Hello again brothers and sisters of the leaf!! I just finished the Cuba Libre (Club Corona). It was a very complex, and flavorful smoke to say the least.
Another beautiful day at UAlbany, perfect day to enjoy another cigar.
The Cuba Libre is a very attractive cigar. It is a box press, 5.5'', 44 ring gague, and runs at about $3.50 a stick. It has a nice, medium brown wrapper, with small veins. I like how you can see where they rolled on the wrapper very distinctly. I think it adds character to this particular cigar.
The pre-light draw was medium to firm, which I believe aided in slowing down the burn of the cigar. The stick was definitely soft to the touch, but nothing that would affect the smoking experience.
The cigar started off very nicely. The light was quite easy, and it seemed to burn very well right at the start.
I picked up a very smooth cream flavor right off the light, with a small tang of apricot on the finish.
That's me tasting all the flavors!! :grin:
A little farther along, and I picked up a touch of spice through the nose. Not overpowering though. Deeper into the first third, there is a lot of earthiness coming through, along with a very subtle vanilla flavor.
Very enjoyable so far with nice, thick clouds of smoke.
Spice begins to emerge during the second third, with a much deeper earthiness than before. Notes of mocha and nuttiness can be found.
The ash fell off exactly 1/3 into the cigar, and subsequently at exactly 2/3 of the way through. I am thoroughly enjoying this smoke so far!
As the cigar enters the final third, the earthiness sticks with it, but now accompanied by a touch of coffee and cocoa. The spice is much more prevalent through the nose at this point, making me think twice before I do it. (Made my eyes water!!) :laugh:
Leading up to the final few puffs, the Cuba Libre creams out a bit, resulting in a nice, relaxing finish.
(A few of the last pictures got deleted for some reason) :disappoin
It's gotten much darker since the beginning of this smoke!! It took me about an hour and a half to complete. Got a bit cold too...really made me want some spiced cider to accompany the cigar.
Overall I really thought this was a good smoke, especially for the price. I would give this cigar a score of 87/100. It was very enjoyable, but by no means a favorite. It burned quite well from start to finish, and no re-lighting was necessary. Probably due to the price, I would pick one up to sit in my humidor, and see how it ages.
Well now with review two down, I'd love to hear your input!!
-Dave
Another beautiful day at UAlbany, perfect day to enjoy another cigar.
The Cuba Libre is a very attractive cigar. It is a box press, 5.5'', 44 ring gague, and runs at about $3.50 a stick. It has a nice, medium brown wrapper, with small veins. I like how you can see where they rolled on the wrapper very distinctly. I think it adds character to this particular cigar.
The pre-light draw was medium to firm, which I believe aided in slowing down the burn of the cigar. The stick was definitely soft to the touch, but nothing that would affect the smoking experience.
The cigar started off very nicely. The light was quite easy, and it seemed to burn very well right at the start.
I picked up a very smooth cream flavor right off the light, with a small tang of apricot on the finish.
That's me tasting all the flavors!! :grin:
A little farther along, and I picked up a touch of spice through the nose. Not overpowering though. Deeper into the first third, there is a lot of earthiness coming through, along with a very subtle vanilla flavor.
Very enjoyable so far with nice, thick clouds of smoke.
Spice begins to emerge during the second third, with a much deeper earthiness than before. Notes of mocha and nuttiness can be found.
The ash fell off exactly 1/3 into the cigar, and subsequently at exactly 2/3 of the way through. I am thoroughly enjoying this smoke so far!
As the cigar enters the final third, the earthiness sticks with it, but now accompanied by a touch of coffee and cocoa. The spice is much more prevalent through the nose at this point, making me think twice before I do it. (Made my eyes water!!) :laugh:
Leading up to the final few puffs, the Cuba Libre creams out a bit, resulting in a nice, relaxing finish.
(A few of the last pictures got deleted for some reason) :disappoin
It's gotten much darker since the beginning of this smoke!! It took me about an hour and a half to complete. Got a bit cold too...really made me want some spiced cider to accompany the cigar.
Overall I really thought this was a good smoke, especially for the price. I would give this cigar a score of 87/100. It was very enjoyable, but by no means a favorite. It burned quite well from start to finish, and no re-lighting was necessary. Probably due to the price, I would pick one up to sit in my humidor, and see how it ages.
Well now with review two down, I'd love to hear your input!!
-Dave
