Vegueros Mananitas BMP MAY 17

[HumidorJuan]

Mananitas don’t  get a lot of love around here and for somewhat good reason, it’s an ok cigar, but JUST ok. It’s like the Upmann HC’s quiet out of town cousin that seems friendly but doesn’t have much personality.  But I LOVE having a tin around. 

Its a utility cigar.  It’s a cigar for that new girlfriend that’s trying to hang with the guys. It’s the cigar you want plentiful at the top of your humi so your teenage son doesn’t take one of your Belicosos. It’s mild enough for wannabe smokers to not get sick and when they snuff it out 20 minutes after you gave it to them , you laugh and shrug at its budget cost. 

This tin I got all had gorgeous dark oily wraps and the most notable thing was it’s great construction, great smoke output, great draw. Pinar Del Rio, right? Arguably the best region for Tobacco in the whole world.  Flavour tho?   Almost raisins. Barely cinnamon. Maybe burnt sugar. Kind of bread like.  I’d say it only has two parts. The first half, light and mild, and no big changes happening aside from an intensification in the second half. And the second half gets more and more grain and bread.   New girlfriends and teenage cigar thieves aside, this is the smoke that goes with crushing a bunch of cold ones at the pool party.  This is the smoke you stick in your mouth and get on the inner tube at the cottage for a rip, and if it ends up in the lake, so what, it was made for that type of behaviour. This is a cigar you smoke when you want a quick one on the patio with your pals. It’s unpretentious, unremarkable and just what you need sometimes.  The summer season is upon us southwestern Canadians, and I plan on having a mananitas with me just for the hell of it.  Bottoms up. 

[Akela3rd]

I like 'em. I think they're a good, satisfying little smoke for a sunny afternoon. Definitely a summer cigar for me, never seemed to enjoy them as much in the cold or damp. Nice review BTW that summed them up pretty well. Cheap, but decent.

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[captain]

A spot on solid review and fun read. Agree completely.