thejollyco
The Jolly Company
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I bought a bundle of these at jr's. Actually, i bought it because i am poor, and i actually read semi-decent things about this particular cigar. I was going to buy a few five packs after this, but i just found out about jr's magical way of convincing you to spend more money. After i put them in the cart, i was offered a "Bonus buy" of 10 robusto cigars. It was a special sampler of robustos, 1 regular monte, 1 monte afrique, 1 monte series v, 1 monte platinum, 1 monte white, 1 trindad, 1 henry clay, 1 r&j maduro, 1 r&j vintage, 1 h uppman. All of these are robustos (robustos and coronas are my fav size), was only for 30 bucks. Anyways, i spent more than i thought, but i got a pretty darn good deal out of it. The robusto box also gave me a coupon of $10 off my next purchase of 4 brands of altadis usa cigars from JR. On with the review.
I was psyched up for a smoke because i haven't had one in a while. Since this is made from different places, it's hard to nail down exactly. The main taste that i got out of it was Dominican with a hint of nic, but the website (which i just checked) said it had hondouras as well. The draw was decent and consistent without any flaws. The initial smoke was a smooth, slightly nutty and boring smoke. Pepperiness(sic) kicked in after a couple of draws, which was a nice bonus. The lighting of the cigar was decent, and it was able to correct itself after a bit (there was wind in the air, which we'll go into later).
So, a bit before a quarter of the way in, and i was actually loosening up to this smoke. Then this weird ammonia taste kicked in with a tangy aftertaste. I pondered whether i should give up. I decided to go on because, hey, i dont' get to smoke cigars as *edit* often as*/end edit* i used to. After a few puffs, the ammonia wore away to this awesome buttery taste. The taste was like there was a party in my mouth with a bit of a buttery texture and taste, a bit of pepperiness, a hint of nut, and some coffee flavour (i like to spell stuff with 'u' because it looks fancier). Anyways, this lasted 2/3 of 1/2 of the cigar. So it was like 2/5 of the whole cigar.
Towards the end of the butteriness, i tasted some more ammonia, and it became a bit stronger, then let off. Now the taste was more of a coffee taste with a bit of a peppery taste and a hint of nut. This part reminded me of a monte 4's (from... you know where) middle part of a cigar where things are intensified. After a little while of that taste, the cigar kind of went kabonkers where basically, i felt that the cigar was nearing the end of its narration of its fantastic, but flawed journey.
This cigar wasn't bad at all. I was surprised by the complexity of the cigar. I feel that if the cigar sits in the humidor without its cello on for a couple of months, this cigar might turn out to be a good investment. Hopefully, it'll get rid of the semi-pugnant ammonia taste. I'm pretty sure it will. Also towards the end of the cigar, the burn was starting to become fairly uneven. This could have been due to the fact that i didn't let it rest very much. The package came in today, and i couldn't wait to have a cigar (haven't had one in a few months). This doesn't really taste like a bolivar corona, nor was i really expecting it to. I was just curious as to why it got decent reviews, and now i know.
There is my review. Haven't done one in a while, so i hope that satisfied.
I was psyched up for a smoke because i haven't had one in a while. Since this is made from different places, it's hard to nail down exactly. The main taste that i got out of it was Dominican with a hint of nic, but the website (which i just checked) said it had hondouras as well. The draw was decent and consistent without any flaws. The initial smoke was a smooth, slightly nutty and boring smoke. Pepperiness(sic) kicked in after a couple of draws, which was a nice bonus. The lighting of the cigar was decent, and it was able to correct itself after a bit (there was wind in the air, which we'll go into later).
So, a bit before a quarter of the way in, and i was actually loosening up to this smoke. Then this weird ammonia taste kicked in with a tangy aftertaste. I pondered whether i should give up. I decided to go on because, hey, i dont' get to smoke cigars as *edit* often as*/end edit* i used to. After a few puffs, the ammonia wore away to this awesome buttery taste. The taste was like there was a party in my mouth with a bit of a buttery texture and taste, a bit of pepperiness, a hint of nut, and some coffee flavour (i like to spell stuff with 'u' because it looks fancier). Anyways, this lasted 2/3 of 1/2 of the cigar. So it was like 2/5 of the whole cigar.
Towards the end of the butteriness, i tasted some more ammonia, and it became a bit stronger, then let off. Now the taste was more of a coffee taste with a bit of a peppery taste and a hint of nut. This part reminded me of a monte 4's (from... you know where) middle part of a cigar where things are intensified. After a little while of that taste, the cigar kind of went kabonkers where basically, i felt that the cigar was nearing the end of its narration of its fantastic, but flawed journey.
This cigar wasn't bad at all. I was surprised by the complexity of the cigar. I feel that if the cigar sits in the humidor without its cello on for a couple of months, this cigar might turn out to be a good investment. Hopefully, it'll get rid of the semi-pugnant ammonia taste. I'm pretty sure it will. Also towards the end of the cigar, the burn was starting to become fairly uneven. This could have been due to the fact that i didn't let it rest very much. The package came in today, and i couldn't wait to have a cigar (haven't had one in a few months). This doesn't really taste like a bolivar corona, nor was i really expecting it to. I was just curious as to why it got decent reviews, and now i know.
There is my review. Haven't done one in a while, so i hope that satisfied.
