mjolnir01
El Cañón de Latón
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I think this guy's had enough time in the humi, so time to knock out a review! I usually shy away from the larger vitolas like Churchills and Double Coronas due to the long time they take to smoke, so I made sure I had plenty of time this evening. I also made sure it was following a huge, fantastic dinner-- schwein steaks and potato salad. I decided to pair it with a big bottle of Leffe Brune. The weather is gorgeous outside this evening, so I set up shop on the deck behind our house.
The cigar measures about 6 7/8" x 48ish and has a dark, blotchy wrapper that smells very sweet. It's too dark to be a Cuban. After clipping the head with my Xikar, I take a cold draw. Nothing too notable about the flavor, so I set fire to the foot as my two-year old daughter, mischievously trying to play with my camera, looks up at the smoke and points, exclaiming, "Clouds!"
The first third gives a very spicy flavor that I feel from my lips all the way to the back of my throat. Does it taste like English mustard? Could that be because I had English mustard with my schwein steaks tonight? Something to ponder I suppose. The cigar produces loads of gray smoke which continues to captivate me but soon loses my daughter's interest. She goes back into the house to play with Mom as I continue to analyze what I'm tasting. There's definitely some sweetness there with a mineral taste on the finish. This finish tastes like a Fuente.
The flavors work well with the Leffe. As the cigar continues to build in flavor and complexity, I'm amazed by how tight the ash is and how well it's holding on. It finally falls at about an inch and three quarters. Towards the end of the first third the sweetness has built substantially.
Going into the second third, I'm trying to figure out how best to describe the complexity of the taste. I can't describe this profile as "smooth"; instead there's an more of an interplay going on between the spiciness and sweetness tied together by a woody core. As the cigar burns on, this back and fourth continues. It's definitely opened up now and is tasting really good. On a few draws I think I pick up a little allspice. The second ash falls off after about an inch and a half.
The cigars begins to peter out in the final third. The complexity begins to abate, yielding spice and wood. The sweetness is going away and a touch of bitterness is starting to creep in. I'm trying to smoke it gradually, so I conscientiously try to slow down more. I slow down too much--it goes out. After a purge and a relight the spice/wood profile and mineral finish return. I'm really thinking this a Fuente now. With about an inch and a half left it goes out one more time. She's given me all she has to give. This was a very good smoke!
Total smoking time was 1:55, and it had a little bit of a nic kick. My guess is a Fuente, but I'm not sure what. It's a darker wrapper, so something sungrown maybe? It couldn't be an Anejo, could it? I did notice when I took it out of the humi that it looked pretty similar to the celloed, cedared and banded Anejos I won in Kid Montana's Father's Day contest. Was my blind review tainted by the strength of that idea? I sure hope not...
The reveal-- a 2005 Anejo No.48! Wow, it had that much spice with five years of downtime! Amazing. I don't know if I want to meet one of these cigars fresh--I think it would kick the crap out of me! Greg, thanks for giving me the opportunity to try my first Anejo. It was a great experience!
The cigar measures about 6 7/8" x 48ish and has a dark, blotchy wrapper that smells very sweet. It's too dark to be a Cuban. After clipping the head with my Xikar, I take a cold draw. Nothing too notable about the flavor, so I set fire to the foot as my two-year old daughter, mischievously trying to play with my camera, looks up at the smoke and points, exclaiming, "Clouds!"
The first third gives a very spicy flavor that I feel from my lips all the way to the back of my throat. Does it taste like English mustard? Could that be because I had English mustard with my schwein steaks tonight? Something to ponder I suppose. The cigar produces loads of gray smoke which continues to captivate me but soon loses my daughter's interest. She goes back into the house to play with Mom as I continue to analyze what I'm tasting. There's definitely some sweetness there with a mineral taste on the finish. This finish tastes like a Fuente.
The flavors work well with the Leffe. As the cigar continues to build in flavor and complexity, I'm amazed by how tight the ash is and how well it's holding on. It finally falls at about an inch and three quarters. Towards the end of the first third the sweetness has built substantially.
Going into the second third, I'm trying to figure out how best to describe the complexity of the taste. I can't describe this profile as "smooth"; instead there's an more of an interplay going on between the spiciness and sweetness tied together by a woody core. As the cigar burns on, this back and fourth continues. It's definitely opened up now and is tasting really good. On a few draws I think I pick up a little allspice. The second ash falls off after about an inch and a half.
The cigars begins to peter out in the final third. The complexity begins to abate, yielding spice and wood. The sweetness is going away and a touch of bitterness is starting to creep in. I'm trying to smoke it gradually, so I conscientiously try to slow down more. I slow down too much--it goes out. After a purge and a relight the spice/wood profile and mineral finish return. I'm really thinking this a Fuente now. With about an inch and a half left it goes out one more time. She's given me all she has to give. This was a very good smoke!
Total smoking time was 1:55, and it had a little bit of a nic kick. My guess is a Fuente, but I'm not sure what. It's a darker wrapper, so something sungrown maybe? It couldn't be an Anejo, could it? I did notice when I took it out of the humi that it looked pretty similar to the celloed, cedared and banded Anejos I won in Kid Montana's Father's Day contest. Was my blind review tainted by the strength of that idea? I sure hope not...
The reveal-- a 2005 Anejo No.48! Wow, it had that much spice with five years of downtime! Amazing. I don't know if I want to meet one of these cigars fresh--I think it would kick the crap out of me! Greg, thanks for giving me the opportunity to try my first Anejo. It was a great experience!
. A creaminess starts to appear that wasn't their earlier and it is a wonderful addition to the coffee and spice that remain from the first third. I hit the halfway point after about 45min and this cigar is getting better the more I smoke. The ash falls around the midway point and after a quick purge of the cigar the creamed coffee and spice flavors are still there. I normally take my coffee black but this is a real treat. 
then i saw where he was from hes lucky he didn't run into a cornfield :laugh:
