Usually I smoke the smaller Espresso Dark Sumptra (Robusto Size) when I smoke these, and I have had a Noche (the big gun) which I have enjoyed. So today while scrounging through my dwindling humidor I wanted a cigar that would be strong flavored due to the fact I have an ear infection right now and my taste buds just ain't so - I automatically thought dark or maduro and large. So after some thought I decided to go ahead and light up the Hoyo De Monterrey Dark Sumptra Media Noche (yes folks I went out on the web to find out the exact name of this particular sized cigar).
The cigar is a large ring gauge - 54 x 5.75 inches. Construction is sturdy, firm, dark and very serious looking. Just looking at it in the cedar wrap and the double cigar bands, it sings out a strong flavor - an observation that when lighting it up does not dissapoint. The wrapper is a rough texture - not as rough as sandpaper, but almost grtitty in away, though again to point out that the construction is sturdy.
With the lighter I have - a cheap rip-off make of the SST by Colabri - it was a little much for the lighter to handle. The result is two-fold. First I need to buy or get myself on of those triple flame llighters I have heard about, especially with how much I like the larger gauge cigars. Second, that it took a little while long than normal to fully light this cigar with this small of a lighter.
The volume of smoke however, once lit was enormous and a cloud of smoke hung over me and the computer desk like a fog. This immediately attracted Princess, my cigar loving feline companion. who is now washing the smell of the smoke into her fur as she sits next to me in the other chair. The smoke smells pretty good, not as strong as the taste, which suprised me a little as usually it is a very potent smoke with this line in my experience.
The tastes of this cigar are strong and consistent. A distinct "dark" taste of damp tobacco, ground coffee and hardshell nuts. Though the taste remain consistant, the burn did not. I ended up at least through half of this cigar to re-lite a side of the cigar everytime I topped off ash. So it did burn alittle unevenly. The smoke however remained very cool and was the first such cool smoke I have remembered from a cigar in a long time. So some credit does go back into the burn factor.
Overall I was very pleased with this cigar and have decided that this is one of my new go-to brands of cigars, as I have enoyed every one I have had so far and in all of the sizes. Now just to find them cheaper online versus my local retailer - these things go for 50-100% OVER MSRP here!
Anyway in the end I rate this cigar a 87-88.
Princess, my feline companion gives it a 90 and she is picky enough to never stick around a cigar if it is below that standard :sign:
Until the next review, this is Sam, a.k.a. the Newbie Reviewer
The cigar is a large ring gauge - 54 x 5.75 inches. Construction is sturdy, firm, dark and very serious looking. Just looking at it in the cedar wrap and the double cigar bands, it sings out a strong flavor - an observation that when lighting it up does not dissapoint. The wrapper is a rough texture - not as rough as sandpaper, but almost grtitty in away, though again to point out that the construction is sturdy.
With the lighter I have - a cheap rip-off make of the SST by Colabri - it was a little much for the lighter to handle. The result is two-fold. First I need to buy or get myself on of those triple flame llighters I have heard about, especially with how much I like the larger gauge cigars. Second, that it took a little while long than normal to fully light this cigar with this small of a lighter.
The volume of smoke however, once lit was enormous and a cloud of smoke hung over me and the computer desk like a fog. This immediately attracted Princess, my cigar loving feline companion. who is now washing the smell of the smoke into her fur as she sits next to me in the other chair. The smoke smells pretty good, not as strong as the taste, which suprised me a little as usually it is a very potent smoke with this line in my experience.
The tastes of this cigar are strong and consistent. A distinct "dark" taste of damp tobacco, ground coffee and hardshell nuts. Though the taste remain consistant, the burn did not. I ended up at least through half of this cigar to re-lite a side of the cigar everytime I topped off ash. So it did burn alittle unevenly. The smoke however remained very cool and was the first such cool smoke I have remembered from a cigar in a long time. So some credit does go back into the burn factor.
Overall I was very pleased with this cigar and have decided that this is one of my new go-to brands of cigars, as I have enoyed every one I have had so far and in all of the sizes. Now just to find them cheaper online versus my local retailer - these things go for 50-100% OVER MSRP here!
Anyway in the end I rate this cigar a 87-88.
Princess, my feline companion gives it a 90 and she is picky enough to never stick around a cigar if it is below that standard :sign:
Until the next review, this is Sam, a.k.a. the Newbie Reviewer
