Bolivar Corona Junior: ULA FEB 14: Bolivar review comp

[Akela3rd]

Well, this review didn't quite go to plan, but here it is anyway. I'm a big fan of the small cigar and BCJs come a close second to Monte 5s in my rotation. Having set aside an hour I took the BCJ from the desktop, taking in the surprisingly strong barnyard aroma as I headed to the garden. Lit it up and the heavy peaty tobacco flavour boded well.

At this point I was hijacked and it was suggested that seeing as I was in the garden anyway I might as well get on with the pond.

Project Garden strikes again...

This is usually Quintero Favorito territory but the BCJ was a grand replacement. The moving of rocks, digging out placements and not falling in meant that my mind wasn't totally on the cigar.

As I worked on I thoroughly enjoyed the depth of flavours coming through - earth, chocolate, cream. Hints of spice seemed to alternate with the cream through the second third, coming and going on each pull.

I had to relight at one point having dealt with a particularly awkwardly shaped rock and an argument about the placement of my small rock from Scafell Pike (which I won).

The final third, after the relight, came on strong and spicey - espresso mixed with pepper (might work?) and I laid down the trowel to thoroughly nub it.

Great little cigar, strong enough to work well outdoors, which is sort of what I look for as I spend so much of my time avoiding being indoors. Might just have to have another one, properly, tomorrow.

And the little pond looks good too.

[TheMonk]

Nice review, on what is IMO a very nice cigar!