AJ Fresh Rolled Maduro
catfishbluezz
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Beign a fan of most of AJ's line, I enver really thought about trying one of these probably because the price point turned me off. I got 3 of these from Brian, Medic45, in a recent bombing. Got home from work and got to bed around 4am...so waking up at 10:30....I didn't want to do jack today and lit one of these puppies up which was a toro. Right off the bat...cream, hints of espresso, dark choclate, and the AJ spice. This was a very mellow maduro, which made it enojoyable with two cups of coffee. 2nd third was the same with a little steam picking up at the final 3rd with cedar and earth present. I would say this is a mild maduro at first that picked up into medium towards the end with a little extra punch in the final inch. No bitterness, heat, funky burn, etc.., although smoke production slowed in the final inch
Now....this was not a stick with complexity that blew my mind, much more subtle in that regard and nothing to freak out about. What blew me away was the construction and smoke production. Honestly....it smoked like a Liga and given I've been burning a Liga 9/t52/or Undercrown once a week since JHewey got me hooked, I was blown away. One of the things I like about those cigars is the construction and enjoyment of smoking them so for this to come anywhere close to that at $2 is astounding in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, this is not a super premium but it damn well smoked like one. Granted, my enjoyment of cigars is mostly in flavors and complexity, but when you smoke 2-3 a day and sometimes just want something smooth and enojyable this is the beezneez. I know a ton of people like these and now I see why. Once I get back on the buying train (come on unemployment!) I will be picking up a mazo of the toro and looking to try the corona next. I hate to say it, but AJ is the king of cheap everyday smokes. I would be very interested to see what these develop into overtime. To me a large part of my enjoyment is in the construction and smoke production unless I want the curve ball madness of an Opus or CC. If a cigar tastes great, but i can't get anything out of it...then what good was it? Below are some pics and while i do not write reviews, I felt that this experience was worth noting which is rare for me unless I get the bug like some of the other fine gentlemen whom do excellent reviews here: Steve, Robby, Irish, Rip, etc...
Now....this was not a stick with complexity that blew my mind, much more subtle in that regard and nothing to freak out about. What blew me away was the construction and smoke production. Honestly....it smoked like a Liga and given I've been burning a Liga 9/t52/or Undercrown once a week since JHewey got me hooked, I was blown away. One of the things I like about those cigars is the construction and enjoyment of smoking them so for this to come anywhere close to that at $2 is astounding in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, this is not a super premium but it damn well smoked like one. Granted, my enjoyment of cigars is mostly in flavors and complexity, but when you smoke 2-3 a day and sometimes just want something smooth and enojyable this is the beezneez. I know a ton of people like these and now I see why. Once I get back on the buying train (come on unemployment!) I will be picking up a mazo of the toro and looking to try the corona next. I hate to say it, but AJ is the king of cheap everyday smokes. I would be very interested to see what these develop into overtime. To me a large part of my enjoyment is in the construction and smoke production unless I want the curve ball madness of an Opus or CC. If a cigar tastes great, but i can't get anything out of it...then what good was it? Below are some pics and while i do not write reviews, I felt that this experience was worth noting which is rare for me unless I get the bug like some of the other fine gentlemen whom do excellent reviews here: Steve, Robby, Irish, Rip, etc...
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I got hooked on the coronas for the regular Fresh-Rolled, i think it makes for a much better smoke.
Now I'm going to have to pick up a few.