Bolivar Coronas Gigantes PUR MAR 16 (Christmas Sampler): D/C cigar review weekend

[BuzzArd]

Been wanting to try these....  Couldn't be a better reason.   What follows is simply a cut and paste from my notes during last nights fire.  

The chimnea was cranking pretty good too...

 

Bolivar Gigantes

 

Received in the Christmas sampler and stored at 65/60 since arrival

 

"Dark" tobacco rather than sweet 

At cold

 

Big leather and spice hit upon lighting

 

Earthy.  

Woody

 

Went out at 3/4" and again at the half.  

 

At the half relight, very consistent flavor and intensity. Still loads of leather and spice with some earthy, mushroom-like  pungence to it. 

 

The quality of the leather component becoming more "tangy" around the half. 

 

At the 2/3 mark "Tang" continues.  Very nice.  Some driftwood-like flavors coming in at this point.  Kind of a saltiness almost. Not sure how else to describe it....  (They came and went throughout the last 1/2-2/3)

 

Finished in just under two hours.  Smoked it til I began to smell flesh, but it was late so I did not reach for my clip.  The cigar held a very nice ash. I did knock it off periodically to avoid wearing it, but 1"+ was easy and consistent. 

 

Have two full boxes of these.  Very much looking forward to trying them after some down time. 

 

[BrightonCorgi]

Great color on your cigar; just a marvelous shade. 

[TheMonk]

Another very good job!