Tabacos Mata Fina Monte Pascoal Minutos

[PeeJay]

This is my first ever Brazilian (cigar of course) and I was very pleasantly surprised at what a nice smoke it was. A hand rolled long filler it measures in at 11.11cm with a ring size of 42 and had an attractive chocolate brown wrapper with a few raised veins. I bought a nice ashtray from Ebay last month and it came with a complimentary punch cutter so I decided to try that as well as its quite a small stick. It cut very neatly and the pre-lit draw was perfect. The wrapper had no real definable aroma to it but the draw was definitely leathery. This cigar lit very nicely and burned beautifully all the way to the end, the first ash drop was over an inch in. Looking at the tip as it burned you can see how well this has been rolled and the ash stayed firm all the way to the end. The initial lit draw was slightly peppery but it soon settled down and the overall flavour was mild and woody and that didn't change until the end when it started to get a hint of tar. The exhaled smoke had a definite fruity scent and it burned perfectly with no relighting required even when I put it down a couple of times. It never got too warm and had a very clean after taste in the mouth. This cigar is probably a bit boring for the aficionados but a great smoke for us newbies and it lasted forty minutes.

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[butternutsquashpie]

Hmmmmmmmmm..... i've never actually had a brazillian cigar before. your review is making me consider ending my NC-boycott sooner than expected.

if you mention that they're fruity and nice, that'll be awesome cause i can then pair it with a juice or coke (which i can never do with CCs). Do you know if all Bras sticks are fruity and mild (like how most domis/nics are strong and nicotine packed....) or is it just this one that has the flavour profile of a macanudo??

[PeeJay]

I enjoyed mine with a Days cherry Wishniak soda and it went down a treat.