MEGA Review: Carolyn (Cubao Maduro No. 5)

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About the cigar:

Brand: ...... Cubao ....................Color: ...... Maduro
Name: ....... No. 5 Maduro..............Wrapper: .... Ecuador
Country: .... Nicaragua ................Binder: ..... Nicaragua
Type: ....... Robusto Extra ............Filler: ..... Nicaragua
Size: ....... 6.1x50 ...................Price: ...... $6.08
Strength: ... Med-Full .................Website: .... http://www.eobrands.com

Information from Cigars International:
Cubao... now in maduro!

After the hugely successful, 92-rated Cubao line, the folks at E.O. Brands have recently released a maduro variety. Still produced in Nicaragua under the watchful eye of Don Pepin Garcia, Cubao Maduro is a treat. Utilizing a bold blend of Nicaraguan long-fillers combined with a Broadleaf Maduro wrapper grown in Ecuador, this medium to full-bodied blend delivers ample flavor. Smooth, complex and loaded with rich notes of leather, coffee, earth and pepper balanced by a slightly sweet finish. Cubao Maduro is delicious on all counts.

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| GENERAL:..... | Date Smoked | .....Where Smoked..... |
| badwhale..... | Mar 17..... | Basement.............. |
| buzz......... | Mar 18..... | Backyard, yo!......... |
| craig........ | Mar 20..... | Computer rooooom...... |
| EGQ.......... | Mar 23..... | Car................... |
| heftysmokes.. | Mar 16..... | Patty-oh it's cold out |
| Irish79...... | Mar 23..... | Local B&M............. |
| logan37...... | Mar 11..... | Just my garage........ |
| Mangyrat..... | Mar 22..... | No one knows.......... |
| MemphisFred.. | Mar 27..... | Patio................. |
| Mizicke5273.. | Mar 18..... | Back deck............. |
| nhab......... | Mar 25..... | Patio................. |
| slcraiders... | Mar 17..... | Office................ |
| TachyCoventry | Mar 28..... | OFfice................ |


| OTHER INFO:.. | ..........Drink......... | .........Music........ |
| badwhale..... | Water................... | Cypress Hill.......... |
| buzz......... | Coffee.................. | Angry Talk Radio...... |
| craig........ | Turquino coffee......... | N/A................... |
| EGQ.......... | N/A..................... | Howard Stern.......... |
| heftysmokes.. | New Belgium Abbey....... | Mumford & Sons........ |
| Irish79...... | Coffee and then Crown... | Good conversation..... |
| logan37...... | Stone IPA, Sam Adams.... | Pandora............... |
| Mangyrat..... | Knob Creek.............. | N/A................... |
| MemphisFred.. | N/A..................... | N/A................... |
| Mizicke5273.. | Diet Coke............... | Fame.................. |
| nhab......... | Water................... | Pandora............... |
| slcraiders... | Coffee.................. | NCAA First Round games |
| TachyCoventry | Ice water............... | N/A................... |

MISCELLANEOUS:

badwhale: Maduro-Oscuro wrapper. Sweet tobacco scent. Decent construction.

buzz: Nice night out, sat with the dog counting stars and waiting for the wifey to come home.

craig: Looks like a premium cigar.

heftysmokes: Typical Montana, it's about 30 degrees colder than it was last night when I took Betty for a spin.

logan37: Paying bills and buying a rear windshield wiper for my car.

nhab: Sunset smoke. Out of humi at 68%.

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prelight taste:

badwhale: sweet tobacco and leather. A little spice.

buzz: spicy and slightly chocolately.

craig: nice 'barnyard', whatever that is.

egq: woodsy, grassy.

logan37: spicy dirt.

mangyrat: leathery.

memphisfred: kinda dark musty taste... Reminded me of taking a chaw of plug tobacco.

mizicke5273: woody, grassy taste.

nhab: earth, leather, good tobacco.

slcraiders: none really present- but the smell is of light-bittersweet cocoa.

tachycoventry: didn't taste like much pre-light.

