Quintero Nationales (not sure if this is a Brevas (3) or a Nationales (2) as both are 5.5 x 41 and both are current production vitolas.
First impression is that this is an ugly cigar! It's lumpy, It's got coloration differences and enough veins to make an Plebotomist (blood draw specialist) screech with joy. There's even a spot on this one where the wrapper has been pierced from the inside due to what I can only imagine is a twig...lol. E band glue was applied by an industrial glue gun and hopefully I won't get stuck to it. Wish me luck.
The pre light aroma is mild and pleasant. It's a typical cedar, hay, light earthy aroma. The first few puffs are not what was expected. The lips get a salty taste and feeling. Not quite like a mouthful of ocean water but more like a margarita rim on a good margarita. The palate is getting some hearty nut flavors and a certain amount of earthiness. The retro is amazingly smooth with no hint of any pepper. The reto brings a sweet wood aroma to the mix and lends itself to the earthy flavor profile to some extent. This is starting as an interesting little cigar and is really mild on all aspects.
The ash is a off white/light grey, lightly packed and held on for less than an inch. This seems be a lap asking cigar if you're not careful. The burn is, well, it's burning! None of this is negatively impacting the smoking experience and I can appreciate that the ash and burn are sticking with the theme of ugly
One thing not ugly is the draw. It's a very medium to medium light draw.
As I enter the second third this cigar has delivered a very neutral combo of earthy, nutty flavors. None overpowering and the retro is staying very easy and woodsy. There's something to be said about the consistent of this ugly little cigars!
At about the half the cigar has needed multiple relights. I've been able to bring it back with a few deep puffs but that increases the heat so I've opted to simply apply fire to this dried leaf. Flavors are staying consistent with little to no noticeable change.
The second third was uneventful and very consistent to the first. I do feel as though I have a coating in my mouth now that my seltzer isn't washing away. The burn has gone to shit but it's still smoking with little issue past that. The heat intake has increased and I don't think I'll get much farther with this. We'll see though.
I made it a bit further after it went out and I relit. Its simply got hot and squishy so I decided to end it shortly after this last pic was taken. Overall this cigar smoked decent, had a good draw and some pretty damn nice mild flavors. When this cigar was give to me I was told that some have had draw issues (the first one I smoked did) and that it was a morning or early day smoke and I now know why. This is about as mild a cigar as I have ever had and I can honestly say for as ugly as this thing is it was a good little smoke. Average pricing for these is cheap at about $2.30 a stick which in my book makes this a phenomenal value for a decent CC that will give you a fix and won't break your heart if its plugged or in this case, ugly.
First impression is that this is an ugly cigar! It's lumpy, It's got coloration differences and enough veins to make an Plebotomist (blood draw specialist) screech with joy. There's even a spot on this one where the wrapper has been pierced from the inside due to what I can only imagine is a twig...lol. E band glue was applied by an industrial glue gun and hopefully I won't get stuck to it. Wish me luck.
The pre light aroma is mild and pleasant. It's a typical cedar, hay, light earthy aroma. The first few puffs are not what was expected. The lips get a salty taste and feeling. Not quite like a mouthful of ocean water but more like a margarita rim on a good margarita. The palate is getting some hearty nut flavors and a certain amount of earthiness. The retro is amazingly smooth with no hint of any pepper. The reto brings a sweet wood aroma to the mix and lends itself to the earthy flavor profile to some extent. This is starting as an interesting little cigar and is really mild on all aspects.
The ash is a off white/light grey, lightly packed and held on for less than an inch. This seems be a lap asking cigar if you're not careful. The burn is, well, it's burning! None of this is negatively impacting the smoking experience and I can appreciate that the ash and burn are sticking with the theme of ugly
One thing not ugly is the draw. It's a very medium to medium light draw.
As I enter the second third this cigar has delivered a very neutral combo of earthy, nutty flavors. None overpowering and the retro is staying very easy and woodsy. There's something to be said about the consistent of this ugly little cigars!
At about the half the cigar has needed multiple relights. I've been able to bring it back with a few deep puffs but that increases the heat so I've opted to simply apply fire to this dried leaf. Flavors are staying consistent with little to no noticeable change.
The second third was uneventful and very consistent to the first. I do feel as though I have a coating in my mouth now that my seltzer isn't washing away. The burn has gone to shit but it's still smoking with little issue past that. The heat intake has increased and I don't think I'll get much farther with this. We'll see though.
I made it a bit further after it went out and I relit. Its simply got hot and squishy so I decided to end it shortly after this last pic was taken. Overall this cigar smoked decent, had a good draw and some pretty damn nice mild flavors. When this cigar was give to me I was told that some have had draw issues (the first one I smoked did) and that it was a morning or early day smoke and I now know why. This is about as mild a cigar as I have ever had and I can honestly say for as ugly as this thing is it was a good little smoke. Average pricing for these is cheap at about $2.30 a stick which in my book makes this a phenomenal value for a decent CC that will give you a fix and won't break your heart if its plugged or in this case, ugly.
