Revisited this cigar on 7/29/2007
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The one I smoked tonight was from box #275.
Size/Strength: 5 5/8 x 48 / Med - Full
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown
Filler: Dominican Piloto, San Vicente
Binder: Dominican Olor
I have had these stored in the original box in a coolerdor and humidor between 65% and 69% RH fluctuating between 65-72 Fahrenheit since 3/25/07. These have had a bit of time to rest. I'd heard from others that these are starting to come into their own. Since Jerry's review, I thought I would smoke another soon. I smoked this tonight, paired with water while playing some Texas Hold'em.
Construction and appearance:
Perfect/seamless roll with a medium/firm feel. The bunching looked a little loose in the middle of the example I smoked. There were 2 veins that ran down the length of the cigar. I thought this might detract from the burn. The cap clipped cleanly with my Palio.
Pre-Light Aroma - Barnyard, sweet and musty. The draw is very easy on this cigar.
Initial light and burn:
Toasted the foot and pulled while pulling in my first draw. The first draw was filled with light, sweet fruit with a touch of spice, almost like peppered bananas. I picked up a little nut on subsequent draws with a peppered finish.
First third:
First half inch I noticed a slightly bitter dry finish. The cigar is light/medium in body. The ash is a firm light gray. An inch into the cigar I picked up more nutty flavors mixed with spiced persimmons. At the tail end of the first 1/3rd the flavor picked up more sweet flavor with a dry bitter finish, almost like the husk of a nutshell. Knocked the ash off at an inch and half.
Half way point - The sweet and pepper flavors picked up still finishing bitter and dry mixed with the sweet spice. This example has picked up more body putting it in the medium range.
Second third:
Not much change. The cigar is burning flawlessly still holding onto a firm light gray ash.
Final Third:
This was the most enjoyable part of the cigar for me. The dry bitter finish has subsided. The cigar finished with a lot of sweet pepper, with the spice lingering on the tongue. I put this down with about 3/4 of an inch left.
Over all impressions and conclusion:
This example produced a different experience from previous LE7's i'd smoked. I believe this is the third one I've smoked. I found the bitter/dry finish annoying. I was a little disappointed. I'll come back to this cigar again in a month or longer. This burn tonight was not what I expected. Not horrible, different indeed, but still enjoyable.
This example burned evenly all the way down to the end. I enjoyed it for about an hour and 25 minutes.