H. Upmann Connoisseur No. 1 BRE JUL 2017 (SM3RW)

[leepers]

This cigar was from a box that was gang busters cigar to cigar as I smoked them. But like all luck, it eventually runs out. construction was terrific and storage and burn were impeccable. 
 

This example wasn’t quite as gorgeous as the previous seven or eight I’ve had. Not quite was perfectly resolved and there was a harsher tone. Still, all the terrific flavors of cedar and gentle citrus peel were present. But the vanilla and complexity were overwhelmed by some harshness. It was a bummer because I love this box and this cigar so maybe some of my disappointment with this example come from better expectations.  
 

As it smoked, it strengthened and was never going to get where others had. I still enjoyed it but, as any cigar smoker knows, we are haunted not by waters but by the ghosts of cigars past. I didn’t see Mssrs Fezziwig nor my younger self. 

I’ll still regard this as an aberration and believe the rest to the box smoked like aces. 

[Happy2BeHere]

On 12/15/2019 at 3:01 PM, leepers said:

but, as any cigar smoker knows, we are haunted not by waters but by the ghosts of cigars past.

I just came across this review while looking for thoughts on different Upmanns, and I just have to say this spoke to me as a flyfisherwoman, a former Montana resident, and as yet another chasing the past in future cigars!