McPatrickClan
McPatrickClan
- Joined
- May 22, 2002
- Messages
- 562
I enjoyed this darker-wrapped cigar while watching the first half of the Tenn./Florida game this afternoon on CBS. It lasted almost 90 minutes and I was able to smoke it down to the end (I believe that is referred to as "nubbing it").
I found this cigar to be very cool-burning, not getting too hot despite making like a chimney and producing much terrific smoke. It is a longer cigar (8") and has an average thickness (52). I removed the band before smoking so I wouldn't expect a stopping point and cloud my tasting results.
The Soberano had a fresh taste to it. This seemed odd to me as young tobacco is usually an avoided thing. I can't say that the tobacco tasted young or even unfinished, but it did leave an almost aromatic feeling. It had a clean taste to it, that what you were smoking was good, aged tobacco with very little influence from the manufactuer. I take this as a good sign (are you listening, Drew Estate farms?). Great tobacco needs no encore, it needs no entourage, it just is and the best rollers and farms will get out of the way and act as a vehicle to deliver it to the people.
The taste was complex enough to keep me interested. It had the kind of smell and flavor you want when you crack open your main humidor. It's that mixed sensation that you get when you look at a plaid shirt and it has a unique but not all that crazy design. You like it, but it can quickly be figured out.
The only con to this cigar that I found was the fact that it was inconsistent. The first third was astounding. The second third was average and the last third was slightly below average. Never in my life have I had such a distinct difference between stages in a cigar. I don't know exactly what causes such a thing to happen, but I do know that it's a bit of a disappointment. ??? This would not prevent from smoking another Soberano, but I would be interested to know if anyone else experienced something similar to this. :lookup:
I would smoke a Soberano again, even at retail, which seems to be roughly $5. Cigar Price has this cigar listed for as low as $3.28 per cigar when you purchase a full box online.
I found this cigar to be very cool-burning, not getting too hot despite making like a chimney and producing much terrific smoke. It is a longer cigar (8") and has an average thickness (52). I removed the band before smoking so I wouldn't expect a stopping point and cloud my tasting results.
The Soberano had a fresh taste to it. This seemed odd to me as young tobacco is usually an avoided thing. I can't say that the tobacco tasted young or even unfinished, but it did leave an almost aromatic feeling. It had a clean taste to it, that what you were smoking was good, aged tobacco with very little influence from the manufactuer. I take this as a good sign (are you listening, Drew Estate farms?). Great tobacco needs no encore, it needs no entourage, it just is and the best rollers and farms will get out of the way and act as a vehicle to deliver it to the people.
The taste was complex enough to keep me interested. It had the kind of smell and flavor you want when you crack open your main humidor. It's that mixed sensation that you get when you look at a plaid shirt and it has a unique but not all that crazy design. You like it, but it can quickly be figured out.
The only con to this cigar that I found was the fact that it was inconsistent. The first third was astounding. The second third was average and the last third was slightly below average. Never in my life have I had such a distinct difference between stages in a cigar. I don't know exactly what causes such a thing to happen, but I do know that it's a bit of a disappointment. ??? This would not prevent from smoking another Soberano, but I would be interested to know if anyone else experienced something similar to this. :lookup:
I would smoke a Soberano again, even at retail, which seems to be roughly $5. Cigar Price has this cigar listed for as low as $3.28 per cigar when you purchase a full box online.
