Bolivar Belicosos Finos 12DCRC

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Setting: Mid-morning on 12/12/20. Temp is in the low-30's. Day started out sunny and turned grey, completely opposite of the previous day.

Paired with: Coffee (half dark roast and half medium roast, sugar, no creamer) and a glass of water.

Cut: Straight cut (Perfect Cutter).

Pre-light: Densely packed cigar but good draw. Wrapper has a gleam to it.

First Third: Smoke production was low and the first third was fairly bland. I picked up some pepper on the retrohale, but otherwise no notable flavors aside from generic tobacco smoke and an intermittent sweetness.

Second Third: I cut a little deeper with the straight cutter to see if I could improve my experience, but nothing much changed for flavor/taste. Towards the end of the second third, I decided to "relight" and purge the cigar even though it hadn't necessary gone out. The smoke production improved, but not much else. 

Last Third: The last third brought on some pepper on the tongue as well as a subtle sweetness, but again nothing impressive.

This cigar was a little disappointing. I was expecting a little more flavor from a Bolivar, but really didn't get much. I would definitely try another, but would not buy a box at this point.

1/5.