Juan Lopez Seleccion No 1 - SRO Jul 17 - Cigar & Drink Pairing

[KavalanWhisky]

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My first JL1 SRO Jul 17 - HQ from this box, has been resting for about 3 months, I've been experimenting with different drink pairings other than my usual Whisky or Rum and found Tea's to be quite a good pairing.

I've normally had Earl grey teas but have recently tried Taiwanese Bubble Milk tea and the combination of sugar and tea often works quite well with a lot of the cigars that I enjoy.

Getting back to the JL1, cold draw is light, has notes of cedar and light straw notes and great draw, I keep my cigars at 65% RH

1st Third, - Smooth, creamy notes, with a bit of pepper spice and some slight sour notes - Medium to full, the sugar in the BBT helped mellow out the sour notes and make it a little sweeter

2nd Third - Has improved a lot and has more toasted almond nutty notes and is still very smooth with great ash and great burn.  The BBT is now highlighting the nutty notes and make it very enjoyable - Medium to Full - The pepper & sour notes have gone

Final Third - Has kicked up a notch and is now full bodied,  the pepper is back and the nutty notes have died down, it has almost taken on a different character but its still enjoyable and smooth enough that I smoked it down to the nub.

Overall Rating - 87/100

Was an excellent cigar for such a young smoke and plenty of development and the BBT helped round out the pepper spice and young sour notes at the beginning.

Glad I have a cab and think these have great aging potential and will be worth trying again in 3-5 years.

[Chucko8]

Nice review!

[PabloJr]

Thanks for the review. Ordered a box of these a week ago. Been looking forward to trying this stick. Can't wait for it to arrive

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[Silverstix]

Nice review! Don't wait 3 years to try another one though, try one next summer, they are very very good with 2 years of box age on them.

[KavalanWhisky]

3 hours ago, Silverstix said:

Nice review! Don't wait 3 years to try another one though, try one next summer, they are very very good with 2 years of box age on them.

Thanks for the comments, I probably won't be able to resist so I'll definitely give them a try again next year. 

[Burningman]

Nice combo! Big fan of the #1. I know the JL#2 gets more accolades but I prefer the #1.

[saltyfeet]

What other cigars have you paired with Bubble tea? Looking forward to more of your reviews. 

 

[unclepauly25]

That’s pretty unique pairing with the bubble tea! My daughter loves bubble tea, when she’s home from college we go to Chinatown in Chicago for some , nice review, I have to try a jl#1 

[KavalanWhisky]

On 11/10/2018 at 6:08 PM, unclepauly25 said:

That’s pretty unique pairing with the bubble tea! My daughter loves bubble tea, when she’s home from college we go to Chinatown in Chicago for some , nice review, I have to try a jl#1 

Thanks, it's worth trying, I've been experimenting with a few different drinks to see if it brings out different notes in cigars.

Also would recommend the JL1, a great stick with great transitions.

[BinBin]

awesome i've never thought of pairing with boba tea

 

[poolmar]

On 11/8/2018 at 1:34 PM, Silverstix said:

Nice review! Don't wait 3 years to try another one though, try one next summer, they are very very good with 2 years of box age on them.

absolutely... i have an OPS ENE 17 cab and they are smoking brilliantly

[poolmar]

good review mate