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Bolivar Coronas Extra POS MAY 2006
Reviewer No.1
Pre-Smoke
Apperance and Construction
Color – Claro
Texture – Fine
Cap – Well made
Bunch – medium firm
Comments:
/10
Aroma/Bouquet
Aroma – Medium
Pre-light Draw – Perfect
Comments:
/10
Smoke
Burn
Burn – even
Coal – flat
Combustion – medium
Ash color – dark to meduim gray
Ash structure - solid
Comments:
/10
Draw
Draw - perfect
Smoke volume- ample
Comments:
/10
Flavor
Richness – medium,
Balance - Balanced
Strength - medium,
Body - medium
First Third: This cigar is in the round and cut cleanly with my Xikar. It burned and drawed perfect from the get go. Right away I taste flavors of earth and spice. But it's kind of a sweet spice? Obviously has a few years on it as the flavors are well rounded. It pairs great with the Rum and Coke I'm drinking.
Second Third: The earthyness has mellowed out a bit and I taste some vanilla extract like flavors starting to build that pairs well with that sweet spice. Just finished my Rum and Coke and have switched up to a Mojito as I think it may pair up even better than the Rum and Coke does.
Last Third: Still pretty much the same earthy, some cream and that sweet spice in the background, but at the last inch or so I noticed that the flavors and strenght did pick up a bit. This cigar pairs well with my Mojito as well.
/20
Finish/Aftertaste
Sweetness – medium,
Bitterness – light,
Acidity: – light,
Saltiness – light,
Finish – very short, short, medium, long
/20
Summery (your overall impression. How did this cigar leave you?) I found this to be an enjoyable cigar that pairs well with Rum drinks.
/20
Appearance/Construction 9/10
Burn 9/10
Draw 9/10
Aroma/Bouquet 8/10
Flavor 17/20
Finish/Aftertaste 18/20in
Summery 18/20
Total score out of 100 points being the perfect: 88
Reviewer No.2 Unavailable. Will update soon.
Reviewer No.3
Blind Review No. 2
Ok, I didn’t lose my notes this time!! I had this cigar with some Diplomaticos rum. If you haven’t tried it yet, you really should, especially if you like rums that are on the sweet side. But I digress. This was a corona sized cigar that looked a bit veiny. The wrapper was a medium brown color with a bit of an olive tinge to it. The cap was well done and flat, and the wrapper had a slight tear on the edge of an overlapping section, no big deal. It had a smooth feel and was slightly spongy when I squeezed it.
I took out my trusty Swiss Army Knife and clipped the cap. The draw was open but not loose. As I smelled the cigar before lighting it I noticed it had a wonderful aroma that I have come to know from a particular brand of cigar. It made me eager to smoke it so I torched the foot and away we go!
Initially and during the first third, the cigar was very earthy, a little spicy and hinted at smoked meat. I got a great body of smoke from the cigar and the aroma was killer!! I kept wafting the smoke towards my nose it smelled so good. The burn was pretty good, I didn’t need to correct this cigar at all.
During the second third the cigar rounded out nicely, getting a little creamier and not as spicy. Still present was that earthy, meaty goodness. Just over the halfway point the wrapper split just a little bit, but it didn’t affect anything with the cigar at all and quickly went away.
The flavors intensified during the last third of the cigar. It started to get a little bitter but that went away after I purged. The earthiness of the cigar started to become even more pronounced. I don’t usually nub a cigar but this one I did. I thoroughly enjoyed this cigar. Thank you to the review member that shared it with us! Unless I am greatly mistaken this was a Bolivar Coronas Extra maybe from 2006
Scores:
Appearance: 7/10
Burn: 9/10
Draw: 8/10
Aroma: 10/10
Flavor: 18/20
Summary: 17 /20
Total: 89
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Kevin
Reviewer No.4
Cigar #1 Coronas Gordas
Pre-Smoke
Appearance and Construction-smooth wrapper, firm but manageable draw
Color – Colorado Claro
Texture – smooth
Cap – Well made/round
Bunch –firm
Comments--Tastes metallic
7/10
Aroma/Bouquet-
Aroma – light
Pre-light Draw – tastes metallic
Comments:
4/10
Smoke
Burn – even
Coal – flat
Combustion – complete
Ash color – started white faded to dark gray
Ash structure -solid
Comments:
7/10
Draw
Draw - fine
Smoke volume – medium
Comments:
8/10
Flavor
Richness –none
Balance - ok
Strength -light
Body -light
First Third--tastes metallic and/or Dominican
Second Third--nothing notable
Last Third--picks up slightly but not much notable
10/20
Finish/Aftertaste
Sweetness – none
Bitterness – none
Acidity: – light
Saltiness – none
Finish –none
5/20
Summary-tasted Dominican with a Connecticut wrapper for 2/3, last third was smokeable.
