Gran Habano Corojo #5 shorty pyramid

[Don Fernando]

A friend handed me this cigar at a herf in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Gran Habano has never been good for me, but with age we're all getting milder, so am I, so I decided to give this shorty pyramid a try. It is a nub like torpedo, 4 inch long and a 58 ring gauge.

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Like I already said, it looks like a nub and is probably created to get in the slipstream of the whole nub hype. The oily wrapper is quite dark and has a few veins. Once I removed the cellophane wrapper I smelled a strong barnyard flavor. The construction feels good. The predraw is fine and I can taste peppery raisin.

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The first flavors I discover are a peppery coffee flavor with some herbs. These flavors change slowly into dry wood, and dry wood only. Even later the cigar gets herbal and harsh.

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The bitter harshness gets a little less strong and at ⅔ I get a toast flavor to go with the dominant herbs.

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Even though this is a short stick, it still took me 90 minutes to finish it. I got enough smoke with a good draw and burn. The ash is dark and firm. The cigar is medium to full flavored and medium bodied.

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Would I buy this cigar again? Hell no. Another let down by Gran Habano/G.A.R.

Appearance: 7 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Aroma first part: 5 / 10
Aroma second part: 5 / 10
Aroma third part: 6 / 10

[kelmac07]

Nice review Ferdie. The one I tried, I enjoyed...although it was a larger vitola.

[CigarNut]

Thanks for the review (Boy you sure have reviewed a lot in the past few days!! :D). I always enjoy the Gran Habano Corojo #5 Imperiales -- it's nice for 9 holes of golf or a road trip in my MINI.

Never had the shorty... I wonder if you would enjoy the bigger cigar or if you do not enjoy any of this line...?

[MedicCook]

Thanks for the review Ferdie. :tu

[Don Fernando]

Thanks for the review (Boy you sure have reviewed a lot in the past few days!! :D). I always enjoy the Gran Habano Corojo #5 Imperiales -- it's nice for 9 holes of golf or a road trip in my MINI.

Never had the shorty... I wonder if you would enjoy the bigger cigar or if you do not enjoy any of this line...?

Didn't review that much, just posted a lot of them as I am too lazy to post a review everytime I write one. I like doing the reviews, but transferring them from paper to a digital format isn't one of my hobbies.

I don't think I will enjoy a bigger Gran Habano, even more smoke time and the same crappy flavors. Never had a Gran Habano (or G.A.R.) that I liked, and I had a few.