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madiaz

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Today i had my second H. Upmann Coronas Major.

The deal is i have different Habanos that are moderately priced that i can smoke while i let the little bit more expensive flagship cousins and brothers age undisturbed.

This corona came from a box coded LEU MAY 10.

One of the happiest ways to start a sunday.


This particular corona drew with a little bit less firmness than the typical habano but still had a bit of resistance to it. The burn on the cigar was nice.


The first third of the cigar disappoints in that it it is clearly not ready yet with absolutely none of refinement that i am used to with the cigars i have had of this brand.


I am fortunate in that the flavor smooths out and i begin to enjoy the smoke and remember why H. Upmann is my favorite brand.


This Upmann had a bit more pop than normal. By pop i mean strength. The flavors are also a bit stronger than a petit corona but they are not so pronounced. The smoke right now is pretty unrefined but i am positive that time will smooth out it's roughness, sharpen the flavors and transform it into the elegant H. Upmann i like.

Would i buy another box ? Absolutely ! So far there is nothing remarkable or outstanding about this box of coronas. The flavors are not very pronounced and it is definitely not ready but i really like the flavor, body and strength of this cigar. It just works for me.
One of the fun things for me is that since these come in tubos i hope they improve like i think they will so i can enjoy them is 2,4, 6,and 10 years from now God willing.


mmmmmm toothy... :smile:

regards,
m.a.d.
 

madiaz

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Is it really that much cheaper than normal CCs like PsD4 and Boli CE?
Nice review though
well for me the difference is saving up 3 weeks for these or 5 weeks for the ones you mention. If i am not disciplined with my savings then it will be longer.

For comparison, this year i have had 2 different partagas in this price range. The shorts and petit coronas especiales. The Upmann suites me best.

oh... and these are normal too :)

best regards,
m.a.d.
 
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So this is an abnormal cigar? LOL
My English isn't perfect, I meant that the price difference between this "affordable section"-cigar and let's say a psd4 is $1,60/cigar.
I would say that this is a normal priced cigar. I'd call a JLP an affordable cigar.
 
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I haven't tried the Coronas Major, but it's on my wish list. Regalias are my cheap Upmann of choice at the moment. It's tough to beat Upmann flavor in a $4 stick. I'm also a big fan of Partagas PCEs.
 
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