Don Fernando
02-10-2010, 03:05 AM
I bought this cigar at the island smoke shop (http://www.islandsmokeshop.com) on Key Largo and this cigar, made from tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Ecuador and Peru, is their house blend. It comes with 3 different wrappers, this is the natural wrapper. I reviewed the claro wrapper some time ago, use the search box on my blog to find it.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero1.jpg
The wrapper is quite light and a little wrinkled. The construction feels good and the cigar has a nice barnyard aroma. The predraw is fine and leaves me with a peppery raisin flavor.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero2.jpg
I taste a nice wood & coffee mix and this very nice flavor is very consistent, it stays for more than an inch before the coffee disappears. When the coffee disappears I can still taste the wood and the cigar becomes a bit spicy too.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero3.jpg
Halfway the texture becomes a bit creamy and at the 2/3rd mark I get a rather nasty spicy sensation on my tongue but purging the cigar helps and that sensation is gone. Too bad that the creaminess disappeared too.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero4.jpg
I get a nice thick white smoke and a straight burn from this lancero. The ash is firm, straight and light gray. The draw is very nice. I would call this cigar medium bodied, medium to full flavored.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero5.jpg
Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, I will pick up a box when I am in Florida in november.
Appearance: 7 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Aroma first part: 8 / 10
Aroma second part: 7 / 10
Aroma third part: 7 / 10
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero1.jpg
The wrapper is quite light and a little wrinkled. The construction feels good and the cigar has a nice barnyard aroma. The predraw is fine and leaves me with a peppery raisin flavor.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero2.jpg
I taste a nice wood & coffee mix and this very nice flavor is very consistent, it stays for more than an inch before the coffee disappears. When the coffee disappears I can still taste the wood and the cigar becomes a bit spicy too.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero3.jpg
Halfway the texture becomes a bit creamy and at the 2/3rd mark I get a rather nasty spicy sensation on my tongue but purging the cigar helps and that sensation is gone. Too bad that the creaminess disappeared too.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero4.jpg
I get a nice thick white smoke and a straight burn from this lancero. The ash is firm, straight and light gray. The draw is very nice. I would call this cigar medium bodied, medium to full flavored.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af186/cigarguide/reviews/eloriginalnaturallancero5.jpg
Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, I will pick up a box when I am in Florida in november.
Appearance: 7 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Aroma first part: 8 / 10
Aroma second part: 7 / 10
Aroma third part: 7 / 10