MEGA Review: J. Fuego 777 Maduro Robusto

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Taste 2nd Third:
Oily, but sweet. Man, this is really dense. It reminds me of a famous madurito or a Habanos Puros Fuerte, but I don't know.	Still spicy, less cedar and more of a plain wood taste, required lighter touch-ups.
Earth to my taste buds. Still some sweetness linger after the mulch.	Harshness has diminished.
Couldn't finish.	1st half of this third was the same as the first. I started to get a little bit of flavor in the second part. I noticed a slight leathery sweet flavor. But the finish was still horrible.
The bitterness is taming down now but still overpowering any other taste.	The 2nd part got much worse. The taste became very harsh and was un-smokeable at this point.
I get some sweetness out of this middle portion, and a splash of spice, which goes away after 3-4 puffs.	So far it is a fairly smooth smoke with a decent, albeit slightly tight draw, and a nice slightly spicy flavor with a little sweet. I am still having mild burn issues but the cigar is tasting pretty good and the atmosphere mixed with it is making this a pretty enjoyable smoke.
Not much change. I still like it a lot. In your face flavor, and lots of smoke to blow at the ceiling. I think I taste cedar.	Much smoother now. Pepper has picked up but also tasting leather. Nice creamy tobacco taste.

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Taste 3rd Third:
Same. Oily, dense, leather and some woodsy. Same profile throughout.	Got hot and harsh (tight draw). Taste went sour so I pitched it a tad early.
Some spices showed up, cinnamon and nutmeg.	A but more flavor began showing. Finally. The tar taste on the finish mellowed out a little bit here and a mild spice came out. Still not a fan of this cigar though.
My taste buds are shot after the first half so not much of anything but bitter.	It's not so much that the flavor profile doesn't change - it just doesn't really WOW me. It doesn't taste bad, there's never a moment of harshness, but it's not something I'm getting excited about.
A little bit of bitterness comes into it now and I am having a little trouble keeping it going due to the slight tightness of the draw. The burn has evened out though and I am still enjoying it. With about an inch and a half left the cigar goes out and I attempt a relight. I am able to get a few more decent mouthfuls of smoke but it is just too hard to keep lit at this point and I have to let it go.	Less coffee flavor, now more woody? Almost like chewing on a freshly broken twig. Minor touch up needed. Really good stick, I liked it a lot.
Lot's of leather and spice. Sweet tobacco taste and cedar seemed to come and go. Seemed to have a nice woodsy aroma and taste as well.

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