Flor de Copan ~ 5.5x40

Smoke: Flor de Copan ~ 5.5x40
Drink: Smuttynose IPA
Tunes: Wifey playing Bubbletown
Date Smoked: 1/22/12

Wrapper: Honduran
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Honduran
Draw: Medium
Burn: Good
Misc: went for about 60min

Pre-light: Claro shade wrapper. Has a dry, cardboard texture to the wrapper. Nice construction. Sweet tobacco / hay scent and a sweet tobacco flavor on the cut prelight taste.

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...0Copan/002.jpg

Light: Pretty easy. Medium draw

1st 3rd: Light body. Oily and nutty. A little twinge of bitter. Smooth and mellow.

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...0Copan/003.jpg

Ash: White with ash bubbles. Fell off at about ¾”

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...0Copan/004.jpg

2nd 3rd: Again, pretty light and mellow. Grassy flavors, sweet tobacco and some bitter oil, but only slight.

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...0Copan/005.jpg

3rd 3rd: Same profile. Light. Nutty and a little bitter. Hay and sweet tobacco flavors. Decent.

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...0Copan/006.jpg

Overall impression: Too light for me, personally, but a good example of a lighter body cigar.

Thanks nvd21 for the opportunity to smoke one!

Will

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