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Reyes' Style Blending 101 (my first cigar/cigars review)
danielzreyes
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This is my first attempt in doing a cigar review. Rather than doing a regular review, I thought Id do something a bit different. Im going to do a cigar blend. Youre all probably wondering how Im going to do that. Well, here is the a bit different part. I will be smoking 2 cigars at the same time. I dont mean puff at one cigar then the other, no. I mean both cigars simultaneously. I will be blending the 2 and see what kind of results I get.
Cigars.
The cigars I chose are cigars that Im sure everyone is familiar with. MF robusto and the GH V.2002 robusto. I wanted to see how a spicy earth/ heavy leather full bodied cigar will blend with a stouty/earth chocolaty med body cigar. .. Shall we?
(I will practically be typing exactly what I noted down on paper. It may be all over the place so pls. bare with me as again, this is my first time doing this. Also I hope you dont find this as a joke or a waste. I put some time and effort into this. I have also spoken to a few botl prior to get their opinion and thoughts and they thought it was a great idea.) Here we go.
Smoking the 2 at the same time is a lot harder than it sounds. I should have gone with a corona size but too late.
Im having trouble trying to figure it out. I think its because It taste nothing like what they are individually. This goes on for a good 5 min but then ..
Hello! Exactly what I was expecting! Spicy caramel and molassy leather. Even the aroma is very entertaining. I am bad at describing taste but its kind of like a leathery wood covered in a mixture of caramel/chocolate drizzled with pepper. (the draw is still a challenge)
After about 15-20 min the spice is mellowing. Its now a very pleasant caramel cream and a hint of spice. I cant quite pick up the finish but its very long, smooth.
30-35 min mark (1/3-1/2 The MF was burning faster than the GHV2002). Its a steady cream and leather with very light spice. The chocolate is still there but more on the caramel side with a bit of nuttyness.
Getting very light headed now. Infact Im buzzin pretty good. I think Im done. I have to put them down now.
Im trying to figure out why these cigars kicked my butt as Ive smoked them numerous times before. Ha! I just realized that while smoking both cigars, I practically smoked 1 cigar in the same amount of time If I were to smoke ½ a cigar by itself. Does that make sense? Eh
Final notes. It was an interesting experiment. The tasting notes are just what I expected with little surprises coming out here and there. Trying to smoke the 2 cigars simultaneously was a challenge. I dont think Ill be attempting to do this experiment again in the near future, nor will I be reviewing cigars again. Ill leave that to the professionals (you know who you guys are).
Thank you for your time. I hope you all enjoyed. Now Im going to go eat some candy, lay down and watch some MLB Network.
Cigars.
The cigars I chose are cigars that Im sure everyone is familiar with. MF robusto and the GH V.2002 robusto. I wanted to see how a spicy earth/ heavy leather full bodied cigar will blend with a stouty/earth chocolaty med body cigar. .. Shall we?
(I will practically be typing exactly what I noted down on paper. It may be all over the place so pls. bare with me as again, this is my first time doing this. Also I hope you dont find this as a joke or a waste. I put some time and effort into this. I have also spoken to a few botl prior to get their opinion and thoughts and they thought it was a great idea.) Here we go.
Smoking the 2 at the same time is a lot harder than it sounds. I should have gone with a corona size but too late.
Im having trouble trying to figure it out. I think its because It taste nothing like what they are individually. This goes on for a good 5 min but then ..
Hello! Exactly what I was expecting! Spicy caramel and molassy leather. Even the aroma is very entertaining. I am bad at describing taste but its kind of like a leathery wood covered in a mixture of caramel/chocolate drizzled with pepper. (the draw is still a challenge)
After about 15-20 min the spice is mellowing. Its now a very pleasant caramel cream and a hint of spice. I cant quite pick up the finish but its very long, smooth.
30-35 min mark (1/3-1/2 The MF was burning faster than the GHV2002). Its a steady cream and leather with very light spice. The chocolate is still there but more on the caramel side with a bit of nuttyness.
Getting very light headed now. Infact Im buzzin pretty good. I think Im done. I have to put them down now.
Im trying to figure out why these cigars kicked my butt as Ive smoked them numerous times before. Ha! I just realized that while smoking both cigars, I practically smoked 1 cigar in the same amount of time If I were to smoke ½ a cigar by itself. Does that make sense? Eh
Final notes. It was an interesting experiment. The tasting notes are just what I expected with little surprises coming out here and there. Trying to smoke the 2 cigars simultaneously was a challenge. I dont think Ill be attempting to do this experiment again in the near future, nor will I be reviewing cigars again. Ill leave that to the professionals (you know who you guys are).
Thank you for your time. I hope you all enjoyed. Now Im going to go eat some candy, lay down and watch some MLB Network.
"It's plume, bro. Nothing to worry about. Got any Opus?" The suppose to be DZR
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Neat.
I like Oliva and Quesada (including Regius) a lot. I will smoke anything, though.
Gotta say though, nice attempt even if you didn't nub them .... creative and something I'd never think of trying.
But the one lingering question in my mind is:
Do 2 robustos = 1 gordo (7x70 RG)?
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My question is, did anyone see your silly ass smoking 2 cigars at the same time? Ahahah
You are a glutton for punishment why?
This was way before I joined the forums but you must be mental to try this. I would never encourage it.must have been a challenge. I couldn't do it, but what the hell, you got some good notes down
Perhaps this time you could review two Kelners?
-Jay