Juan Lopez Selection No 1: ORA DIC14: Juan Lopez Review Comp

[zeedubbya]

Exact box code of another review on here. From same clearance as @Shrody234 I am thinking.  Could be from a singles trade as well.  No matter on with it!  

Smell is fantastic pre light has a Muskiness and a nice strong tobacco.

Cold draw is hay and that muskiness I associate with Cohiba.    

1st third 

Black coffee and a slight bit of bitter chocolate, burn is good.  Copious smoke output.  Deep espresso finish.  Get a bit of stonefruit but it's overpowered by the deep strong coffee taste.  

2nd third 

A little less dark coffee tasting and the citrus is coming along some.  Maybe a grapefruit taste to me more than orange (like a La Fuerza) or Lime (like some Cohiba).  Eh who am I kidding I can't pick those different citruses out!!  It's a citrus--like everyone else gets on these!  There's a malty taste in Retrohale.  Oily kind of texture to the smoke. Very interesting.  

Final third

Stays about same as before.  Espresso, citrus with an oily texture.  Some cinnamon kicks in at end.  Not a sweet cinnamon, like cinnamon spice.  Like that taste you get if cinnamon is put on a cappuccino and you get a taste of it when taking an initial drink.  Nothing very sweet about this cigar to me.  Very much a dark taste bordering on bitter, but enjoyable like a double shot with a twist of lemon is enjoyable.  

Overall a nice smoke.  Enjoyed these way way more than the JLS2.  With a bit of age I could see this being a very complex interesting smoke.  Total time just under an hour.  

EDIT:  Before this starts a heated coffee discussion I wish to disclose (being kind of a coffee snob of sorts) I don't believe a traditional Cappucino has cinnamon on top of the foam, but I have had it served that way in some places and it has been enjoyable.  Carry on.  

[miurajus]

Thanks for the review, hope they come around as you expect!