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taste (1/3):

badwhale: oil. A little harsh. Has some sweet tobacco notes mixed in with a very toothy woodsy tone. Hopefully, this mellows out a bit. Getting a few more flavors now, puffing slowly... A bit acrid leather notes.

buzz: lots of smoke, nice spice and creamy taste - goes absolutely great with coffee.

craig: this is a nice cigar, well-constructed. Tasty. The band is cool.

egq: grass and hay and a horrible aftertaste.

heftysmokes: burnt toast, little bit rough on the palette, not a bad thing. Pairs well with the floral abbey.

logan37: nice mild spice. Tasted of roasted nuts with a slightly bitter leather finish. Very nice start.

mangyrat: tobacco with some pepper.

memphisfred: ...

mizicke5273: a smooth spicy initial taste which is followed by a strong woody aftertaste. Hints of coco began to appear along with the spice picking up.

nhab: easy light, burns even. Loads of smoke. Earthy leather with light pepper smells like good dominican seed. Comfortable bite in the back of the mouth.

slcraiders: cocoa, hints of floral and light spice.

tachycoventry: decent spice off the first third but not a lot of flavor. Not sure about this stick...

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taste (2/3):

badwhale: got a little tunneling going on now. Flavors have mellowed out a bit, but still pretty toothy. Aggressive, but not bad. Oil, slightly acrid leather and woodsy. Nice draw.

buzz: medium strength, smooth and creamy, maybe some cocoa and some spice still sticking around.

craig: i'm liking this. Some leather, spice. A good cigar, burning very well.

egq: it somehow got worse.

heftysmokes: not smoothing out like i expected, smoke feels dry, more of the same flavorwise.

logan37: spice mellowed a little bit. I started getting a fruity taste in the smoke. Green apples is the best way i can describe it. There was a sweeter finish now with a hint of nuts.

mangyrat: tobacco and a hint of wood.

memphisfred: didn't finish.

mizicke5273: still smooth with hints of coco. Towards the middle of the 2nd part, the woody aftertaste began to pick up.

nhab: toasted flavors of light coffee and earth. Light pepper still. Smooth. Full body.

slcraiders: cocoa/chocolate still present, spice picking up slightly and floral tones are now more woodsy. I am really digging this cigar!

tachycoventry: i have a bitter taste now with a little bit of the spice left. If i didn't enjoy smoking so much i would pitch this now but i just like smoking too much, even a stick this bad.

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taste (3/3):

badwhale: need to give it a purge. Tunnel fixed itself. Mostly the same flavors. Oil, acrid leather and very woodsy. Getting more intense now.

buzz: bitter burnt taste, final third is not great, but i still nubbed it.

craig: a little hot, but still very good.

egq: i tossed it - that was the worst cigar i've had in years.

heftysmokes: this guy is just not doing it for me.

logan37: spice picked up again and more intense then the beginning . Taste of the smoke is a more prominent nutty flavor with a "cool" finish. Meaning that i get a cool mint sensation in my throat. Kinda like a menthol cool.

mangyrat: slight pepper.

memphisfred: didn't finish.

mizicke5273: the woody taste continually got stronger until it became the dominate taste.

slcraiders: getting slightly bitter. Picking up some leather now and spice remains, but not dominating. This cigar reminds me a lot of the san cristobal.

tachycoventry: yikes, got more bitter and acidic at the end. I had a few draws off this once it was at the start of the 3/3 and then pitched it.

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last words:

badwhale: i think some age might help these take off the initial edge and mellow the flavors together.

buzz: great smooth spicy cocoa taste when paired with coffee. I've had this cigar with scotch before and was disappointed.

craig: a very good cigar. I had the cigar with some good fresh-ground coffee, so that may have enhanced the cigar's impact.

egq: horrible.

heftysmokes: it might be the abbey, it might be the fact that i'm freezing my balls off, maybe i just feel off. I think if i gave this another shot i'd enjoy it a lot more.

irish79: best of the bunch so far.

logan37: i would take this girl out to a steak dinner.

mangyrat: not a bad cigar but one min after i let it go out i was looking for something stronger it left me wanting more.

memphisfred: sorry but i didn't get to finish it, however i did clip it and will save it and try the rest of it another time.

mizicke5273: this was a very good cigar and i am looking forward to the revealing of it's identity. I'll be picking some up to smoke again.

nhab: had to leave at 2/3 for dinner date, but it was getting very smooth and toasty. Wish i had time to finish it.

slcraiders: purely awesome cigar, imho!!!

tachycoventry: this was bad, but that isn't to say it was cheap. The kinky friedman comes to mind with being a pricey smoke that still sucked...