logan37's reviews

**logan37** · 12-05-2008, 10:07 PM

Belicoso (6x54)
Wrapper: Honduran Talanga Cubano
Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan and Brazilian
Binder: Mexican

This cigar was thrown at me by a fine botl. Btw, DW, the mail carrier pulled through. He will never deliver another package again, but at least he got a nice pension out of it.

The construction of this cigar was excellent. The wrapper was oily and toothy and a very dark brown. pre-lit the cigar smelled like sweet leather. The pre-light draw was clear and tasted earthy.

After toasting the foot a sweet smell of cooked cherries. The first raw threw me for a loop. It tasted like baked apples. That only lasted for 2 pulls. Then a taste of sweet leather and nuts started with a spicy finish. About 1/2 down the leather taste dwindled down to almost nothing and the general nutty flavor became a more specific hazelnut taste. At this point the spice finish stopped and became a coffee flavor. With 1/4 of the stick left the hazelnut taste became stronger and creamier. The spicy finish came back but with avery different effect. The new spice flavor was very sharp and left my mouth with a menthol sensation. It didn't taste anything like menthol but it gave me the "cold" sensation that menthol would. From the first draw, this cigar produced a ton of bright white, thick, creamy smoke that smelled like roasted hazelnuts.

The cigar burned a little uneven, but it didn't cause any issues. The ash was a bright grey and held on very strong. It lasted about 3.5 inches before falling off. The draw remained cool for the entire smoke.

Thank you, DW, for allowing me the experience of this creamy smoke.

**CAJUNBLAZE** · 12-11-2008, 04:55 PM

Thanks for the great reviews, but you are making my try list pretty long!

Rich

**bigwhiteash** · 12-12-2008, 12:19 PM

I've had a few of the Olor Fuerte in the 6 X 60 size, very nice smokes, indeed!

Great review bro!

**DeeDubya** · 12-12-2008, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by logan37

Belicoso (6x54)
Wrapper: Honduran Talanga Cubano
Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan and Brazilian
Binder: Mexican

This cigar was thrown at me by a fine botl. Btw, DW, the mail carrier pulled through. He will never deliver another package again, but at least he got a nice pension out of it.

The construction of this cigar was excellent. The wrapper was oily and toothy and a very dark brown. pre-lit the cigar smelled like sweet leather. The pre-light draw was clear and tasted earthy.

After toasting the foot a sweet smell of cooked cherries. The first raw threw me for a loop. It tasted like baked apples. That only lasted for 2 pulls. Then a taste of sweet leather and nuts started with a spicy finish. About 1/2 down the leather taste dwindled down to almost nothing and the general nutty flavor became a more specific hazelnut taste. At this point the spice finish stopped and became a coffee flavor. With 1/4 of the stick left the hazelnut taste became stronger and creamier. The spicy finish came back but with avery different effect. The new spice flavor was very sharp and left my mouth with a menthol sensation. It didn't taste anything like menthol but it gave me the "cold" sensation that menthol would. From the first draw, this cigar produced a ton of bright white, thick, creamy smoke that smelled like roasted hazelnuts.

The cigar burned a little uneven, but it didn't cause any issues. The ash was a bright grey and held on very strong. It lasted about 3.5 inches before falling off. The draw remained cool for the entire smoke.

Thank you, DW, for allowing me the experience of this creamy smoke.

Wow, appetizers, hors dourevs, the main course and dessert all in one smorgasboard cigar! You might need a cigar after this cigar.

**logan37** · 02-06-2009, 11:50 PM

3.75x58
Wrapper: Habano - Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua

Drink: Blue Point Toasted Lager

The construction of the cigar was very good. It had a smooth brown wrapper. The pre-light draw was clear and tasted grassy. It smelled sweet and grassy.

When I first lit this smoke, I was looking forward to a great smoke. It started off very spicy and grassy. And stayed that way for the entire smoke. I was pretty disappointed. No change ever took place for the entire 3 inches that I burned. The cigar produced a ton of white billowing smoke that smelled sweet and earthy. Actually, my favorite part of this cigar was the aroma of the smoke. Overall, it was a dud for me.

I won't put up the money for this cigar again. There are much better smokes in this price range IMO.

I've tried the connecticut wrapped Nub as well a few months ago and wasn't impressed with that one either. Maybe I'll try the Cameroon one day, but I'm not going to go out of my way for one.

**slcraiders** · 02-07-2009, 10:16 AM

Nice review. Maybe you got a dud. I found the couple of NUB Habanos that I smoked to be not too shabby. Reminded me of the Oliva V all in all. I do not buy into the short and fat "sweet spot" concept and would not go out of my way to get a box of these borderline novelty cigars, but I would give this line a solid B/B+ rating.

**craig** · 02-07-2009, 03:03 PM

Thanks for the review! I was in a box split for these when they first came out. (Yup, fell for the hype.) We went for the "unique to wrapper" sizes (IIRC), 354 Connecticut, 466T Cameron, and 466 Habano.

The Habano was the only smoke that I enjoyed. Of the four that I had, two were nothing special, one was pretty good, and one was very good - like slcraiders says, reminiscent of the V.

As for the Cammie, I might as well have been smoking an Oliva Serie G Belicoso (which makes sense in hindsight). I wouldn't bother if I were you.

One thing with the Nubs that I smoked is that they were all consistent all the way through - so in that sense, the theory works - there don't appear to be "thirds" to Nubs.

Good review!

**logan37** · 02-07-2009, 03:12 PM

I'd rather have a Series V over a Nub Habano any day. The V is a much nicer smoke to my tastes.

**logan37** · 12-11-2010, 01:40 AM

Liga Privada #9 Dirty Rat (5x44)
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf - Maduro
Binder: Brazil
Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras

Music: Band of Horses
Drink: Magic Hat #9
Other: Friday night E-HERF with badwhale, Alcibiates and Cinda.

Construction:
Generously packed for a corona, but not heavy. The Conecticut Broadleaf wrapper was a very dark brown and rough. It had some veins, but they did not cause any issues. The ash burned a dark gray and stayed put for almost an inch. I had to touch up the wrapper a little in the beginning(maybe I didn't rotate it enough

).

First 3rd:
Immediate taste of roasted chestnuts with a smooth leathery finish. The first puff had some decent spice to it. But that died off right away. About half way into the first 3rd a mild spice came back. Nutty taste faded, just tobacco and leather now.

Second 3rd:
Spice stayed mild. Very smooth smoke. The smoke feels heavy and creamy on the tongue. The taste has turned earthy with a slightly bitter but nice dark coffee finish.

Last 3rd:
Spice mellowed a little bit and the taste turned chocolaty, not sweet, more like bakers chocolate. The coffee flavor became more robust and a grassy finish came out. Half way through this 3rd the spiced picked up more and the taste of leather took over all but the coffee flavor. Yet again the flavors changed in the last 3rd; The spice picked up more and the coffee taste came back but now tasted more like sucking on an espresso bean, the finish was woody and leathery,

Overall, the cigar was smooth the entire length and very well balanced. One of the reasons I like corona and other small ringed cigars is their more apparent complexity in flavors(for the most part, for me anyway). This cigar just adds to this thought. For 12 bucks, I feel this cigar is slightly over-priced. More of an $8-9 range would fit. But a great cigar none-the-less.