El Cobre

Well I smoked this wonderful cigar last night. I paired it with some Captain Morgans Private Stock.

The pre-light aroma smelled of strong coffee. The pre-light draw was just right, not too tight and not too loose. The squeeze was very nice with not too much give, it was rolled just right.

I lit this smoke up and took the first few puffs. The taste was just like the pre-light aroma, it reminded me of strong coffee.

The cigar did not ash until about 1/3 of the way through. The burn was perfect in every way. The smoke this cigar produced was great. On every draw I got a great amount of very flavorful smoke.

The flavors of this smoke did not change very much throughout the smoke. It was mostly of coffee, pepper, and spicey notes.

I'll wake up an old thread to add my 19 cents...

Prelight draw was fantastic with that spicy "red hot" taste that I love. Very nice amount of smoke even though the draw was just a tad too tight. Initial tastes were spice, coffee, and peat - oh wait the peat came from the delicious 12 year Caol Ila I was drinking. Definitely a strong stick, so I took my time. I think the total smoking time was 1.5 hours (I nubbed it). Ash held firm for 1.5 inches and was light gray with a few black stem lines. After the ash fell and I was in the 2nd third I needed to do a little re-fire action to get the burn back on track. Tastes mellowed a bit and the spice dropped off, but that coffee taste remained. Strength fell into the Medium realm. The scotch went well with this cigar. Final third picked up in strength and the coffee taste started giving way to a nice wood taste, maybe bark?
1st = A-
2nd = B-
3rd = B+
Overall = Solid B

I'll pick up a fiver for sure, but probably won't get a box. Looking at prices online this stick is well worth the money. I'd rate the Camacho triple maddie and JdN Dark Corojo higher, but not by much. Nice work Oliva, thanks for the stick Jamie!

and I was TOLD to keep these on the DL...:smiley3:

Must have been a fluke, buzz. These cigars really really blow. Yeah.

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Originally Posted by badwhale

and I was TOLD to keep these on the DL...:smiley3:

Must have been a fluke, buzz. These cigars really really blow. Yeah.

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Indeed, why else would I give it away. :smiley5:

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Originally Posted by badwhale

and I was TOLD to keep these on the DL...:smiley3:

Must have been a fluke, buzz. These cigars really really blow. Yeah.

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Oops, I thought I posted this in the private "circle" forum... my bad.

Empty bag, loose cat, Jamie's gonna be angry, pellet gun isn't loaded, too many commas?

What does the name of this cigar translate to? 'The' Cobre?

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Originally Posted by mrtr33

What does the name of this cigar translate to? 'The' Cobre?

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Yucky cigar, don't waste your money.

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Originally Posted by mrtr33

What does the name of this cigar translate to? 'The' Cobre?

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I believe it is Aztec/Mayan and roughly translates to "The Peacock". I've noticed I do the " before the . often.