Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure 2 BRS ABR 13 (HDMCRW) 

[Optic101]

HDM Epi 2 BRS ABR 13

 

Took this box out of deep sleep. 

First cigar out of the box

 

Cold draw: Intense Hay, barn

Started at Noon

 

Cold raw light to medium 

 

First draw: Honey, slight sweet, toasted bread, hay

Medium to full flavor 

 

Ash, grey with sprinkles, clean burn. 

 

First half

Went back to medium strength 

Toasted notes more intense 

Some slight coffee in the background 

Every puff is slightly different 

Well rounded with substantial strength 

Lots of nuances I can’t identify 

Lots of smoke. 

 

Transition to 2nd half

Suddenly a licorice puff

Waving in and out of this licorice every 2nd or 3rd puff

Baseline moved more to a coffee bean with burned sweetness 

Strength at medium 

Ash a bit flaky, and fell off again at about 1 inch. Stable burn

 

Last 3rd

Strength going above medium to medium full. 

Flavor notes changing to the nutty side. 

Still some coffee and toasted bread 

Licorice is back and then gone after a short while. 

Nice nutty ending. 

 

Overall very comfortable draw, lots of smoke, stable burn

 

One of the top 5 cigar this year

 

Paired with water

 

Smoking time 1hr 15 minutes 

 

[Raskol]

Good review & pictures. Thank you

[JLinz]

20 hours ago, bdw1984 said:

Nice one. When these are good and rested they can be terrific. Glad you liked yours!

Yeah, I have a box of Feb 18 that I've taken out of rotation to rest awhile.  The first 4 just didn't do anything for me.  But I'll be checking back on them in a year or so and hoping for something closer to the OP's experience.  ?

[Vortigan]

On 8/2/2019 at 7:56 PM, bdw1984 said:

When these are good and rested they can be terrific. 

Agreed. It took me a couple of cabs to learn the lesson but The Epi #2 is a cigar that I think really does need 5 years minimum for its optimal smoking.

[Optic101]

1 hour ago, Vortigan said:

Agreed. It took me a couple of cabs to learn the lesson but The Epi #2 is a cigar that I think really does need 5 years minimum for its optimal smoking.

Agreed on that !