MEGA Review: Carolyn (Cubao Maduro No. 5)

**buzz** · 03-28-2011, 09:01 PM

About the cigar:

Brand: ...... Cubao ....................Color: ...... Maduro
Name: ....... No. 5 Maduro..............Wrapper: .... Ecuador
Country: .... Nicaragua ................Binder: ..... Nicaragua
Type: ....... Robusto Extra ............Filler: ..... Nicaragua
Size: ....... 6.1x50 ...................Price: ...... $6.08
Strength: ... Med-Full .................Website: .... http://www.eobrands.com

Information from Cigars International:
Cubao... now in maduro!

After the hugely successful, 92-rated Cubao line, the folks at E.O. Brands have recently released a maduro variety. Still produced in Nicaragua under the watchful eye of Don Pepin Garcia, Cubao Maduro is a treat. Utilizing a bold blend of Nicaraguan long-fillers combined with a Broadleaf Maduro wrapper grown in Ecuador, this medium to full-bodied blend delivers ample flavor. Smooth, complex and loaded with rich notes of leather, coffee, earth and pepper balanced by a slightly sweet finish. Cubao Maduro is delicious on all counts.

**buzz** · 03-28-2011, 09:01 PM

badwhale: Maduro-Oscuro wrapper. Sweet tobacco scent. Decent construction.

buzz: Nice night out, sat with the dog counting stars and waiting for the wifey to come home.

craig: Looks like a premium cigar.

heftysmokes: Typical Montana, it's about 30 degrees colder than it was last night when I took Betty for a spin.

logan37: Paying bills and buying a rear windshield wiper for my car.

nhab: Sunset smoke. Out of humi at 68%.

**buzz** · 03-28-2011, 09:02 PM

**buzz** · 03-28-2011, 09:02 PM

prelight taste:

badwhale: sweet tobacco and leather. A little spice.

buzz: spicy and slightly chocolately.

craig: nice 'barnyard', whatever that is.

egq: woodsy, grassy.

logan37: spicy dirt.

mangyrat: leathery.

memphisfred: kinda dark musty taste... Reminded me of taking a chaw of plug tobacco.

mizicke5273: woody, grassy taste.

nhab: earth, leather, good tobacco.

slcraiders: none really present- but the smell is of light-bittersweet cocoa.

tachycoventry: didn't taste like much pre-light.

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taste (1/3):

badwhale: oil. A little harsh. Has some sweet tobacco notes mixed in with a very toothy woodsy tone. Hopefully, this mellows out a bit. Getting a few more flavors now, puffing slowly... A bit acrid leather notes.

buzz: lots of smoke, nice spice and creamy taste - goes absolutely great with coffee.

craig: this is a nice cigar, well-constructed. Tasty. The band is cool.

egq: grass and hay and a horrible aftertaste.

heftysmokes: burnt toast, little bit rough on the palette, not a bad thing. Pairs well with the floral abbey.

logan37: nice mild spice. Tasted of roasted nuts with a slightly bitter leather finish. Very nice start.

mangyrat: tobacco with some pepper.

memphisfred: ...

mizicke5273: a smooth spicy initial taste which is followed by a strong woody aftertaste. Hints of coco began to appear along with the spice picking up.

nhab: easy light, burns even. Loads of smoke. Earthy leather with light pepper smells like good dominican seed. Comfortable bite in the back of the mouth.

slcraiders: cocoa, hints of floral and light spice.

tachycoventry: decent spice off the first third but not a lot of flavor. Not sure about this stick...

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taste (2/3):

badwhale: got a little tunneling going on now. Flavors have mellowed out a bit, but still pretty toothy. Aggressive, but not bad. Oil, slightly acrid leather and woodsy. Nice draw.

buzz: medium strength, smooth and creamy, maybe some cocoa and some spice still sticking around.

craig: i'm liking this. Some leather, spice. A good cigar, burning very well.

egq: it somehow got worse.

heftysmokes: not smoothing out like i expected, smoke feels dry, more of the same flavorwise.

logan37: spice mellowed a little bit. I started getting a fruity taste in the smoke. Green apples is the best way i can describe it. There was a sweeter finish now with a hint of nuts.

mangyrat: tobacco and a hint of wood.

memphisfred: didn't finish.

mizicke5273: still smooth with hints of coco. Towards the middle of the 2nd part, the woody aftertaste began to pick up.

nhab: toasted flavors of light coffee and earth. Light pepper still. Smooth. Full body.

slcraiders: cocoa/chocolate still present, spice picking up slightly and floral tones are now more woodsy. I am really digging this cigar!

tachycoventry: i have a bitter taste now with a little bit of the spice left. If i didn't enjoy smoking so much i would pitch this now but i just like smoking too much, even a stick this bad.

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taste (3/3):

badwhale: need to give it a purge. Tunnel fixed itself. Mostly the same flavors. Oil, acrid leather and very woodsy. Getting more intense now.

buzz: bitter burnt taste, final third is not great, but i still nubbed it.

craig: a little hot, but still very good.

egq: i tossed it - that was the worst cigar i've had in years.

heftysmokes: this guy is just not doing it for me.

logan37: spice picked up again and more intense then the beginning . Taste of the smoke is a more prominent nutty flavor with a "cool" finish. Meaning that i get a cool mint sensation in my throat. Kinda like a menthol cool.

mangyrat: slight pepper.

memphisfred: didn't finish.

mizicke5273: the woody taste continually got stronger until it became the dominate taste.

slcraiders: getting slightly bitter. Picking up some leather now and spice remains, but not dominating. This cigar reminds me a lot of the san cristobal.

tachycoventry: yikes, got more bitter and acidic at the end. I had a few draws off this once it was at the start of the 3/3 and then pitched it.

