CRC: Por Larranaga Petit Coronas BRM OCT 24

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PLPC BRM OCT 24

🔸 PRE-LIGHT

Appearance: medium/light brown toothy wrapper, medium veins and seams; very soft wrapper and squishy at foot. Thought it was under filled and unsure how it would perform; best way to describe how it felt was like a circus peanut - very light and airy/slightly squishy

Aroma: pleasant sweetness

Cold Draw Notes: buttery chocolate 

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🔥 FIRST THIRD

Flavors: mild pepper, rich earthiness with hints of syrupy sweetness, woody

Body: medium+; good smoke output 

Strength: medium 

Draw: perfect 

Retrohale: creamy cinnamon 

Construction: medium/dark grey ash, generally even but some waviness, fast burn rate 

 

🔥 SECOND THIRD

Flavor Transitions: cinnamon becomes more prominent but not the dominant flavor 

Body: medium+

Strength: medium

Retrohale: pleasant; woody with hints of cinnamon 

Balance: generally smooth and creamy

Construction: waviness increased a bit to a section of canoeing but no touch up needed; it resolved itself 

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🔥 FINAL THIRD

Flavor Transitions: peppery spice increases a bit and woodiness grows stronger along with leather. Not overpowering though, but the sweet hints are gone 

Body: medium+

Strength: medium

Retrohale: rich and leathery 

Harshness/Heat?: a touch of both; tarry buildup flavors halfway through last third 

Nicotine Effect: light/medium 

Construction: back to very even burn line; fast burn though 

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🧠 FINAL IMPRESSIONS

Dominant Flavors: woody, leathery, hints of cinnamon and syrupy sweetness; good overall but no signature profile; if I’m being totally honest, I probably couldn’t tell difference from a good quality non-Cuban if I were blindfolded.

Complexity: low

Linearity: slight evolution 

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🧮 COMPOSITE SCORE (100-POINT SCALE)

 

1. Appearance (5 pts)

Score: 2/5 (see pre-light)

 

2. Burn & Draw (15 pts)

Score: 14/15; generally even burn, no touch ups 

 

3. Flavor (Balance & Complexity) (25 pts)

Score: 18/25; balanced but linear

 

4. Body & Strength Integration (10 pts)

Score: 9/10; ideal - neither overwhelmed

 

5. Finish / Aftertaste (10 pts)

Score: 8/10; clean but unremarkable

 

6. Enjoyment / X-Factor (15 pts)

Score: 12/15; solid, but not standout

 

7. Aroma (Pre-light & Retrohale) (5 pts)

Score: 4/5; light but pleasant 

 

8. Consistency Across Thirds (15 pts)

Score: 13/15; steady 

 

TOTAL: 80/100