Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1 2018 (HRW)

[ohbob976]

Picked up a quarter box of these about 2 months ago from a 2424. The first one i smoked from the pack had this super funky burn. I think the binder/wrapper was too thick and wouldnt burn properly. Was hoping for a better experience this time around. 

Prelight. good looking, well constructed cigar. Didnt feel any soft spots. Flavorful Barnyard and coconut cold draw got me excited to put a flame to it. Draw was on the tighter side, but nothing to be alarmed about. I Generally enjoy a draw with some resistance.

1/3 Initial puffs had the sweetness that usually tells me the cigar im getting into will be a good one. Was very flavorful off the bat, slight saltiness on the tip of my tongue. usually cigars take a little while for me to pick up on and enjoy the flavors of. This one was immediately satisfying. couldnt exactly pick up on specific flavor profiles. I dont think ive ever been able to pick up on specific flavors while in the first stage of a cigar. Half way into the first third the resistance on the draw starts to bother me and im not getting as much smoke as i would like. 

Getting a funky ash burning pattern Ive never seen before. 

2/3 Starting to loose that initial excitement that i had going into the cigar. Bitter tannic flavors pick up and draw continues to give me smoke production issues. Getting frustrated especially becasue i was off to such a promising start. decide to take out the cutter and snip up until im satisfied with the draw. Im picking up on toasted tobacco flavors at this point but lacking that classic baking spice sweat cream i look for and enjoy in a Hoyo. 

3/3 vanilla starts to creep in along with those classic Hoyo cream and spice flavors but Im still having draw and smoke production issues. At this point i run out of patience and chuck it. Who knows, maybe it needs more time in the humidor. I will revisit these in another month. 

score 4/10

Edit: hmmm not sure what Im doing wrong here. how do i get the pictures to show without having to download them. First time posting a review.

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[aphexafx]

Thanks for the review.  Win some, lose some.  Good luck!  ?

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[ohbob976]

ahh. alright. thanks for the help aphex. big aphex twin fan over here btw 

[aphexafx]

30 minutes ago, ohbob976 said:

ahh. alright. thanks for the help aphex. big aphex twin fan over here btw 

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