Corona Extra-ish (HRBRW)

[PSD4]

This is my first review so bear with me! I don't want to give away the exact size to keep you all guessing 😁

I have a small, fairly young, but quickly growing collection. This stick is from one of my boxes with a few (4) years on it, so I decided to try one out for the review as I have been trying to hold off and let everything age as much as possible.

On the cold draw, I noted hay and a faint hint of dried fruit. It was clear there would be no draw issue as the pull was quite loose.

In the first third, shortbread and dried fruit (to me dark cherry) shined as the dominant flavors. I would say it started light- to medium-bodied. As the cold draw indicated, this stick was bellowing smoke in a very good way.

Throughout the middle third, the cigar changed substantially. The dried fruit really took front and center while the shortbread receded, and was replaced by a heavy cream backbone. Very pleasant. By the end of the second third, the fruit subsided (totally), the cream stayed, and the shortbread came back. Additionally and to my pleasant surprise, cocoa began to come into the fold, along with a hint of bell pepper. The cigar had moved comfortably into medium-bodied by the end of the middle third.

The last third continued to surprise me in enjoyable ways as cream and cocoa were dominant for a solid chunk of this section, with hints of pepper and shortbread weaving in and out. The fruit that dominated the first third never made another appearance As I would have expected. As I neared the end of the cigar, toasted (to burnt) marshmallow, charred cedar, and pepper were beginning to dominate, indicating that the cigar was finished (it was a nub by this point). The total smoke time was 1 hour and 5 minutes.

It was a very enjoyable, complex cigar and I think they have room to improve with a couple more years of age on them! I'd give it around a 92-95/100 based on my experience, which pales in comparison to many others on this site!

[coug28]

E2

[MattxG]

When I hear shortbread I think H Upmann, and I'm gonna assume its a Corona Gorda.  The only thing thats throwing me for a loop is the combination of dried fruit(dark cherry) and shortbread.  I might be way off the mark here but I'm gonna guess H Upmann Magnum 46.  

[PSD4]

Both noted! I am going to wait 24 hours from the review time for all of the guesses then I will confirm!

[rcarlson]

Choix Supreme

[DaBoot]

Welcome and nice review!!!

Ramon allones allones superior 

[havanaclub]

Connie 1


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[karp]

Hoyo Epicure 1

[jonnyfromiranny]

Epi 1

[PSD4]

8 hours ago, havanaclub said:

Connie 1


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@havanaclub Ding ding ding! We have a winner 😁

H Upmann Connoisseur 1 - BRE DIC 18.

It was a fantastic stick and has really improved since my last stick a year ago!