Bolivar Royal Coronas POS MAY 05 (sic)

[zuma]

Well.. being father's day, my 14 year old daughter got the privilege of picking a cigar from the humi for me... after smelling a few sticks, she decided that this was a special cigar.

It had a light leather yet flowery scent to it, a beautiful brown wrapper with a sightly oily sheen, few very fine veins. It felt firm yet smooth to touch, and had nice weight... Though it had a small wound in its foot, its construction was superb. Removed the cap with the aid of my double bladed guillotine (caring to cut only the first layer and then gently rotating the cigar while gripping it with the guillotine)... and found a perfect draw which left a subtly sweet leather taste on the lips.

Upon firing, it opened with smooth cream on a moist dirt core and slight pleasant bitter-sweet hint which disappeared within the first few puffs... after the first quarter, it continued having its predominantly earth core yet its creamy taste turned more towards a mixture of butter, whipped cream, roasted almonds and cedar shavings (sort of like cookie dough, with earth replacing flour!). At this stage, the ash development was fairly flaky with a black heart and light grey flakes (from the wrapper) that made a lame attempt at looking "ribbed"... near the midpoint, there was significant change in ash development, as it became lighter and properly ribbed even tough the burn was a bit wonky. This coincided with a gradual change in its core flavour towards nutty coffee with a dash of cream and a gentle hint of sweet cinnamon spice (not the flavour of cinnamon, but its bite on the tongue). The smoke became markedly heavier in texture from this point onward. Towards the last quarter, it became increasingly spicy whilst it core became decisively leathery tobacco and sweet cedar with some flowery nuances that I could not identify with certainty.

Fascinating and enjoyable cigar... smoked on a sunny afternoon with a gentle crisp breeze... Crickey, this was my last sample of these.

Note: (sic) has been added to after the box code to denote that is quoted as provided with a batch of singles (Source: Club-Czar in April 2007) See comments below by Claudius [the POS factory code as likely indicator of a 06 box not 05]

[Claudius]

You mean POS MAY 06 ?

[zuma]

» You mean POS MAY 06 ?

Hmmm... Nop Claudius, POS MAY 05 as stated.

I got these sticks as singles from the Czar and Lisa/Smithy were kind to supply the box codes for all singles in the order (as stated on the receipt).

[Claudius]

» » You mean POS MAY 06 ?

»

» Hmmm... Nop Claudius, POS MAY 05 as stated.

»

» I got these sticks as singles from the Czar and Lisa/Smithy were kind to

» supply the box codes for all singles in the order (as stated on the

» receipt).

I think that must have been a misprint, then, as POS appeared in 2006.

[zuma]

» I think that must have been a misprint, then, as POS appeared in 2006.

Thanx Claudius ... I have added the conventional (sic) after the box code, and a note below the original post.

[El Presidente]

Excellent review. You cannot ask any more of a cigar than for it to completely entertain you. The BRC were one of the highlights of 2006. The cram and earth underpinning provide a perfect background for the ensemble cast of other flavours to enter and exit the stage.

[greenpimp]

Well done. The 2006 BRC's made a real comeback this year for me. They were pretty blah for awhile.

[wp2]

Definitely on my "to buy" list.

[jqmunro]

the box codes aren't exclusively for one year or another, although they do commonly change. I personally have seen different codes run in more than one year for the newer "secret" codes.

[Claudius]

» the box codes aren't exclusively for one year or another, although they do

» commonly change. I personally have seen different codes run in more than

» one year for the newer "secret" codes.

Agreed, but in MAY 05, the code for the Partagas factory was SVF, not POS.