Boli RC \'07

[anacostiakat]

TEBSEP07

Received these about a month ago and this is the second that I have tried.

The first one was an after lunch I had at my local B&M so I didnt note a review.

Nice solid construction. Chocolate brown wrapper. Perfect cap. No

smell at cold though.

Fired it up and my first impression is cocoa and youth. I say youth because the

flavors seem muted. We will see how this develops.

Nice smooth nose with a little tingle of pepper. My initial thoughts are that

these need mucho time. I wish I had a camera. Maybe I'll go out and get a new

one tomorrow. There are two spots on the wrapper I didnt notice

before that looks like finger prints. LOL

I think some of the rollers fingerprints got on it when the did

not wipe their hands after applying the cap. LOL Maybe I am wrong

but it sure looks like it and it is rough not mold. Two seperate

spots. Damn I wish I had a camera.

I digress. LOL Draw is excellent. Just enough resistance producing copious

amounts of smoke. The cocoa seems to be morphing into espresso like nuances.

This is nothing like the Gigantes which I love. No complexity due to

youth hopefully? Now honestly I dont look for a ton of complexity in a

robusto but I do expect a progression of flavors. I am getting a muted

version of that progression.

I am disappointed as we reach the third way point. I would reach for

a PSD#4 or CoRo before this one even after some age.

Flavors do improve in last third. Very nice.

Anyone who has been ranting about how approachable the '07s are is full of crap. LOL Yea they are approachable if you want to smoke young cigars. Now if you are buying to hold and the "try" is promissing...

I'll give this one a 89 out of 100.

[Colt45]

I cannot speak on the '07 specifically, but the RC is the cigar I like least of the line - and I truly

enjoy Bolivar.

[bassman]

Probably just too young. My early 05s are delicious.

[wp2]

With some age on them, these IMVHO are excellent smokes.

[anacostiakat]

I pulled another one of these out this evening. SEP07 so you do the math.

What an improvement! I am very happy with how these are progressing.

Are they ready? No. They are not complete. And grant you I have had a number of brandy and sodas.

But a nice progression of flavors. Easily descernible Boli flavor. Not far off from an aged CG at times.

Happy. . .

[El Presidente]

» Happy. . .

Glad to hear it.

Go to a horse yearling sale. Same Dame and Sire. Spend 100K and purchase three.

Completely different performance as two year olds. One will mature faster than another, One faster than another...all differing temperaments.

As three year olds the situation can change again. The plodder all of a sudden shows a maturity and a touch of speed unseen as a two year old. The fast two year old all of a sudden goes to seed.

[Colt45]

» Are they ready? No. They are not complete. And grant you I have had a

» number of brandy and sodas.

»

» But a nice progression of flavors. Easily descernible Boli flavor. Not

» far off from an aged CG at times.

The one Bolivar that I don't mind not smoking - I don't hate it, but enjoy others more.

[anacostiakat]

» » Happy. . .

»

» Glad to hear it.

»

» Go to a horse yearling sale. Same Dame and Sire. Spend 100K and purchase

» three.

» Completely different performance as two year olds. One will mature faster

» than another, One faster than another...all differing temperaments.

» As three year olds the situation can change again. The plodder all of a

» sudden shows a maturity and a touch of speed unseen as a two year old. The

» fast two year old all of a sudden goes to seed.

Slow horses and fast women. . . ;-)