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Vegueros Seoane — Seoane
Size: 125 mm x 36
Smoke time: 45mins
Source: Seng
Was ‘bombed’ this cigar last week by Mr Seng. I don’t know it’s age, but I’m sure he’ll tell me. I was going to review another Lonsdales today, but Rab had asked for a Vegeuros review and as I’ve never smoked one before .... here it is.
Appearance: Attractive little cigar, perfectly cylindrical with an earthy brown ‘toothed’ wrapper carrying several raised veins. The wrapper spiral had been neatly rolled with three equally spaced seams and finished with a Cuban triple cap. The Standard ‘A’ band design I thought a bit ‘naff’ and is one of those you either love or hate.
Construction: The cigar felt well packed with a sufficient ‘pinch’ along the barrel. The foot however wasn’t cut true and the cigar failed to stand. The cold draw was as I prefer nicely resistive, and prior to lighting I could pick up a (very) faint aniseed taste from the wrapper. Lit, the smoking draw was spot on and the burn was straight from beginning to end with the dark grey ash compact and tidy throughout. No re-lights required.
Flavour: The pre-draw aroma was light, grassy tobacco. The initial flavor was unexpected and dare I say it, not very Cuban. From everything I’ve read about this cigar I had been expecting grass. Instead, I got an unusually dark tasting start from earthy raw tobacco with the slightest hint of salt. Into the first third and I began to pick up some light citric/grass sweetness, but very much lacking the usual ‘twangy’ zest I associate with CCs. The balance wasn’t bad, but the smoke was dry rather than refreshing and in retro-hale slightly bitter and astringent. Half way into the second third and any sweetness in the cigar had all but disappeared and the smoke was beginning to leave an oily, bitter taste in my mouth. Nearing the last third I hit the first ‘soap patch’. The final third was really disappointing, somber toasted tobacco punctuated by soap. In fairness I think there may have been other richer flavours trying to get through but the soap was too dominant and too much already in my taste buds for me to identify them.
Overall: I’m leaving the verdict open. Reason: I’ve come across the soapy taste in Cuban cigars before, and whilst I don’t pretend to be out of cigar newbee nappies yet, my previous experience and posts on this Forum have indicated that when that taste occurs the cigar is in a down phase in it’s maturation cycles. It’s gone ‘sick’ and needs box time before recovering and hopefully shifting again into it’s regular profile or something age improved. The cigar strength I would catagorise as mild. In theory it should have made a good coffee break smoke, but in this instance it didn’t!
Size: 125 mm x 36
Smoke time: 45mins
Source: Seng
Was ‘bombed’ this cigar last week by Mr Seng. I don’t know it’s age, but I’m sure he’ll tell me. I was going to review another Lonsdales today, but Rab had asked for a Vegeuros review and as I’ve never smoked one before .... here it is.
Appearance: Attractive little cigar, perfectly cylindrical with an earthy brown ‘toothed’ wrapper carrying several raised veins. The wrapper spiral had been neatly rolled with three equally spaced seams and finished with a Cuban triple cap. The Standard ‘A’ band design I thought a bit ‘naff’ and is one of those you either love or hate.
Construction: The cigar felt well packed with a sufficient ‘pinch’ along the barrel. The foot however wasn’t cut true and the cigar failed to stand. The cold draw was as I prefer nicely resistive, and prior to lighting I could pick up a (very) faint aniseed taste from the wrapper. Lit, the smoking draw was spot on and the burn was straight from beginning to end with the dark grey ash compact and tidy throughout. No re-lights required.
Flavour: The pre-draw aroma was light, grassy tobacco. The initial flavor was unexpected and dare I say it, not very Cuban. From everything I’ve read about this cigar I had been expecting grass. Instead, I got an unusually dark tasting start from earthy raw tobacco with the slightest hint of salt. Into the first third and I began to pick up some light citric/grass sweetness, but very much lacking the usual ‘twangy’ zest I associate with CCs. The balance wasn’t bad, but the smoke was dry rather than refreshing and in retro-hale slightly bitter and astringent. Half way into the second third and any sweetness in the cigar had all but disappeared and the smoke was beginning to leave an oily, bitter taste in my mouth. Nearing the last third I hit the first ‘soap patch’. The final third was really disappointing, somber toasted tobacco punctuated by soap. In fairness I think there may have been other richer flavours trying to get through but the soap was too dominant and too much already in my taste buds for me to identify them.
Overall: I’m leaving the verdict open. Reason: I’ve come across the soapy taste in Cuban cigars before, and whilst I don’t pretend to be out of cigar newbee nappies yet, my previous experience and posts on this Forum have indicated that when that taste occurs the cigar is in a down phase in it’s maturation cycles. It’s gone ‘sick’ and needs box time before recovering and hopefully shifting again into it’s regular profile or something age improved. The cigar strength I would catagorise as mild. In theory it should have made a good coffee break smoke, but in this instance it didn’t!
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