Capn_Jackson Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Hermoso no. 4, from 2020 Absolutely perfect weather for a cigar today. 65 and sunny, with just a tiny breeze. This stick is covered in a dark brown wrapper, natural but on the darker side. Lots of tiny veins, but nothing ugly about it. Beautiful wrapper with a few mottled oily spots. The aroma is cedar and barnyard, and the cold draw gives me notes of dark chocolate and raisins, with a little coffee undertone. With a straight cut, there is just about the perfect resistance to the draw. The opening light has a hint of bitterness, but more of a cocoa or pepper bitterness. Not at all unpleasant. Some coffee and damp earth as well. As things get rolling, there is a nuttiness I can’t identify, though I want to say hazelnuts. Some cocoa, but very faint. Also a raisin note mixed in with everything. The finish carries some milk chocolate and coffee, but is dominated by that nutty note and just a pinch of clove. Fantastic draw, excellent smoke thickness, and a nice earthy aroma. The mouthfeel is somewhere between creamy and oily. A little more viscous than cream, but not quite syrupy. Nice texture. Some fairly heavy stout comes in eventually, and molasses starts to cover up the tiny hint of cocoa, becoming a dominant note. Going into the second 3rd, the flavor brightens up some. Molasses turns into a very floral honey, and the stout now gives way to some kind of stone fruit. Plums maybe, but not tannic. A little bright ginger on the finish. Getting to the midpoint, I start to taste sarsaparilla, and things taste a little bit like ginger root beer. Very cool, as I haven’t noticed it on this particular cigar before. Lately I’m starting to wonder why we invented ashtrays. My lap seems to serve that purpose very nicely, apparently. Burn line, though, is just about golden all the way. Inexplicably, the last third of this stick gets a lot more bitter. That sarsaparilla note must’ve heard me calling its name, because now it is loud and proud. A purge helps a little, but it’s still there screaming for most of the rest of the cigar. Chili paste joins in, too, and the pair cover up most of the other flavors. It’s too bad, because the finish has some great notes of hazelnut and prunes, but the bitterness on the palate just won’t go away. Nice texture, too, totally oily and viscous now. Just tastes like I’m drinking a very bitter root beer with some Asian chili paste stirred in. Not a good close to an otherwise awesome smoke, from a cigar I’ve come to love a lot. I’m used to nubbing this cigar. This particular one, I stop with a little over an inch left. My score: 82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCCubano Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 VR Famosos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eaglebear29 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 RyJ Ex 4Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gamehawker Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 20 hours ago, KCCubano said: VR Famosos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karp Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Famoso for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Jackson Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 Famoso was correct, although the last portion of it did not come across like one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford2112 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Chili Paste and Sarsparilla? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Jackson Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 19 hours ago, Ford2112 said: Chili Paste and Sarsparilla? Yep. It was a unique experience that I’ve never had with a Famoso, and would like to never have again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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