Again one more time I delve myself deep into another Brazilian Puro. Though I was wrong to say the Tradicao was the only Brazilian Puro in the market, I was right about it being a true Brazilian though. You see this Dona Flor's tobacco was made in Brazil but then sent to Miami where it's rolled vs. the Tradicao where its grown and rolled in Brazil. Long story short I'm passionate for my Brazilians. So does this cigar represent the best Maduro Brazil has to offer?
SPECS-
Size- Robusto 5x50
Wrapper-Brazil
Binder-Brazil
Filler-Brazil
Price-$7.80
Cut-Guillotine
Smoke Time-55 mins
Drink-Bud Light On Tap
FIRST IMPRESSIONS-This cigar is very rustic. Expect alot of uneven veins a toothy appearance and with this stick I could see the pores on the uneven brown leaf. This doesn't bother me, the foot had a lovely earthy mushroom aroma and the wrapper had a sweet compost smell to it. The cigar was lightly loose but surprisingly had a tight draw to it. There was no particular cold taste and it looked like overall quality control though is very top notch.
FIRST THIRD-The slightly loose foot took a while to catch a flame but once it got sta
rted it had a delicious sweet chocolate room note. This set the atmosphere for the smoke. The spice wasn't strong or over-powering and at times it wasn't even there. The slow burn produces a woodsy taste of cedar that leaves a decent finish behind without any complimenting flavors. So far this cigar doesn't seen very Brazilian.
SECOND THIRD-The flavor profile picks up better. Placing tastes on this cigar is very hard, though it produces some main roundabout flavors that you try to guess they usually change up on you to produce something else. The main flavors that were prevalent was a dark earthy chocolate on the finish that is very smooth. This cigar is well produce
d, the flavor profile shows that some thought went behind it. The draw was definitely a draw back on this stick, it doesn't let the smoke to bloom in your mouth to produce flavors. It's more of a stream-lined jet of smoke that is soon expelled because you had to work for the draw. All in all I'm somewhat disappointed. The burn line was also iffy, the wrapper didn't burn in pace with the filler. When ever I'd touch up the leave it would just char but not produce an ash. Ash was good though.
LAST THIRD- The cigar takes a step back from the same flavors. The main flavors get isolated. The earth is by itself and so is the chocolate. A new flavor of almonds is introduced that makes smok
ing this stick down further manageable. Ash held up well and solid very close to the secondary band, which is respectable. This is a slow burning stick since there is no spice, you feel like its never going to pick up any. The overall flavor is dark and rich, its worth revisiting, it was a average smoke to read a magazine to.
LAST IMPRESSIONS-This cigar isn't the best example of the depth a Brazilian Maduro has. There was no coffee, no true deep earth, or any hints of exotic nuts. Just overall good blended average stick. The production though is better in this stick than the Tradicao. This cigar feels more like a refined product than the Tradicao, but it lacks in flavors. It was a good try but this Maduro disappoints
RATING-83
Buy It Again? I'll revisit it eventually try to give the cigar a better described flavor profile.
Recommend It? If your B&M has one in store sure, but this cigar isn't worth the hassle trying to find.
SPECS-
Size- Robusto 5x50
Wrapper-Brazil
Binder-Brazil
Filler-Brazil
Price-$7.80
Cut-Guillotine
Smoke Time-55 mins
Drink-Bud Light On Tap
FIRST IMPRESSIONS-This cigar is very rustic. Expect alot of uneven veins a toothy appearance and with this stick I could see the pores on the uneven brown leaf. This doesn't bother me, the foot had a lovely earthy mushroom aroma and the wrapper had a sweet compost smell to it. The cigar was lightly loose but surprisingly had a tight draw to it. There was no particular cold taste and it looked like overall quality control though is very top notch.
FIRST THIRD-The slightly loose foot took a while to catch a flame but once it got sta
rted it had a delicious sweet chocolate room note. This set the atmosphere for the smoke. The spice wasn't strong or over-powering and at times it wasn't even there. The slow burn produces a woodsy taste of cedar that leaves a decent finish behind without any complimenting flavors. So far this cigar doesn't seen very Brazilian.SECOND THIRD-The flavor profile picks up better. Placing tastes on this cigar is very hard, though it produces some main roundabout flavors that you try to guess they usually change up on you to produce something else. The main flavors that were prevalent was a dark earthy chocolate on the finish that is very smooth. This cigar is well produce
d, the flavor profile shows that some thought went behind it. The draw was definitely a draw back on this stick, it doesn't let the smoke to bloom in your mouth to produce flavors. It's more of a stream-lined jet of smoke that is soon expelled because you had to work for the draw. All in all I'm somewhat disappointed. The burn line was also iffy, the wrapper didn't burn in pace with the filler. When ever I'd touch up the leave it would just char but not produce an ash. Ash was good though.LAST THIRD- The cigar takes a step back from the same flavors. The main flavors get isolated. The earth is by itself and so is the chocolate. A new flavor of almonds is introduced that makes smok
ing this stick down further manageable. Ash held up well and solid very close to the secondary band, which is respectable. This is a slow burning stick since there is no spice, you feel like its never going to pick up any. The overall flavor is dark and rich, its worth revisiting, it was a average smoke to read a magazine to.LAST IMPRESSIONS-This cigar isn't the best example of the depth a Brazilian Maduro has. There was no coffee, no true deep earth, or any hints of exotic nuts. Just overall good blended average stick. The production though is better in this stick than the Tradicao. This cigar feels more like a refined product than the Tradicao, but it lacks in flavors. It was a good try but this Maduro disappoints
RATING-83
Buy It Again? I'll revisit it eventually try to give the cigar a better described flavor profile.
Recommend It? If your B&M has one in store sure, but this cigar isn't worth the hassle trying to find.
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