Thanks again, Al. I really appreciate the chance to try these out. This is my first review, so keep that in mind when reading.
First, I started with the petite corona. I looked this cigar over closely, and thought it looked like it was well put together. There were no major veins, the wrapper looked a beautiful deep brown and had a nice shine/oil to it. The cap looked quite nice. Smelled great.
I cut the cigar, and found a stem. Oh, well. It had a very light draw. Perfect for me. Tasted quite pleasant.
I toasted and got this baby burning. Very nice aroma to the smoke. Burn was consistant all the way, with only a few touch ups. Very nice construction.
The flavor was hard for me to explain. I am going to say miild to medium, with a consistant flavor of nuts, cocoa..... One dimensional but very pleasant. It smoked great and had a nice consistant flavor that I enjoyed.
Second, the big ol' double corona. Again, very nice construction. Looked great. Clipped the cap and had a beautiful cigar. Draw was a bit tighther, but still great for smoking. It loosened up a bit after smoking a few minutes. This cigar had some nice thick smoke. Again, a very nice medium flavor that seemed to pick up the last half of the stick. It had gotten a bit spicier. Took me an hour fifteen to finish this baby!!
I thought these were nice cigars, Al. They had a pleasant flavor and smoked like champs. I would enjoy burning a couple of these again.