pembroke3355
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I was lucky enough to get some of these from Mark at Tower Cigars.
This was a nice looking cigar. It had a chocolate brown wrapper with some veins but nothing major. It was silky to the touch and had no real noticeable oils. The cigar had what I could best describe as a slight floral aroma. The cigar had no soft or tight spots and had a good resistance to a squeeze.
Pre-light draw there was a taste of hay and tobacco. I could tell right away that there was not going to be a draw problems with this cigar. I torched the foot and took a slow draw and was meet with a sweet floral chocolate taste that was pleasing. The burn was good with a medium Grey ash that was slightly flaky.
The first third of this cigar I would describe as medium bodies that continued with a slight sweet chocolate taste. It did not have the powerful spice taste that I find with most of the premiums from Nicaragua. The burn remained good and there was a nice blue smoke being produced. The draw was spot on ample smoke but not loose.
The second third of the stick I could still detect a semi sweet taste but I also started to encounter some earthy tones. The burn remained very consistent and I would ash about every half inch.
The last third of the stick remained earthy and some spice started to kick in but not over powering. It lasted close to a hour and was a very enjoyable stick that will not kill you with the nicotine.
This stick was a nice change from the head rippers I normally smoke. It was medium bodied and smooth. I will put the other 4 away for a long nap and visit them in a year or so. I would like to thank Mark at Tower Cigars for making these available in 5 packs. Very nice change of pace stick. :thumbs:
Viaje Platino - Lancero
Cigar Size: 7.5 X 38
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo 99
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Cigar Size: 7.5 X 38
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo 99
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
This was a nice looking cigar. It had a chocolate brown wrapper with some veins but nothing major. It was silky to the touch and had no real noticeable oils. The cigar had what I could best describe as a slight floral aroma. The cigar had no soft or tight spots and had a good resistance to a squeeze.
Pre-light draw there was a taste of hay and tobacco. I could tell right away that there was not going to be a draw problems with this cigar. I torched the foot and took a slow draw and was meet with a sweet floral chocolate taste that was pleasing. The burn was good with a medium Grey ash that was slightly flaky.
The first third of this cigar I would describe as medium bodies that continued with a slight sweet chocolate taste. It did not have the powerful spice taste that I find with most of the premiums from Nicaragua. The burn remained good and there was a nice blue smoke being produced. The draw was spot on ample smoke but not loose.
The second third of the stick I could still detect a semi sweet taste but I also started to encounter some earthy tones. The burn remained very consistent and I would ash about every half inch.
The last third of the stick remained earthy and some spice started to kick in but not over powering. It lasted close to a hour and was a very enjoyable stick that will not kill you with the nicotine.
Appearance 7.5 out of 10
Construction 9.5 out of 10
Taste 8.5 out of 10
Overall 8.5 out of 10
Construction 9.5 out of 10
Taste 8.5 out of 10
Overall 8.5 out of 10
This stick was a nice change from the head rippers I normally smoke. It was medium bodied and smooth. I will put the other 4 away for a long nap and visit them in a year or so. I would like to thank Mark at Tower Cigars for making these available in 5 packs. Very nice change of pace stick. :thumbs:
