San Cristóbal de la Habana La Punta FEB 07

[MaytagMan]

San Cristóbal de la Habana La Punta

5-1/2 x 52

Box Code: FEB 07

Date: 08-22-08

Smoke Time: 60 minutes

Wrapper: Cuba

Binder: Cuba

Filler: Cuba

Prelight:

A leathery-textured medium brown wrapper covered the evenly-filled cigar. The only defect was a slight split at the foot. The cigar had a slight box press. I was happy to see a few sparkles of plume visible on the wrapper. Prelight aroma was beautifully light and floral with cedar notes. Prelight flavor had elements of green tea with straight tobacco flavors.

1/3:

The cigar started off right away with great smoke volume and a perfect draw. It started off with dry cedar flavors. There was also a hint of a spicy bite at the middle of my palate. There was also an overall creaminess that really did a good job of tying all of the other flavors together.

2/3:

There was a slight uneven burn, but this was likely due to the slight breeze outside in the backyard where I was smoking. The strength built a little bit at the beginning of this third. The spiciness also built, and the creaminess evolved into a deep leathery flavor.

3/3:

The flavors of the second third continued to build and intensify. A nice peppery tingle developed at the tip of my tongue.

Overall:

A great smoke with flavors that evolved and built throughout the smoke. The middle third really kicked in some great leathery

and spicy flavors that were very tasty. As usual, this cigar did not disappoint.

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[yossie]

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All I can understand is what your hand is quite big.;-)

[sepp]

» All I can understand is what your hand is quite big.;-)

:rotfl: :rotfl:

[Tampa1257]

Bill,

Very nice review. Did you taste a unique sweet almost a molasses flavor with the La Punta? The leather and SCdH spiciness makes this marca once of my personal favorites. Wish they made a thin ring gauge in this marca like a Lancero or a Corona Especiales sized, that would be off the hook!:-D

[MaytagMan]

» Bill,

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» Very nice review. Did you taste a unique sweet almost a molasses flavor

» with the La Punta? The leather and SCdH spiciness makes this marca once of

» my personal favorites. Wish they made a thin ring gauge in this marca like

» a Lancero or a Corona Especiales sized, that would be off the hook!:-D

Didn't get too much sweetness, maybe it was a little young? Still a great smoke though! Agree with you about the Lancero/CE size... how cool would that be? :-D