JHolmes763
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I actually smoked this a couple of nights ago, but haven't had a chance to write it up.
Cigar of choice is a La Aurora Preferidos Cameroon Robusto (5x50). I've had these for at least 5 months in my humidor, depending on which purchase this actual stick came from. Some friends and I went in on a couple boxes of these a few months in a row because of a good deal on them.
Construction was nearly perfect. There were two noticeable veins running the length of the cigar, but they didn't affect the smoke in any way. Foot was good, cap was good, cut was clean. I'm ready to light this thing up. Pre-light draw was a little light for my liking, but typical for these cigars in my experience. Taste was a woody chocolate... I think the pre-light draw always tastes like chocolate to me...
Toasted the foot with my torch and lit this up. No problems getting it lit. Smoke was gray and plentiful, even with the kind of light draw.
The initial taste was woody... almost even a "green" woody to me. Not much else for taste, either. No harsh aftertaste or anything bitter. I saw one site say the flavor was a "sweet wood", maybe that's what I describe as "green"?
This is a good smoke, though. Not complex, but it burns well and has a very consistent flavor the whole time.
Since it was liked so much in my last review, here's the picture of the burn.
Ash held on for a couple of inches, only ashed it twice, total. This seems about normal for a good robusto. Ash color was dark gray and black; not as flaky as other cigars I've seen. I don't know what the color of the ash tells us, but there you go.
Final score for me is a 7.5 out of 10. I like having these around and smoking them myself, but they're also good for others as they're not that powerful of a smoke but still have some good flavor. If you're keeping track, I rated the Cusano 18 Maduro to high and changed that to a 6. CA rated these La Auroras a 93, for reference.
On a side note, the whole time I was out smoking, a storm was rolling through. I went out to watch the lightning and ended up getting hailed on. At least I was under a little cover and the hail was small.
---John Holmes...
Cigar of choice is a La Aurora Preferidos Cameroon Robusto (5x50). I've had these for at least 5 months in my humidor, depending on which purchase this actual stick came from. Some friends and I went in on a couple boxes of these a few months in a row because of a good deal on them.
Construction was nearly perfect. There were two noticeable veins running the length of the cigar, but they didn't affect the smoke in any way. Foot was good, cap was good, cut was clean. I'm ready to light this thing up. Pre-light draw was a little light for my liking, but typical for these cigars in my experience. Taste was a woody chocolate... I think the pre-light draw always tastes like chocolate to me...
Toasted the foot with my torch and lit this up. No problems getting it lit. Smoke was gray and plentiful, even with the kind of light draw.
The initial taste was woody... almost even a "green" woody to me. Not much else for taste, either. No harsh aftertaste or anything bitter. I saw one site say the flavor was a "sweet wood", maybe that's what I describe as "green"?
This is a good smoke, though. Not complex, but it burns well and has a very consistent flavor the whole time.
Since it was liked so much in my last review, here's the picture of the burn.
Ash held on for a couple of inches, only ashed it twice, total. This seems about normal for a good robusto. Ash color was dark gray and black; not as flaky as other cigars I've seen. I don't know what the color of the ash tells us, but there you go.
Final score for me is a 7.5 out of 10. I like having these around and smoking them myself, but they're also good for others as they're not that powerful of a smoke but still have some good flavor. If you're keeping track, I rated the Cusano 18 Maduro to high and changed that to a 6. CA rated these La Auroras a 93, for reference.
On a side note, the whole time I was out smoking, a storm was rolling through. I went out to watch the lightning and ended up getting hailed on. At least I was under a little cover and the hail was small.
---John Holmes...
