Marco-Polo
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Cigar: Nestor Plasencia 2004
Size: Robusto, 5x50
Executive Summary: Standard-issue honduran robusto, but not without some good points. Not worth smoking now, but may improve with time. 6.5/10
Background: Bought on (and so far, only available on) cbid, the blurb describes them as "a good, reliable smoke, featuring a 3-year-aged blend of long-fillers and a nice, medium-bodied, earthy flavor profile. For the value-minded, this is a great stick built for daily enjoyment." In other words, a standard medium honduran, probably rejects or overruns from one of his higher profile lines. Worth a try.
First impression: Band is very simple, NP 2004 on the label, flanked by rampant unicorns. Color scheme is tan and cream. Cheaply printed (cuts are off-center). Wrapper leaf is a medium to dark brown, but looks and feels weathered and rough. Medium-sized veins.
Prelight: Cap cuts easily. A stubborn spot stays unlit for a second, but the trusty torch completes the light. Draw is tight but workable.
Construction/burn: Burn starts out uneven, selfcorrects, then gets uneven again; needed one correction after ashing. Smoke is very dense and starts acrid, leaving a bitter aftertaste. Draw remains tight until reaching the band. Solid, salt and pepper ash tending to white.
Flavor/aroma: Smoke is slightly acrid. Flavors in the mouth are largely earthy and woody, as advertised, with some spiciness at the front of the mouth. Halfway through a gingerbread odor appears on the nose. Flavors are less rich than one would expect given the spiciness, especially when compared to yesterday's HdM Dark Sumatra.
The CBid blurb claims that the cigar is aged; from looking at the ash, the tobacco is well enough aged, but the cigar as a whole needs another few months to a year to marry and soften the hard edges.
Time Elapsed: 1 hr 10 minutes Tossed before the band.
Size: Robusto, 5x50
Executive Summary: Standard-issue honduran robusto, but not without some good points. Not worth smoking now, but may improve with time. 6.5/10
Background: Bought on (and so far, only available on) cbid, the blurb describes them as "a good, reliable smoke, featuring a 3-year-aged blend of long-fillers and a nice, medium-bodied, earthy flavor profile. For the value-minded, this is a great stick built for daily enjoyment." In other words, a standard medium honduran, probably rejects or overruns from one of his higher profile lines. Worth a try.
First impression: Band is very simple, NP 2004 on the label, flanked by rampant unicorns. Color scheme is tan and cream. Cheaply printed (cuts are off-center). Wrapper leaf is a medium to dark brown, but looks and feels weathered and rough. Medium-sized veins.
Prelight: Cap cuts easily. A stubborn spot stays unlit for a second, but the trusty torch completes the light. Draw is tight but workable.
Construction/burn: Burn starts out uneven, selfcorrects, then gets uneven again; needed one correction after ashing. Smoke is very dense and starts acrid, leaving a bitter aftertaste. Draw remains tight until reaching the band. Solid, salt and pepper ash tending to white.
Flavor/aroma: Smoke is slightly acrid. Flavors in the mouth are largely earthy and woody, as advertised, with some spiciness at the front of the mouth. Halfway through a gingerbread odor appears on the nose. Flavors are less rich than one would expect given the spiciness, especially when compared to yesterday's HdM Dark Sumatra.
The CBid blurb claims that the cigar is aged; from looking at the ash, the tobacco is well enough aged, but the cigar as a whole needs another few months to a year to marry and soften the hard edges.
Time Elapsed: 1 hr 10 minutes Tossed before the band.
