H. Upmann Connossieur A - BRE NOV 17 (FFFRW)

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Ahhh, BRE. The new LUB. The Upmann factory. It makes sense that the majority of the best Upmanns have come from this factory. And in my experience that has been the case. #2, Connie 1, and Connie A have all been great from the Upmann factory in my experience with them. This smoke tonight was no different.

 

This was my 5th Connie A from this box and this one was my best yet.

 

 

Starts out mild-medium bodied, all sweetness - vanilla cupcakes and sweet cream. Really really nice. Very slight hint of some spice on the finish and the retrohale.

 

 

 

Moving into the 2/3 - the insane amount of sweetness begins to move to the middle of the line and a fine leather starts to replace it. Almost like that vanilla cupcake was a little well done on the bottom of the pan. The light spice is still there on the finish and on the retro. The cigar is now approaching a more medium bodied smoke with a longer finish and a little bit of a darker profile.

 

 

Getting into the 3/3 and the sweetness is now only hanging on in the finish. The predominant profile is now a rich leather and spice. Solidly medium bodied by the time I put this cigar down.

 

 

 

There has been a noticeable evolution throughout this cigar and it has been great. It took me on a journey from sweet to sweet and spicy to leathery spicy goodness with a touch of sweetness in the background.

 

I heard that the ESL 19 code is great for the Mag 50’s and I hope to sample from that box soon. However if I had to put all my chips into the Upmann pot, I would bet on the BRE code for anything made since 2017.

 

Total smoke time: 95 minutes

 

Rating: 92/93

 

Cheers!!

 

 

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