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Ok, after a full year of reading this forum, I finally dare to file my first review.

First of all because El Prez wanted Bolivar reviews, and that happens to be my favorite mark.

I picked this one from my special Bolivar humidor (it's not that special, and not that big, but it only has Bolivars in it) : Bolivar Belicosos Finos, a nice little torpedo, released somewhere in the sixties, according to MRN.

Length : 14cm

Ring : 52

Box Code : POS ABR07

Very nice construction, oily wrapper, some small veins, perfectly packed with tabacco.

Cutting the top of a torpedo is always a little guess, but went perfectly well. At cold it showed a draw which is perfect to me. I immediately could taste the unique Bolivar earthy notes.

Lighting took a while, due to the small torch and the ring size.

After the first few puffs you can immediately conclude that this is a full flavour cigar, earthy, spicy, wood... it has it all. But for a bolivar, it still kind of mild.

Lots of smoke, and as a typical cuban, it burnt not so straight. The ash was very firm and not flaky.

The final part even went a step up the full flavour cigar ladder : it became peppery, I could taste some dark chocolate (Belgian ?). Delicious !

I choose a 2001 Gran Reserva Rioja (Spain) as a companion, and they mixed perfectly.

And the obligatory pictures :

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One little remark/question I want to make. I'm sure you afficionados know the answer :

On the band of the Bolivar, it has a medal with an embossed script saying : "Leopold, Roi des Belge" (including a writing error : should have been "Roy des BelgeS"). Does anybody know the link between Bolivar and Belgium ?

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Please excuse my language, Belgians don't write English as well as they can drink beer ! :buddies:

Posted

Thanks Hansa!

The recent BBF's have been outstanding.

As for the inscription on the band I believe Jose Candia answered that question some time ago. Will try to track the answer down for you.

Cheers mate

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On the band of the Bolivar, it has a medal with an embossed script saying : "Leopold, Roi des Belge" (including a writing error : should have been "Roy des BelgeS"). Does anybody know the link between Bolivar and Belgium ?

As RA has mentioned, here is a link to a thread with a little info:

Link

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As RA has mentioned, here is a link to a thread with a little info:

Link

Thanks Colt. We should have made you a moderator earlier :lol:

Posted

Thanks for checking this, guys !

I read a lot of guestimations... Lets just assume that Belgium was the capital of the tabacco world, and all big international shows were held here :cigar:

Posted

Rob just curious, when you say the latest BBF's are outstanding, are you referring to 07, 08 or 09? Also between these and the

Monte #2's which currently do you prefer & why? (others feel free to advise)

Posted

I can't believe I am yet to try a BF, I love Bolivar and on my way back home I will buy a box for sure. Are the 07's 08's smoking well?

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