Don Pepin Garcia JJ Maduro ~ Belicoso

Smoke: Don Pepin Garcia JJ Maduro ~ Belicoso
Drink: Bell’s Porter
Tunes: Florence and the Machine ~ Lungs; Lilly Allen ~ Alright, Still
Date Smoked: 4/5/2012

Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Draw: Medium
Burn: Excellent
Misc: n/a

Pre-light: Maduro shade wrapper. Great construction. Wrapper has a sandy texture look to it. Sweet tobacco scent.

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Light: Took a little effort with a soft flame. Medium draw.

1st 3rd: Smooth on the draw, and then a pepper blast on the retrohale. Sweet tobacco and some spice. Some oil twang, some leather. Good profile, but I hope it develops a little more…

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Ash: Perfect burn. Perfect layered ash with the tiny ash bubbles. Holds on for about 1 ½”

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2nd 3rd: Oily and leathery. Musky and an earthy profile. Medium to full body. Quite a departure from the natty counterpart. The maduro is a bit overwhelming here. Not bad, but it’s masking other flavors I think.

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3rd 3rd: Leathery, oily and smooth. Has mellowed out into a woodsy, sweet tobacco. Good deal.

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Overall impression: These are good. The naturals are better.

Will

Thanks for the excellent review! I was looking at the naturals the other day, but I'm going to pick one up for sure now.