I have to rack my brain now. My wife threw the bands out of what I sent you. I know what A and C are but I am struggling to remember what B is.
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I found it. I know what they all are now. Good luck Gordon
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Just checking in @pelirrojo have you had a chance to have any of these yet?
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Not yet. I'm going to try to get to a couple of them over the next couple days. Looks like some warmer weather in my near future. It has just been too cold.
@avengethisI smoked cigar "A" last night. It was a roughly 5 5/8" by 46 corona gorda.
The wrapper was fairly dark and toothy. Burn was pretty straight and other than a slightly tight draw, construction was pretty flawless. The foot smelled of barnyard.
The cigar was medium in body throughout and was smooth enough to be retrohaled pretty regularly. No spice or pepper ever appeared, but i got notes of semisweet chocolate and leather. Overall a very enjoyable cigar.
Very good. You are correct. I have found the draw to be on the tighter side as well.
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6"x54 Belicoso with a somewhat rounded cap and a fairly light, very smooth habano wrapper. The cigar feels heavy in hand despite about a day of dry boxing.
I got quite a bit of spice in the first half inch or so, but that calmed down after about an inch leaving woodsy/earthy notes to dominate.
I am going to guess that this is an Ave Maria St. George. It tastes like an AJ stick and I am enjoying it on my free day off work. Thanks @avengethis
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Very nice review again however this one you did not get correctly. This was the Herrera Estelli Belicoso.
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6" x 52ish toro with a dark brown, toothy, veiny wrapper. It has some red to it in the sunlight.
This is a good cigar, but I have no clue what it is. It has some familiar notes in the flavor profile, but I can't really put my finger on who might have blended it. Leaning towards Oliva or maybe Crowned Heads, but really have no clue. It started with a little bit of a sour feeling in my mouth, but that may have been from the coffee. I switched to water and that went away for the most part. I get a leathery woody flavor and the cigar has remained about medium strength through the first half. I can tell the strength is moving toward full as I go on. Flavor has remained pretty constant throughout. I'm starting to get some cocoa and spice in the last third. Definitely some spice on the retrohale also.
Burn is even and construction is pretty flawless. No touch ups or relights necessary.
Another great cigar @avengethis. I'm going to guess it is a JD Howard Reserve HR52.
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Glad this one stumped you, It was a Liga No 9. Definitely a great cigar.
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Dang it! That was one of the options I was considering. The uneven, sort of mottled color to the wrapper was pointing me in that direction as I know Drew Estates does some funky stuff with their wrapper leafs. It put out a ton of smoke too. The big vein threw me off though. I have only had one other No. 9 before, but I knew it tasted familiar. The Hererra Esteli was a new one to me as was the La Imperiosa. I'm happy to have guessed one out of three and really it was just a lucky guess on the La Imperiosa.
I look in this thread from time to time. I wouldn't have the palate to play without making a fool of myself. Not sure if I had seen anyone guess correctly before. Nice job @pelirrojo.
Charlie you don't have to be good at it, I'm not that great either but it is interesting to smoke a stick that you have no preconceived notions about with seeing a band or knowing the brand. I believe Mr. Pelirrojo and I are the only two to get any right.
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This game is so much fun. As Brad said, it really lets you pay attention to the cigar itself and not what you expect from that little piece of paper wrapped around it. I think everyone should give it a try. I really hadn't smoked much as of late and it kind of rekindled that fire so to speak. Of course it didn't hurt that he sent me some fantastic sticks that made me want to brave the elements! Looking forward to your reviews and guesses @cbuck take your time, lord knows I did...
I may be worse at this than I thought, but here goes! Mystery Stick A. Oily wrapper, solid construction, only needed one touch up about halfway point. Maybe a little cocoa, and leather on the first 2 thirds. Spice picked up in the last third. Very solid, enjoyable smoke, but not an award winner. I would guess PDR, Selection 2010? How about it @pelirrojo
Drew Estate would have been my second choice, but the Nica Rustica, not Undercrown! Oh well. Probably get B in tomorrow morning at work. Thanks Gordon!
On to Mystery Stick B! This is tougher than I thought! Preflight draw gives very little flavor. After lighting, the first third gives a slight sweetness, but retro is a little harsh. Mostly tobacco flavor, not much spice. Sweetness picks up on second and last third, retro smooths some. I'm going to guess Ashton Aged Maduro. Thanks @pelirrojo , this is fun! And for the record, Cain F would be second guess!
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"I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke ever last one of 'em." - Ron White
"I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke ever last one of 'em." - Ron White
"I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke ever last one of 'em." - Ron White
@avengethisI smoked cigar "A" last night. It was a roughly 5 5/8" by 46 corona gorda.
The wrapper was fairly dark and toothy. Burn was pretty straight and other than a slightly tight draw, construction was pretty flawless. The foot smelled of barnyard.
The cigar was medium in body throughout and was smooth enough to be retrohaled pretty regularly. No spice or pepper ever appeared, but i got notes of semisweet chocolate and leather. Overall a very enjoyable cigar.
I'm guessing it was a crowned heads la imperiosa.
"I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke ever last one of 'em." - Ron White
"I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke ever last one of 'em." - Ron White
6"x54 Belicoso with a somewhat rounded cap and a fairly light, very smooth habano wrapper. The cigar feels heavy in hand despite about a day of dry boxing.
I got quite a bit of spice in the first half inch or so, but that calmed down after about an inch leaving woodsy/earthy notes to dominate.
I am going to guess that this is an Ave Maria St. George. It tastes like an AJ stick and I am enjoying it on my free day off work. Thanks @avengethis
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"I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke ever last one of 'em." - Ron White
6" x 52ish toro with a dark brown, toothy, veiny wrapper. It has some red to it in the sunlight.
This is a good cigar, but I have no clue what it is. It has some familiar notes in the flavor profile, but I can't really put my finger on who might have blended it. Leaning towards Oliva or maybe Crowned Heads, but really have no clue. It started with a little bit of a sour feeling in my mouth, but that may have been from the coffee. I switched to water and that went away for the most part. I get a leathery woody flavor and the cigar has remained about medium strength through the first half. I can tell the strength is moving toward full as I go on. Flavor has remained pretty constant throughout. I'm starting to get some cocoa and spice in the last third. Definitely some spice on the retrohale also.
Burn is even and construction is pretty flawless. No touch ups or relights necessary.
Another great cigar @avengethis. I'm going to guess it is a JD Howard Reserve HR52.
Thanks for letting me play. Sorry it took me forever. Now I need a volunteer to recieve.
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Fun stuff. Who's up next?
"I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke ever last one of 'em." - Ron White