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Macanudo Café (Hyde Park) SIZE: 5 ½ X 49 SHAPE: Robusto
Wrapper: Conn Shade
Filler: D.R., Hon. Nic
Binder: D.R.
MSRP: 5.00-5.50
Appearance 9
Construction 8
Flavor 6
Overall Exp 8
Appearance: Overall this was a nice looking cigar. After being carried in the shoulder pocket of my ACU’s it held up well. The wrapper was in great shape, it had a nice creamy brown color and just a few small veins
Pre-Light: There was a nice mellow tobacco aroma with a light wood/nutshell smell. The pre-light draw confirmed these smells and seemed to be just a shade on the easy side.
Cut: I really wanted to use my Vector punch that was bombed to me, but I left it on my table back in my room, so I was forced to use some Iraqi crap double blade. It is pretty sharp, and I have used it with success before. This was not to be the case this time. It was dark, and I made the cut to short and off center, so I had to cut it twice. This was 100% my fault, but did seem to hurt anything.
1/3: She lit well and started on a good slow burn. Let me say here, that I really have no idea what I am doing, I have not smoked enough cigars to really start pulling out taste, but I will do my best. The first thing that jumps out is all the smoke. Not real think, but not wispy either. I could feel a slight spice on the tip on my tongue, like a bland red pepper. The after tast left me thinking of wood, or maybe a pecan shell. Something like “smooth” keeps coming to me.
2/3: At about the ½ way mark the spice has picked up, the other flavors are still there, kind of waiting for there turn it seems. The Ash drops at almost 2 inches; it is a nice white strong ash with good rings. It actually fell right after the pic of me in my gear. At the end of the 2/3 I am smoking way to fast and I can taste hints of the bitterness that I used to get when I would smoke my pipe to fast as well. So, I set it down and try to gather up the notes. I find a hint of coffee or cream, playing in my mouth as an after taste, it caught me off guard.
3/3: The spice has settled into the background, and the wood/shell flavor is the main point. The after taste continues to have the coffee & cream feeling. The ash has dropped again, both times I was standing and it held up as it hit the ground. It is starting to smoke hot again, and then it gets me, the last pull, the one-to-many puff. Its time to put her to bed.
I know this has turned into a novel, but I really was trying to post a good review. Overall I really liked this cigar, but then again I do not have a lot to compare it with.
Thanks
Tim
Wrapper: Conn Shade
Filler: D.R., Hon. Nic
Binder: D.R.
MSRP: 5.00-5.50
Appearance 9
Construction 8
Flavor 6
Overall Exp 8
Appearance: Overall this was a nice looking cigar. After being carried in the shoulder pocket of my ACU’s it held up well. The wrapper was in great shape, it had a nice creamy brown color and just a few small veins
Pre-Light: There was a nice mellow tobacco aroma with a light wood/nutshell smell. The pre-light draw confirmed these smells and seemed to be just a shade on the easy side.
Cut: I really wanted to use my Vector punch that was bombed to me, but I left it on my table back in my room, so I was forced to use some Iraqi crap double blade. It is pretty sharp, and I have used it with success before. This was not to be the case this time. It was dark, and I made the cut to short and off center, so I had to cut it twice. This was 100% my fault, but did seem to hurt anything.
1/3: She lit well and started on a good slow burn. Let me say here, that I really have no idea what I am doing, I have not smoked enough cigars to really start pulling out taste, but I will do my best. The first thing that jumps out is all the smoke. Not real think, but not wispy either. I could feel a slight spice on the tip on my tongue, like a bland red pepper. The after tast left me thinking of wood, or maybe a pecan shell. Something like “smooth” keeps coming to me.
2/3: At about the ½ way mark the spice has picked up, the other flavors are still there, kind of waiting for there turn it seems. The Ash drops at almost 2 inches; it is a nice white strong ash with good rings. It actually fell right after the pic of me in my gear. At the end of the 2/3 I am smoking way to fast and I can taste hints of the bitterness that I used to get when I would smoke my pipe to fast as well. So, I set it down and try to gather up the notes. I find a hint of coffee or cream, playing in my mouth as an after taste, it caught me off guard.
3/3: The spice has settled into the background, and the wood/shell flavor is the main point. The after taste continues to have the coffee & cream feeling. The ash has dropped again, both times I was standing and it held up as it hit the ground. It is starting to smoke hot again, and then it gets me, the last pull, the one-to-many puff. Its time to put her to bed.
I know this has turned into a novel, but I really was trying to post a good review. Overall I really liked this cigar, but then again I do not have a lot to compare it with.
Thanks
Tim
