Bolivar Petit Coronas 50 Cabinet LRE OCT 2009 (BWRC)*

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Bolivar Petit Coronas 50 Cabinet LRE OCT 2009 (BWRC)*

 

 

Trying to decide on what to smoke for the review, I ruled out the old Corona Extras I love.  I just smoked a Corona Junior last week.  Digging around, I found a cab of Petit Coronas that I forgot about.  The last one that I sampled was over 2 years ago.  It was undefilled with a void straight down the middle of the bunching.  It smoked hot and acrid, although there were spurts of flavor that indicated quality tobacco.

 

I made sure to pick out a properly rolled cigar this go around.  I selected one that was rock hard top to bottom, and well packed.  

 

 

Appearance:

 

Solid colorado wrapper.  Visible oils with a nice sheen.  Fairly smooth and uniform wrapper with no major blemishes.

 

Draw:  

 

Perfect draw with a slight resistance.

 

Cold Draw:

 

Tasted like unlit tobacco

 

 

First 1/3rd:

 

Right off the bat, there was a little bit of black pepper and typical tobacco flavors.  The pepper quickly calmed down and revealed some nice baking spices.  The core flavors at this point were mild earth, leather, and coffee.  There was also some slight sweetness and nuttiness through the nose.

 

 

Second 1/3rd:

 

At this point, the baking spices and leather diminished.  The predominant core flavors were heavier expresso and mild earth… with some honey sweetness and slight nuttiness in the background.  

 

 

Last 1/3rd:

 

The core flavors remained, but some tannic flavors crept in.  I decided to lay it down at this point… since I’m not a fan of nubbing cigars when they begin to smoke hot or acrid.  

 

Overall, it was an enjoyable smoke.  The construction and burn were perfect.  No touch ups were required at any point, as it should be (which is why I generally steer away from the 54+ rg smokes).  I’m a slowww smoker compared to most;  and I prefer a single, slow draw on each puff.  At almost 10 years of age, this cab is smoking great now... but will not “expire“ anytime soon.

 

 

My overall rating for this cigar is….

 

:) :) / 5

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15 hours ago, Brandon said:

At almost 10 years of age, this cab is smoking great now... but will not “expire“ anytime soon.

Yes, most certainly! I always tend think the PC is the vitola that takes longest to come into its own within the Boli range. I often feel I am alone with that observation, as many are smoking it young. But for me, the blend is very different e.g. to the CJ, which can be great young. The PC always tends to be "closed" (not to say "flat") and doesn't give much away before hitting at least the 5-year mark, but then gaining immensely in depth and complexity, and starting to shine. I'd be really keen to one day get some "insider" knowledge on that, regarding blend differences. But perhaps it's all just made up in my mind..... haha.