Quintero Favorito March 2018 (TVQVRW)

[Str8BlkCoffee]

Ok, first time with the Quintero brand. I picked a 5 pack up locally, first pack was rough looking so the humidor attendant opened up another box for me and these were 100% better looking. Once I got them home I lit one up.

The nose pre light was an earthy, rich tobacco note. I saw on all they looked to be a little underfilled in the center but felt firm but with a few spongy spots near the band. The bands on two were applied with too much glue. This one was no exception. So I just cut it off to avoid any problems. The wrapper is a dark brown with a very dark staining on the leaf towards the head. It was also quite wrinkled.

I used a guillotine cut and  the draw was very open. After torching I decided to go at this one slow to keep from over heating as the draw opened up even more. Nice rich tobacco flavor that really didn't evolve into much. On retrohale it was very Party Short like very peppery and spicy.

 

The cigar really didnt change although I began to get a lot of spice and peppery notes after 1/2 way. The draw didnt tighten up any, and the cigar began to become very spongy after the 1/3 mark. It was a very rich, heavy tobacco and felt like it was carrying a decent nicotine punch. Burn was pretty even with some tunneling, it wanted to smoke hot due to the underfilling and light draw. They will need some down time out of the cardboard to maybe absorb some humidity with may alleviate the burning hot issue.

Overall not a bad smoke for cheap. Definitely one to hand out to the new or not totally experienced smoker who just a Cuban. I could see buying more to burn up when I just want a cigar not concentrating so much on it.

 

[CaptainQuintero]

It does always come back to the draw for any cigar, regardless of price or vintage. Hopefully the rest are a bit better constructed for you