Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario ~ Double Robusto

Smoke: Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario ~ Double Robusto
Drink: Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere
Tunes: not recorded
Date Smoked: 6/7/12

Wrapper: Dominican
Binder: ???
Filler: ???
Draw: Medium
Burn: Excellent
Misc: Went for about an hour

Pre-light: Colorado-maduro shade wrapper. Light veins, and excellent construction. Musty tobacco scent.

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Light: Used a cedar splint. Lit easily. Medium draw.

1st 3rd: Nice peppery, yet buttery mix of tobacco and oil twang. Great balance, and great draw. Medium to full body. Residual oil on the taste. Really refined and pleasant.

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Ash: Light gray. Stacks well. Holds on for about 1”

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2nd 3rd: Peppery. There is a slight minty aspect. Full, rich and creamy. Really nice. Oil twang with residual oil flavor. Very characteristic of Dominican tobacco.

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3rd 3rd: Oily with a sweet tobacco ring. Same profile, mostly. Very enjoyable, and there is still the faint minty flavor too.

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Overall impression: Excellent, excellent cigar.

Will

Nice review Will. I have one of these in the humi waiting for the right moment, which doesn't necessarily have to be a special occasion, it could be just as soon as I damn well feel like it! :smiley4:

Welp, tonight I am damn well feeling like it.

I'm only getting a little pepper on the retrohale with this one, none on the actual draw, just smooth, sweet tobacco and a little oil. I love the abundant, thin textured smoke from a good Fuente.