Van55 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Pre-light: Medium brown, flawless wrapper. Funny looking cap, looked like the cigar was wearing a yarmulke. Photo to follow. Just a bit soft with no hard spots or lumps. Prelight draw was perfect. First 1/3: Started off like a rocket. Powerful bite on the tongue and palate and through the nose. Definitely black pepper. But somehow there was a very satisfying underlying sweetness that lingered in the mouth after the smoke was expelled. A pepper sandwich on honey wheat bread! Simply delicious. Second 1/3: The bite subsided and was replaced 100% by the gingerbread or honey wheat sweetness. I don't remember any of the previous examples from this cabinet as being as enjoyable. I will say that the discpline of smoking a cigar and making notes for purposes of posting a review makes me concentrate in a way that simply smoking and watching the TV does not. Third 1/3: Got to chatting with the wife on her return from a tennis match and lost my concentration. I enjoyed the final third until I had to remove the band to continue. At that point it grew harsh and bitter and I tossed it. Kind of like having a great first date with a horrible good night kiss. Conclusion: But for the final off-putting drags I would have given this five smokerings easily. Icky last puffs dropped it to four smokerings. What a shame that this cigar has been discontinued along with many other coronas. I like the size better than petit coronas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrink Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Van, I swear that before the month is done, you'll have reviewed every Partagas vitola ever rolled. :-P Keep up the good work. Along with the lonsdale, the Party corona is one of my favorite cigars. I have found the coronas from this time period to be even stronger than the Cervantes, and if anything, even more flavorful. A winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van55 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Rob, I screwed up again and posted this in the Discussion Forum. Please move it to the Habanos Reviews Forum. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van55 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 » Rob, I screwed up again and posted this in the Discussion Forum. Please » move it to the Habanos Reviews Forum. » » Thanks. Well, you may not want to move it to review forum, but at least give me credit for a ticket in the drawing. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 » Rob, I screwed up again and posted this in the Discussion Forum. Please » move it to the Habanos Reviews Forum. » » Thanks. Just go for the "edit post" and pick the right category. Great review by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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