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Cigar: Sancho Panza Bachilleres
Size: 116 mm x 40 ? Fransiscano
Smoke time: 30 mins
Cigar box age: Unknown. From a Forum swaps deal with Andy (ACMCC) who may have the date code.
Appearance: A well made appearance. Slightly squarish, pressed-in-the-box profile with a neatly bound, oily colorado wrapper with very few veins.
Construction: The cigar felt nicely packed and had an easy ?pinch? at the band. No problems in the pre-light or smoking draw. The burn, might have been better as it did tend to waver at times, but in saying that gave no real problems. The ash remained compacted and well behaved throughout the smoke. Three tap offs. No re-lights and no corrections.
Flavour: Pre-light aroma. Green/vegetal/floral. The smoke started on dry grass which after a puff or two settled into a nice, base lemon sherbet flavour that had a tart acidic quality countered by an underlying sweetness. At this early point in the smoke I was also picking out hints of aniseed. A half inch in and the base flavour was joined by a nicely complimentary peanut butter like taste. Approaching the end of the first third the nutty flavours were replaced by wood notes, which for some reason, over the now semi-sweet base, reminded me of butcher?s shop sawdust. (Something most of you are far to young to remember!
). In the second third the taste took on a mild, slightly savory, olive oil like quality that strange as it sounds, did harmonise quite well with the sweeter notes. Into the last third and the balance between sweet and savory had totally disappeared, with the flavour became earthier, dryer and vaguely medicinal like cough linctus.
Overall: A mild to medium easy to smoke Cuban. Not particularly challenging, OK for Newbees and for Not-so-Newbees as a morning or coffee break smoke (Note: very short smoking time).
Size: 116 mm x 40 ? Fransiscano
Smoke time: 30 mins
Cigar box age: Unknown. From a Forum swaps deal with Andy (ACMCC) who may have the date code.
Appearance: A well made appearance. Slightly squarish, pressed-in-the-box profile with a neatly bound, oily colorado wrapper with very few veins.
Construction: The cigar felt nicely packed and had an easy ?pinch? at the band. No problems in the pre-light or smoking draw. The burn, might have been better as it did tend to waver at times, but in saying that gave no real problems. The ash remained compacted and well behaved throughout the smoke. Three tap offs. No re-lights and no corrections.
Flavour: Pre-light aroma. Green/vegetal/floral. The smoke started on dry grass which after a puff or two settled into a nice, base lemon sherbet flavour that had a tart acidic quality countered by an underlying sweetness. At this early point in the smoke I was also picking out hints of aniseed. A half inch in and the base flavour was joined by a nicely complimentary peanut butter like taste. Approaching the end of the first third the nutty flavours were replaced by wood notes, which for some reason, over the now semi-sweet base, reminded me of butcher?s shop sawdust. (Something most of you are far to young to remember!
). In the second third the taste took on a mild, slightly savory, olive oil like quality that strange as it sounds, did harmonise quite well with the sweeter notes. Into the last third and the balance between sweet and savory had totally disappeared, with the flavour became earthier, dryer and vaguely medicinal like cough linctus. Overall: A mild to medium easy to smoke Cuban. Not particularly challenging, OK for Newbees and for Not-so-Newbees as a morning or coffee break smoke (Note: very short smoking time).