Casa Fuente ~ Churchill; Corona Gorda

[badwhale]

This is a tandem Valentine’s day review with my wife

Smoke(s) Casa Fuente ~ Churchill for me; Corona Gorda for wifey
Drink(s): Yuengling Bock Beer (me); Flat Treat-Up(wife)
Tunes: Santana

Wrapper: Cameroon
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Draw: Me: Medium / Wifey: Ideal
Burn: (Both) Excellent
Misc: About an hour for both give or take

Pre-light (Me): Colorado shade wrapper. Triple cap and excellent construction. Lightly veined. Musty tobacco scent. Light sweet leathery taste on cut PL flavor.
Pre-light (Wifey): Very pretty cigar. I really like the orange band on the foot, and the orange in the label. The band is a great accent. Smells really good. Smells flavorful, but I can’t really tell of what. Maybe a coffee smell. I taste excitement (on the cut prelight flavor)



Light (Both): Easy. Medium draw / ideal draw.

1st 3rd (Me): Some cedar notes. Toasty, nutty sweet tobacco. Nice and smooth with a little spice heat, but again, smooth.
1st 3rd (Wifey): Very smooth smoke. Earthy. Creamy earth flavor.



Ash (Me): Light gray. Stacks well with tiny black specks. Holds on for about 1 ½”
Ash (Wifey): Firm ash (never keeps the ash)



2nd 3rd (Me): Tea flavor. Woodsy, toasty and smooth. Medium body and medium flavor profile. Very mellow and enjoyable.
2nd 3rd (Wifey): Still really smooth. I really like the flavor. Still creamy and earthy, but a little more spicy now. A little pepper.



3rd 3rd (Me): Gaining some intensity. Sweet tobacco. Woodsy, creamy and smooth. Almost buttery. Nice chit.
3rd 3rd (Wifey): Creamy and smooth. Not overpowering or intrusinve. A fun companion of a smoke.



Overall impression (Me): Good cigar. Hit the spot.
Overall impression (Wifey): Great cigar from start to finish. Sad to see it end.

Thanks to EGQ for picking these up for me while in Vegas!

Will (& Wifey)

[buzz]

Nice review - tea flavor... that is a new one, good description.

-Buzz

[Mizicke5273]

Good review. If I recall I tasted similar flavors with the ones I've smoked. Except Tea flavor. Yeah, I don't recall that one.

Great smoke, but not something to reach for all the time.

[ashauler]

Nice review, I appreciate the color commentary.
Interesting how this wrapper affects the taste of what is essentially an Opus X blend. I think it originally was the exact blend of the Opus, but has since been tweaked a bit.

[badwhale]

Nice review, I appreciate the color commentary.
Interesting how this wrapper affects the taste of what is essentially an Opus X blend. I think it originally was the exact blend of the Opus, but has since been tweaked a bit.

Yep. At least, poking around on the net last night revealed the same info.

[slcraiders]

What kind of tea?

Great review as always, Will. I have still not yet smoked a Casa Fuente. I got one in a pass last year that Heftysmokes offered up and I swapped out for an Opus Shark. I will queue this one up to smoke later in the month.

In fact, this may be a good one to smoke for my 40th Birthday (ouch)

[badwhale]

What kind of tea?

Great review as always, Will. I have still not yet smoked a Casa Fuente. I got one in a pass last year that Heftysmokes offered up and I swapped out for an Opus Shark. I will queue this one up to smoke later in the month.

In fact, this may be a good one to smoke for my 40th Birthday (ouch)

When I mention "tea" I mean the aftertaste of a unsweetened cold tea, so I guess if you're using Lipton's a black tea.

Who knows. The wifey didn't experience any tea flavor.

Will

[slcraiders]

I sense a new brand launch coming soon. Lipton Cigars. Who knows?.. ..10 years from now, we could see a Lipton Lounge in Vegas too. Iced tea Mojitos- mmmm.

[JiveTurkey]

I sense a new brand launch coming soon. Lipton Cigars. Who knows?.. ..10 years from now, we could see a Lipton Lounge in Vegas too. Iced tea Mojitos- mmmm.

I was going to say maybe Drew Estate will come out with one, then remembered they already have.

[Roger]

Nice review. Can't say that I have experienced a tea effect in my experiences so far. Interesting review. Roger.