Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona 02 (No Date/Factory)

[Colt45]

Construction: weight felt right, foot looked good, but it did have more give than I like or would expect.

Just a little softer overall than I feel it should be, but it did not result in any burn or draw problems.

Wrapper: light milk chocolate in color, quite a few lumpy veins. Leathery to the touch with no oil.

Draw: near perfect draw with plenty of smoke. Evenly flowery - relatively straight - burn.

Taste: Quite fruity - citrus - on the front and mid palate, with a dry cedary back and finish. Roughly two

inches in, this reversed somewhat - a dry cedar start, with a nice fruit mid, back, and finish.

This fruit and cedar profile prevailed for the first half or so.

Just past midpoint, the fruitiness subsided, giving way to a very nice amaretto / almond nutiness.

It became ever so slightly earthy as well, with a lengthening finish. Overall just medium in body,

and quite smooth. A very nice albeit subtle cigar. 89

[bikeguy1]

I've found these quite subtle myself....took me awhile to appreciate them, and like most Habanos, need some time...thanks for the nice review!