Cubao Natural ~ #4

Smoke: Cubao Natural ~ #4
Drink: None
Tunes: None

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Oscuro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Draw: Medium
Burn: Good
Misc: about 60min

Pre-light: Nice construction with some veins. Cocoa sweet tobacco scent that’s just a little musty, but in a good way. Colorado maduro shade wrapper. Not much taste on the cut prelight flavor.

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Light: Easy. Medium draw.

1st 3rd: A little spicy and leathery. Some black licorice undertones. Medium body and woodsy. Maybe some subtle cocoa notes. Smooth, but a little bite. Nice sofar.

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Ash: Light gray with mottled dark gray mixed in. Stacked nice and solid. Holds on for about 1 ¾”

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2nd 3rd: Woodsy notes, sweet tobacco, a little leather. Moved more to a light to medium body now. Still has that faint black licorice twinge and some cocoa.

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...atural/013.jpg

3rd 3rd: Woodsy. Getting a little more oily now, and needs a purge. Subtle flavors dissipating. Oily is mixing with the sweet tobacco flavors, and making the woodsy more rich. Back to a solid medium body now.

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Overall impression: I understand the online auction sites have nice prices on these, and if so, it’d be worth it.

Thanks Dan for picking me up one of these while we hit your shop.

Will

These cigars are in my regular rotation. Obviously, I like them very much.:smiley14: I agree with the woodsy overtones and can understand where you might describe what you taste as licorice, but is that unsweetened or sweetened cocoa? With milk or straight out of the Hershey's box?:smiley2::smiley15: By the way, I just set one down.:smiley20:

Doc.

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Originally Posted by Devil Doc

These cigars are in my regular rotation. Obviously, I like them very much.:smiley14: I agree with the woodsy overtones and can understand where you might describe what you taste as licorice, but is that unsweetened or sweetened cocoa? With milk or straight out of the Hershey's box?:smiley2::smiley15: By the way, I just set one down.:smiley20:

Doc.

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I can't recall. I jotted these notes down about 5 or 6 weeks ago. Usually when I mention something about a cocoa note, it's not like baker's chocolate, it's more the sweetened version.

FWIW, we had the Cubao #4 in the maduro for the blind megareview, and I didn't care for it much.

Will

I don't care for maduro cigars, period. Almost never smoke them. I think the maduro stage is something all newbs go through and eventually leave behind. The maduro wrapper obscures the taste of the bunch and lessens the complexity of the cigar, in my opinion.

Doc.

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Originally Posted by Devil Doc

I don't care for maduro cigars, period. Almost never smoke them. I think the maduro stage is something all newbs go through and eventually leave behind. The maduro wrapper obscures the taste of the bunch and lessens the complexity of the cigar, in my opinion.

Doc.

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I can respect that. I partake and enjoy both in certain lines such as Padron, or AF Hemi. At this point in my cigar journey I'd neither say I'm a maduro guy, or a non-maduro guy.

Will

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Originally Posted by Devil Doc

I don't care for maduro cigars, period. Almost never smoke them. I think the maduro stage is something all newbs go through and eventually leave behind. The maduro wrapper obscures the taste of the bunch and lessens the complexity of the cigar, in my opinion.

Doc.

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Nice review Will. I've smoked both #4's too and I preferred the Maduro, so the theory holds.