Quai d'Orsay flavor profile?

[DWC]

What's the basic flavor profile of a fresh Quai d'Orsay corona?

I've tried 'search' but had little luck.

Seems to be either love or hate for these. So instead of relying on reviews, I'd rather hear a basic general flavor profile and make up my own mind as to if I want to try it or not. (Yes, I saw Rob pitch his on the last 3rd of the video review. :-) )

Thanks in advance,

Dan

[CaptainQuintero]

To me, light toasted tobacco, citrus and whisps if sweetness. Kind of like the cigar equivalent of a lemoncurd chessecake.

I love them fresh and aged, aged they take in a custard like flavour to me.

[fabes]

To me, light toasted tobacco, citrus and whisps if sweetness. Kind of like the cigar equivalent of a lemoncurd chessecake.

I love them fresh and aged, aged they take in a custard like flavour to me.

This right here.

[Smallclub]

Balsamic, lightly empyreumatic, with a floral and citrusy note.

[TM-US]

I get a lot of floral and herbal notes- lavender is one that I remember clearly.

[PuffDaddie]

Very good cigar to light for my taste.

[mk05]

A watered down Partagas TPC.

[DrunkenMonkey]

Balsamic, lightly empyreumatic, with a floral and citrusy note.

You said empyreumatic.

[TheDistrictJP]

I wikipediad it and got burnt maple syrup - is that what you were going for?

[Smallclub]

I wikipediad it and got burnt maple syrup - is that what you were going for?

Not exactly. It's related to something that tastes or smells like burnt organic matter, and in french it's often used to evoke tastes/smells of toasted /burned bread, burned wood, etc.

Lightly toasted tobacco is the most evident flavour of the Quai d'Orsay line.

[Smallclub]

A watered down Partagas TPC.

I would say a Partagas Astorias. And very watered down. And only post 2006 Quai d'Orsay !

[CUBANO]

A light very floral and herbal cigar. Try a few singles.

[Ghabanos]

Light gentle floral

[paulF]

A watered down Partagas TPC.

+1 really nice light flavours and nothing complex.

[Habana Mike]

Not exactly. It's related to something that tastes or smells like burnt organic matter, and in french it's often used to evoke tastes/smells of toasted /burned bread, burned wood, etc.

Lightly toasted tobacco is the most evident flavour of the Quai d'Orsay line.

Yep, that's how I interpreted it. First time I saw that word on a cigar forum, well actually first time I saw that word! Très Bien!

[DWC]

Thank you gentlemen. Yes , it sounds like something I'd be interested in trying. I'll pick up some singles soon.

and thanks SmallClub for the new word.

My lists of must buy/wanna try have got a whole lot longer since I joined here. Thanks, I think.

[tmac77]

barioishii

[mk05]

I would say a Partagas Astorias. And very watered down. And only post 2006 Quai d'Orsay !

Definitely post Partagas. If you say Astorias, I will have to try them since you've now advised me, and it is one of the smaller vitolas of Partagas that I have yet to explore. I just remember smoking an '09 and '11 QdO Corona and thinking that it was eerily similar to '70s TPC that I had several times. Very watery, almost like chewing on a sugar cane and celery.