**buzz** · 03-28-2011, 09:03 PM

**buzz** · 03-28-2011, 09:03 PM

last words:

badwhale: i think some age might help these take off the initial edge and mellow the flavors together.

buzz: great smooth spicy cocoa taste when paired with coffee. I've had this cigar with scotch before and was disappointed.

craig: a very good cigar. I had the cigar with some good fresh-ground coffee, so that may have enhanced the cigar's impact.

egq: horrible.

heftysmokes: it might be the abbey, it might be the fact that i'm freezing my balls off, maybe i just feel off. I think if i gave this another shot i'd enjoy it a lot more.

irish79: best of the bunch so far.

logan37: i would take this girl out to a steak dinner.

mangyrat: not a bad cigar but one min after i let it go out i was looking for something stronger it left me wanting more.

memphisfred: sorry but i didn't get to finish it, however i did clip it and will save it and try the rest of it another time.

mizicke5273: this was a very good cigar and i am looking forward to the revealing of it's identity. I'll be picking some up to smoke again.

nhab: had to leave at 2/3 for dinner date, but it was getting very smooth and toasty. Wish i had time to finish it.

slcraiders: purely awesome cigar, imho!!!

tachycoventry: this was bad, but that isn't to say it was cheap. The kinky friedman comes to mind with being a pricey smoke that still sucked...

**buzz** · 03-28-2011, 09:04 PM

PICTURES:

**buzz** · 03-28-2011, 09:05 PM

EDITOR’S NOTE:
These cigars were purchased from RMR Cigar (www.rmrcigar.com). They were running a 30% off special so we were able to pick them up for $85.05 (box of 20). The cigars came nicely packaged in a cool looking distressed-wood hinge-top box. The lowest box price from the December 2010 CigarCyclopedia's Comparison Shopper is $121.50, coming out to $6.08 per stick. The average price guess was very close at $6.32. The closest guess for this round belongs to Irish79! Remember, the prize pack goes to the person who is closest overall (all 5 cigars). Here are the current standings:

| PARTICIPANT:... | AMANDA | BETTY. | CAROLYN | DAWN.. | EMILY. | TOTAL. |

| nhab .......... | $ 1.98 | $ 1.02 | .$ 1.35 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $ 4.35 |
| slcraiders .... | $ 0.11 | $ 5.72 | .$ 1.35 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $ 7.18 |
| EGQ ........... | $ 1.98 | $ 3.58 | .$ 2.56 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $ 8.12 |
| TachyCoventry.. | $ 6.68 | $ 1.02 | .$ 0.92 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $ 8.62 |
| Irish79 ....... | $ 4.12 | $ 5.72 | .$ 0.00 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $ 9.84 |
| Mangyrat ...... | $ 4.12 | $ 4.93 | .$ 0.92 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $ 9.97 |
| MemphisFred ... | $ 4.12 | $ 4.93 | .$ 0.92 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $ 9.97 |
| Mizicke5273 ... | $ 2.77 | $ 4.93 | .$ 4.01 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $11.71 |
| Tdre977 ....... | $ 4.31 | $ 1.50 | .$ 6.08 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $11.89 |
| badwhale ...... | $ 6.68 | $ 2.66 | .$ 2.56 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $11.90 |
| craig ......... | $ 8.00 | $ 2.66 | .$ 3.48 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $14.14 |
| logan37 ....... | $ 5.04 | $ 5.72 | .$ 4.01 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $14.77 |
| heftysmokes ... | $10.20 | $ 7.06 | .$ 0.92 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $18.18 |
| Alcibiates .... | $10.20 | $ 2.50 | .$ 6.08 | $ ---- | $ ---- | $18.78 |

Good luck with the next round guys! Here's a hint: It's in my sigtag.

-Buzz

**JiveTurkey** · 03-29-2011, 01:13 AM

taste (3/3):

badwhale: need to give it a purge. Tunnel fixed itself. Mostly the same flavors. Oil, acrid leather and very woodsy. Getting more intense now.

Ya think!?!?

Originally Posted by buzz

**Tdre977** · 03-29-2011, 06:58 AM

Dropped the ball getting my review in, life has been hectic lately, I've smoked the #5 before with the Sumatra wrapper and enjoyed it, look forward to giving this one a go.

**craig** · 03-29-2011, 07:39 AM

I've liked the OR Cubao's that I've smoked, so it isn't surprising I liked Carolyn.

Another wide variation of opinions for a DPG-made smoke! I wonder how much of it is us and how much is the factory? Perhaps Dawn and Emily will answer that ...

**ashauler** · 03-29-2011, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by craig

I've liked the OR Cubao's that I've smoked, so it isn't surprising I liked Carolyn.

Another wide variation of opinions for a DPG-made smoke! I wonder how much of it is us and how much is the factory? Perhaps Dawn and Emily will answer that ...

The evidence of how thin he is spread, imho. Rocky Patel syndrome.

**EGQ** · 03-30-2011, 11:45 AM

That was the worst cigar I have smoked in years, but I have smoked Cubaos that were good. I haven't had the inclination to pick up another smoke since my almost nauseating time with Carolyn, but I'll be getting back on the horse tonight with Dawn...

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