HDM Epi no.2 UBR ABR 19 (47+RW)

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HOYO DE MONTERREY Epicure No.2 where I got a 1/4 box UBR ABR 19 on 24:24 back in Jun I've had an average one before this ROTT and it was fine but nothing spectacular, was hoping this one would be better since it's had about 60 days rest from their trip over.  Plus I think I've gotten more into cigars and have more of a palette to identify flavors, although from my bad experience with a RyJ short churchill before...I'm not sure lol.

Aroma off the bat was medium strength so I have high hopes!  Went for the straight cut and the draw was pretty good - little but enough pull.  Smoke volume was big.  I've had a visually appealing HdM Epi2 before from the same batch, but it had a pretty bad burn and didn't have a ton of flavor.

 

1/3 

Had a nice sweet floral taste and aroma.  It was a good change from what I've smoked these days and was an enjoyable smoke so far!  Weird thing was it left a waxy coat over my teeth which reminded me when I eat spinach, odd and a slight negative but it's not a big deal.  Through the first third, taste went from the sweet floral taste to a creaminess to leather to grass/hay and then back to cream.  Lighter flavor profiles as it progressed, but found the flavors.

2/3

As it progressed from the 2/3 got some dark cherry flavor/stone fruit that I've heard the Prez say.  Got hints here and there, but otherwise a nice rich tobacco flavor that I enjoyed.

3/3

The latter part of the cigar, I got more of the rich tobacco flavor as well as a woody flavor.  I got a little bitter harshness, but in general I think maybe another year it will be ready.  Still delicious to the end and I had to break out the nub tool!

Overall I'd give it a 7.5/10 and honestly I'm surprised it turned out so well after maybe an average 5/10 ROTT I had earlier.  Burn was still a little wonky but not too bad!  I think I've had bad luck with the previous review cigars, so if you've been following with my reviews you may think I'm a negative nelly lol.  But this was a delight and I really enjoyed it!  I still have 4 left and I think the next one...if it is similar to this I'll have to buy a box!