Gavin
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At the end of my most recent set of purchases, I threw in a bundle of the Consuegra Dominican Toros as an inexpensive alternative to the more expensive brands that so quickly drain my checking account after every payday. These sticks are supposedly factory seconds from the Menendez Y Garcia factory in the Dominican Republic. I decided to light one up tonight, after my wife and dogs went upstairs to bed.
The stick, 6" x 50, was well-constructed, firm in the hand, with a very dark and lightly veined EMS wrapper. I personally could see no reason why this particular cigar had been sorted out as a second. I clipped the head with my double guillotine cutter, and lit up with my butane lighter. After a moment or two, I took my first draw, which was not too firm, nor too easy, just right. After only a few puffs, I could sense the start of a flavor that was slightly tart, and the finish seemed a bit powdery. As the cigar burned, the tartness became the one dominant facet of the smoke, a strong citrus taste that reminded me of lemon zest.
I soon had to correct the burn which, I admit, was probably my fault, as I had lit it rather poorly. After I had ameliorated my lighting error, the cigar burned straight and true, with the ash, a light gray in color, hanging on for over an inch before dropping into my ash try when I forced the issue. All the while, this taste of tart lemons filled my mouth. I have had cigars that I've considered tart before, but never one that was so overwhelmingly lemon-like. It was not unpleasant, but it tended to drown out any other flavors that the tobacco might have had to offer.
After about forty-five minutes, and having finished the magazine I was reading out on the patio, I was beginning to get cold, so I stubbed it out with about two inches remaining, but not before getting a tiny hint of some oaky flavors that were trying to battle through the lemon. While I do subscribe to the theory that there are some fantastic two dollar cigars, and some dreadful twenty dollar cigars out there, in this case, I think I got what I paid for. I won't soon forget the unusual flavor of this one, but I have another twenty-four to remind me just in case I ever do.
My first review!
The stick, 6" x 50, was well-constructed, firm in the hand, with a very dark and lightly veined EMS wrapper. I personally could see no reason why this particular cigar had been sorted out as a second. I clipped the head with my double guillotine cutter, and lit up with my butane lighter. After a moment or two, I took my first draw, which was not too firm, nor too easy, just right. After only a few puffs, I could sense the start of a flavor that was slightly tart, and the finish seemed a bit powdery. As the cigar burned, the tartness became the one dominant facet of the smoke, a strong citrus taste that reminded me of lemon zest.
I soon had to correct the burn which, I admit, was probably my fault, as I had lit it rather poorly. After I had ameliorated my lighting error, the cigar burned straight and true, with the ash, a light gray in color, hanging on for over an inch before dropping into my ash try when I forced the issue. All the while, this taste of tart lemons filled my mouth. I have had cigars that I've considered tart before, but never one that was so overwhelmingly lemon-like. It was not unpleasant, but it tended to drown out any other flavors that the tobacco might have had to offer.
After about forty-five minutes, and having finished the magazine I was reading out on the patio, I was beginning to get cold, so I stubbed it out with about two inches remaining, but not before getting a tiny hint of some oaky flavors that were trying to battle through the lemon. While I do subscribe to the theory that there are some fantastic two dollar cigars, and some dreadful twenty dollar cigars out there, in this case, I think I got what I paid for. I won't soon forget the unusual flavor of this one, but I have another twenty-four to remind me just in case I ever do.
My first review!
