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BoM Sept '12 & Aug '13
(I edited post #15, see the post if you are interested in these)
gardizzle started a thread about these recently so I don't mean to step on your toes brother, but I wanted to start this thread with the title mentioning SODO so people know it's a new cigar, distinct from the previous two versions of the El Triunfador.
Anyway, this is a new cigar that just made it to the public yesterday at J&J Cigars in Seattle. It's a 6 x 38 Corona Especial that has the original El Triunfador Lancero blend, but does taste different. I believe (as well as others) that the current batch of broadleaf being used for the wrapper totally changes the complexity and flavor of this cigar making it truly unique. Below is what I wrote in gardizzle's thread...
http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=45748
Well I just got back from buying a couple boxes of the SODO and smoking one in the shop and wow, it's a nice cigar! Yes it's the original El T blend, but everyone that has smoked one has agreed it tastes different than the lancero. Since it's the same blend, I am certain it's because of this current crop of the broadleaf vs the wrapper used on the original lancero.
I have smoked many of the current Tatuaje broadleaf wrappers, including a ton down in Esteli this spring, and this new SODO has the flavor profile of this broadleaf but with the El T blend. I have smoked almost all of the Tats, and the SODO is one of my favorites. Not only do I like this vitola, the blend and wrapper make it well balanced, complex and adds a little more cocoa and pure goodness than the lancero. Is "pure goodness" a common term used in reviews? LOL
Anyway, that's my take on the SODO. Everyone smoking them at the shop tonight loved them and if you guys don't buy'em up, that's just fine by me... that means more for me later!
gardizzle started a thread about these recently so I don't mean to step on your toes brother, but I wanted to start this thread with the title mentioning SODO so people know it's a new cigar, distinct from the previous two versions of the El Triunfador.
Anyway, this is a new cigar that just made it to the public yesterday at J&J Cigars in Seattle. It's a 6 x 38 Corona Especial that has the original El Triunfador Lancero blend, but does taste different. I believe (as well as others) that the current batch of broadleaf being used for the wrapper totally changes the complexity and flavor of this cigar making it truly unique. Below is what I wrote in gardizzle's thread...
http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=45748
Well I just got back from buying a couple boxes of the SODO and smoking one in the shop and wow, it's a nice cigar! Yes it's the original El T blend, but everyone that has smoked one has agreed it tastes different than the lancero. Since it's the same blend, I am certain it's because of this current crop of the broadleaf vs the wrapper used on the original lancero.
I have smoked many of the current Tatuaje broadleaf wrappers, including a ton down in Esteli this spring, and this new SODO has the flavor profile of this broadleaf but with the El T blend. I have smoked almost all of the Tats, and the SODO is one of my favorites. Not only do I like this vitola, the blend and wrapper make it well balanced, complex and adds a little more cocoa and pure goodness than the lancero. Is "pure goodness" a common term used in reviews? LOL
Anyway, that's my take on the SODO. Everyone smoking them at the shop tonight loved them and if you guys don't buy'em up, that's just fine by me... that means more for me later!
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