Fonseca #1 MEL JUN 16 (DEFJ Review Weekend )

[Diabolicalpherpher]

Bought it as a clearance 6pk from our host. Never having had one, I didn’t go jump in on a box even though it was relatively cheap for a lonsdale.  From my notes, a box at the time would have been us$169. 6pk was $49.

Once the tissue was removed, the cigar showed a Mottled and Toothy wrapper.

Punch cut to reveal a good cold draw with barnyard taste.

1st third was wood, cream, and sweet fruity under tones. 

 

2nd third was wood wood and more wood with lilting cream and fruitiness.

 

Last 3rd was more wood and toasted tobacco with hint of fruity sweetness.  A bit of youngness still at the end so this could be rested even more.

It smoked great except a bit at the end where it tunneled but the crunch squeeze and relight fixed the issue.

However, I wasn’t feeling it in terms of the base flavor of wood.  The fruitiness which I think some call it vanilla, was fine but the combination of the wood and toasted tobacco did not do it for me and it was the same impressions I had for the other four I’ve already smoked.  I tried to like it from the get go and if it were not for the review weekend, these sticks were going to be forgotten.  Can’t like them all I guess and I think that is ok.

 

[MigsG]

Sounds quite similar in taste to the Delicias, would you say?

[Diabolicalpherpher]

11 hours ago, Miguel Gonzalez said:

Sounds quite similar in taste to the Delicias, would you say?

I couldn’t tell you since I have never had the Delicias.

[Chucko8]

Nice review. Thank you