Bolivar Corona Extra Tasting Notes

[tmos]

» .....always late Dragon

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» Fess up....you would have had no idea :-D

Just goes to show the power of branding. If you send 4 different vitola's of 4 different brands to forum members for a blind tasting, and these were vitolas common to numerous brands, nobody would pick all four correctly. We have preconceived notions of what the flavor profile of a brand is from past experiences or other vitolas within a brand.

I'd like to think I could pick out a PSD4 from a CoRo from a Epi 2. But sometimes a PSD4 is a bit flat, and a CoRo can occasionally be harsh, and Epi 2's strenght sometimes is underrated.

[Guest Sailor]

Better late than never.

I knew this was a Corona by the ring gauge and it was only a mm off the right legnth. Color was pretty common, light Colorado, construction good, draw a bit light but better than tight. I was thinking Boli from the start as I compared it physicaly to other cigars in the Humi but the taste thru me off.

Without a doubt Cuban, but who, I could not tell.

The cigar was enjoyable but not outstanding, a fair representation of the fleet.

Thanks for the opportunity and I apologize fer the delay.

[skid11]

Hi Guys,

I've been offline with work for a few weeks so it's good to be back.;-)

I've never tried a Bolivar before (being a bit of a wimp) I'd always imagined them to be a bold for my delicate taste buds:-P So I was amazed to hear that the mystery cigar was one and the same. I did get a headspin in the last third and to be honest if I had only smoked the first two thirds I would have rated the cigar as very mild to mild.

Which leads me to ask all my learned forum buddies as why does a cigar pack a wallop in the last third, is it the nicotine content increasing as the oils burn ? I know the cigar is constructed with the tip side of the leaf towards the foot so the stem side of the leaf must be stronger ? If the ligero is in the centre of the cigar why does'nt it develop flavour straight away at first light up ? Maybe I should have started this question as another string but I'm interested to hear your thoughts

Thanks again for the free cigar and my first review:clap:

[skid11]

[Colt45]

» Which leads me to ask all my learned forum buddies as why does a cigar

» pack a wallop in the last third

skid, I think that sometimes, as you near the end of a cigar, tar build-up can cause

a heavier, musky taste. I've made a concious effort to smoke my cigars more slowly

and to avoid "double puffing", as these both contribute to tar build-up.

[SMOKOZUNA]

I finally had the opportunity to smoke my May 05 mystery cigar. Looks like mine took a little abuse on it's trip here.

Size: Corona

Wrapper: medium brown

Shape: Seems like it came from a cab but somebody probably sat on it at some point thus the "oval" press.

Draw: Loose, probably because the wrapper was torn at several areas, I still smoked it though.:-D

Burn: Slightly even with a dark grey ash. I had to tear off parts of the torn wrapper while I was smoking it.

Flavor: Strong woodsy flavor. Creamy sweetness. Toasted tobacco. Hints of pepper.

Strength: 3/5

Overall rating: 89/100

My impression: This was a mild to medium bodied cigar. I would have enjoyed it more if the draw wasn't so loose. The cigar became hot at some points despite my slow smoking technique. If I were to guess what cigar this is, I would say it's a Hoyo de Monterrey Hoyo du Roi.

This was fun!!

THANKS FOR THE FREE CIGAR!!!!