AB Harvest Selection '97 Habano

[Montano]

I'm finding that the more of these reviews I do, I can tell how much I like a cigar by the amount of notes I take. One that I like can fill up a page on my notebook. This particular cigar barely manages a paragraph.

The construction on this is flawless, the color is beautiful. Pre-light draw is fairly easy. It has a nice band on it, as well as a band on the foot.

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Now I usually break the smokes down into 3rds, but the flavor profile of this one remained the same from start to finish. I got a very light earthiness, with faint spice every now and again. The best flavor was that of the wrapper on my lips, a nice leathery taste.

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As you can see in the pic, there were slight burn issues and they also remained from start to finish. I did have to touch it up once.

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Even with the burn issues, it did produce a nice long ash. The cigar was very mellow, and it soothed me to the point of wanting to fall asleep ! Not a lot of smoke off this cigar.

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I won't say this was a bad smoke, as I didn't feel the need to toss it, but I guess I was expecting more from such a great looking cigar. Perhaps down the road I may try one again.

[dannysguitar]

Hmm, I like the regular line and have been curious about the Habano.

Thanks for the review!

[Adriftpanda]

Thanks for the review, looking forward to trying this smoke. It looks nice and dark!

[Uflbassin]

Thanks! I have one of the regulars in my humi yet to be smoked, looking forward to it.

[Ratters]

Nice review. Had one Sunday, pretty much the same conclusion as you. I like the Tempus a lot. This smoke was smokeable, but I have no urge to smoke another.