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Sorry no pics... the wife ran off with the camera !
you can see what an LGC looks like here if ya havn't seen one already
This is my first review, so I figure I should give a bit of background on my tastes/experience...
I have been smoking Cubans for the past fifteen years or so, and have dallied with some NCs over the past year. Cuban-wise I really like HdM(esp.epi2), MC, Cohiba (but I don't much like the 1492 line), H.Upmann(esp. mag46+48). In general I like a medium/medium-full smoke. I don't like Partagas or Bolivar (gold medal excepted), as I find them too powerful or overly spicy, but I am sure I will need to revisit them one day.
NC-wise I don't really feel most NCs match up to a Cuban. I find Nicaraguan tobacco is often overly spicy with less depth then Cuban. What happens with many NCs I do like at first is I tend to enjoy a few cigars of a particular brand and then get bored of them. There are a few exceptions; I still like La Riqueza and Illusione Epernay. I also have some Oliva Vs and Hemingway short stories in the humi that I don't mind, but they just haven't really stood the test of time for me.
Ok onto the review !
I have been wanting to try a LGC for awhile now. I bought this particular cigar at the local shop in Marseille for 11 Euros. There is only one decent cigar shop over here and it doesn't have an enormous collection, but there are some good choices. This cigar most definitely has some age on it as he doesn't sell much of these, but the tobacconist couldn't tell me exactly how much as he didn't keep the box. I would say at least 3-4 years.
Looks:
Pretty nice looking 43 gauge 170mm cigar. I think the band is cute.
3.5/5
Construction:
Draw was fine, maybe slightly tight. The ash fell off rather quickly even for a thinner gauge cigar and the burn needed some correcting with a threat of canoeing having been avoided on 2 occasions.
3/5
Flavour:
On cold draw I got a light sweetness. On light-up there was ceder and tobacco with a slight spice background. The ceder quickly disappeared and was replaced by what I would term a honeyed tobacco flavour. There were some slight floral notes and mild background spice.
Halfway through the spicy notes came a bit more to the fore and I also detected roasted coffee beans and hazlenuts. The sweetish honey flavour remained.
4/5
Overall:
This cigar was just a bit too mild for my personal tastes. There is no great risk if one wanted to inhale this cigar a bit, as it is quite easy on the lungs. I would say this cigar would be great for someone starting out.
It did not lack in flavours to discover, but they were just a tad too muted for me and it lacked a bit too much in body. On the other hand, it was a nice relaxing experience that I wouldn't mind repeating but in a thinner smaller form. I highly suspect that such a mild flavoured and bodied cigar would do better in a thinner gauge and as a shorter experience. I would suggest that the Medaille d'Or No4 might be better suited to the LGC profile. I would love to try a No4 next, unfortunately my tobacconist only has the 2s.
3.5/5
you can see what an LGC looks like here if ya havn't seen one already
This is my first review, so I figure I should give a bit of background on my tastes/experience...
I have been smoking Cubans for the past fifteen years or so, and have dallied with some NCs over the past year. Cuban-wise I really like HdM(esp.epi2), MC, Cohiba (but I don't much like the 1492 line), H.Upmann(esp. mag46+48). In general I like a medium/medium-full smoke. I don't like Partagas or Bolivar (gold medal excepted), as I find them too powerful or overly spicy, but I am sure I will need to revisit them one day.
NC-wise I don't really feel most NCs match up to a Cuban. I find Nicaraguan tobacco is often overly spicy with less depth then Cuban. What happens with many NCs I do like at first is I tend to enjoy a few cigars of a particular brand and then get bored of them. There are a few exceptions; I still like La Riqueza and Illusione Epernay. I also have some Oliva Vs and Hemingway short stories in the humi that I don't mind, but they just haven't really stood the test of time for me.
Ok onto the review !
I have been wanting to try a LGC for awhile now. I bought this particular cigar at the local shop in Marseille for 11 Euros. There is only one decent cigar shop over here and it doesn't have an enormous collection, but there are some good choices. This cigar most definitely has some age on it as he doesn't sell much of these, but the tobacconist couldn't tell me exactly how much as he didn't keep the box. I would say at least 3-4 years.
Looks:
Pretty nice looking 43 gauge 170mm cigar. I think the band is cute.
3.5/5
Construction:
Draw was fine, maybe slightly tight. The ash fell off rather quickly even for a thinner gauge cigar and the burn needed some correcting with a threat of canoeing having been avoided on 2 occasions.
3/5
Flavour:
On cold draw I got a light sweetness. On light-up there was ceder and tobacco with a slight spice background. The ceder quickly disappeared and was replaced by what I would term a honeyed tobacco flavour. There were some slight floral notes and mild background spice.
Halfway through the spicy notes came a bit more to the fore and I also detected roasted coffee beans and hazlenuts. The sweetish honey flavour remained.
4/5
Overall:
This cigar was just a bit too mild for my personal tastes. There is no great risk if one wanted to inhale this cigar a bit, as it is quite easy on the lungs. I would say this cigar would be great for someone starting out.
It did not lack in flavours to discover, but they were just a tad too muted for me and it lacked a bit too much in body. On the other hand, it was a nice relaxing experience that I wouldn't mind repeating but in a thinner smaller form. I highly suspect that such a mild flavoured and bodied cigar would do better in a thinner gauge and as a shorter experience. I would suggest that the Medaille d'Or No4 might be better suited to the LGC profile. I would love to try a No4 next, unfortunately my tobacconist only has the 2s.
3.5/5
there just chosing the appropriate time to smoke them. I favour hot sunny mornings without a breeze, sit in the your fav sun trap & allow the gentle fragerence to hang about you, whilst drinking a suitably matched drink (ie nothing too strong?) My local Begie cafe did a weekly special beer called Barba, which was rather sweet & seemed to match it perfectly. Then I usually move onto something, stronger, more flavoursome but a good starter smoke. Definately not have one after a stronger cigar or the delicacy would be totally lost.
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