Bolívar Coronas Junior ETP JUN 2016 (BWRC)

[nKostyan]

Bolívar is a current pre-revolution brand, established in 1902.

Cigar brand got its name in honor of one of the great figures of the 19th century - Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco (Simón Bolívar). He has gone gone in history as Libertador of a large part of South America of the Spanish domain.

Bolívar is a strong brand, so most of its vitolas recommend smoking at least a year after manufactured, when the excessive strength disappears and the cigar begins to reveal its tastes.

That's what I did with the box Coronas Junior ETP June 2016: since 2017, I smoke one cigar every 2-3 months and observe the evolution of this cigar.

I prefer to smoke Bolivar outdoor, it has a strong taste and aroma. Open air also makes it easier for me to fight high strength.

Let's try another one!

The cigar has a Colorado Claro wrapper, not oily.

1/3 from the beginning, the cigar gives a great balanced enveloping taste. In your mouth like piece of butter, which I have too feeling for the BBF and the BRC, also have recently discovered at Partagas Serie E2. I choose to slow smoking, not deep puffs. The taste is difficult to decompose into components, but try: sweet and sour, cedar, chestnut honey, hazelnut kernel skin, tannins. Intense puffs give a refreshing tingling on the tongue as from soda water. The aroma is very pleasant: spicy pastries, maybe even sugar cookies with cinnamon. Burning is perfect.

2/3 cigar becomes stronger, more intense and more smoky. The taste range does not change. The aftertaste has a pleasant enveloping acidity. I turn to slow deep puffs, but it does not cause a tingling - the smoke has become soft.

I'm a little smoked 3/3, but didn't want to finish up burning my fingers.

Conclusion: for me, the taste of this small cigar is similar to its counterparts BBF and BRC, there is a proprietary acidity and the effect of a pleasant enveloping in the mouth. Also some chestnut honey. Cigar is suitable for outdoor Smoking. I often smoke it with cappuccino. The cigar is not outstanding, but deserves attention among its brothers in format: 4/5 stars deserved.

 

 

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Fantastic review. I will definitely be waiting to see if I get any chestnut honey on the next one I smoke.

[nKostyan]

if I get any chestnut honey on the next one I smoke.

I noticed that this taste is interpreted differently, someone molasses, someone licorice. It is very interesting when cigar smokers from different parts of the world interpret tastes in accordance with national gastronomic features.

Most of all I am impressed by Bolivar Royal Coronas, which has a very strong taste of honey and cakes which is associated for me with Turkish delights

 

 

[MigsG]

31 minutes ago, nKostyan said:

I noticed that this taste is interpreted differently, someone molasses, someone licorice. It is very interesting when cigar smokers from different parts of the world interpret tastes in accordance with national gastronomic features.

Most of all I am impressed by Bolivar Royal Coronas, which has a very strong taste of honey and cakes which is associated for me with Turkish delights

 

 

Interesting observation on our varying interpretations. I grew up with molasses, but never had licorice as a child, for example, so I would tend to associate that particular flavor with molasses.

Thanks for the tasting note on Bolivar RC, now I'm looking forward to trying my remaining one and seeing if I get those honey and cakes taste.  That photo looks very appealing.  Any chance there is a similarity to the sweetness in Baklava? That I'm familiar with.

[nKostyan]

Any chance there is a similarity to the sweetness in Baklava?

Yes, it's all related sweets. In Russia we call it”Pahlava". The common name - Oriental sweets, they came to us from the middle East, Turkey, Syria and Iran.

[MigsG]

1 hour ago, nKostyan said:

Yes, it's all related sweets. In Russia we call it”Pahlava". The common name - Oriental sweets, they came to us from the middle East, Turkey, Syria and Iran.

Very interesting. I've only had baklava from Mediterranean restaurants.  Delicious.  This food talk is now making me hungry for an early morning snack. ?

[FatPete]

Must try one of these! 

Nice review