dad's remote village where he owns a house. The porch, with this lovely view, is where I spent many afternoons. In anticipation of this trip, a few years ago I contacted a vendor who specializes in old stogies and was able to procure a glass-tubed H. Upmann Mirable from the late 60s/early 70s. While rugged and cracked badly at the head, I have been waiting a long time to smoke this old timer. I'll admit before I lit up my expectations were low; it had almost no smell and the draw was equally bland. But boy oh boy did things change once it was burning! The cigar immediately hit me with huge amounts of delicious smoke and stunning flavors of sweet cedar and creme brûlée - in other words, classic H. Upmann, but notched up 100 times. I was stunned, puff after puff, at how incredibly complex and smooth the cigar was, while consistently mild-medium in body. The draw and burn were absolutely perfect and at the end of the first third I was amazed by its complexity, full of smokey wood and toasted bread. As I smoked the cigar, I marveled at how over 40 years the masters of the H. Upmann blend have kept a consistent flavour profile. But more than that, I learned first-hand that a well and long-aged Cuban is one of life's greatest delights. By the end of the second third, the cigar was maintaining a luxurious mild-medium body with sweet tobacco and something that reminded me of bakery spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. But the Mirable didn't hit its stride until the final third, where it built up in strength and complexity while remaining incredibly balanced, with flavors of sun dried hay, French fries, bread dipped in chorizo juices and the smell of sweet roasted chestnuts. Smoking time - 1 hour; rating, an almost perfect 97. Happy Birthday to me!!
Hohenthal Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 Dear Don Pedro, thumbs up on this one! Myself, I had only one experience with a cigar of (randomly) that age, it was also an H. Upmann, Coronas Junior. One of the finer things in life, to say the least! Regards, Alex
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