8/20
Appearance/Construction 7/10
Burn 7/10
Draw 8/10
Aroma/Bouquet 4/10
Flavor 5/20
Finish/Aftertaste 5/20
Summary 8/20
Guess as to what the cigar was that you smoked?
I have no idea not sure it was Cuban. I smoked it past the band and it was painful, had it mot been a test cigar I would have tossed it in the first third.
Total score--44. If Cuban it came from the dreaded 99-00 years.
Reviewer No.5
Pre-Smoke
Appearance and Construction
Color – Claro
Texture – Fine Dry
Cap – Well made
Bunch – medium
Comments:
10/10
Aroma/Bouquet
Aroma – None
Pre-light Draw – Perfect
Comments:
10/10
Smoke
Burn
Burn – even
Coal – flat
Combustion – complete
Ash color – dark gray
Ash structure - typical
Comments:
10/10
Draw
Draw - perfect
Smoke volume -ample
Comments:
9/10
Flavor
Richness – medium
Balance - one dimensional
Strength - mild, medium
Body - empty, mild
First Third
Second Third
Last Third
17/20
Finish/Aftertaste
Sweetness – pronounced
Bitterness – light
Acidity: – light
Saltiness – none
Finish – short
First Third
Second Third
Last Third
17/20
Summery (your overall impression. How did this cigar leave you?)
16/20
I actually thought the cigar was quite pleasant for a morning cigar but for the afternoon when I smoked it It could of used a little more body to it.
Appearance/Construction /10
Burn /10
Draw /10
Aroma/Bouquet /10
Flavor /20
Finish/Aftertaste /20in
Summery /20
Guess as to what the cigar was that you smoked?
HDM Corona? maybe 03?
This cigar had to me a classic Hdm profile to it right off the bat. Great looking construction from head to foot. While it was enjoyable I just wanted it to have a longer finish because I was enjoying it very much. Great burn, Draw and very enjoyable ambient smoke to it as well. Would smoke these often in the morning as well if I could.
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Reviewer No.6
#2 Corona size Cigar
Pre-Smoke
Apperance and Construction:
Color – Claro-Colorado
Texture – Neat with slight veins.
Cap – Well made, round
Bunch – firm
Comments:
Cut revealed kind of a firm bunch
9/10
Aroma/Bouquet
Aroma – Mild
Pre-light Draw – sweet & tobacco
Comments:
9/10
Smoke
Burn
Burn – even
Coal – flat
Combustion – smoldering
Ash color – mottled gray
Ash structure - solid
Comments:
8/10
Draw
Draw - firm- slight resistance but overall good draw
Smoke volume – abundant
Comments:mouthful of smoke tastes of sweet tobacco & wood on exhale.
8/10
Flavor
Richness – medium
Balance -balanced,
Strength - medium
Body - medium
First Third - slight wood & mild tobacco
Second Third - creamy with a charred wood profile. Cloyingly sweet undertones.
Last Third - Still creamy, more pronounced woodiness with a lot of spice on the last
18/20
Finish/Aftertaste
Sweetness – moderate
Bitterness – light
Acidity: – none,
Saltiness –light
Finish – builds...first was clean but as it smoked it coated and had a nice finish.
First Third
Second Third
Last Third
18/20
Summery (your overall impression. How did this cigar leave you?)
18/20
Appearance/Construction 9/10
Burn 9/10
Draw 8/10
Aroma/Bouquet 8/10
Flavor 18/20
Finish/Aftertaste 18/20in
Summery 18/20
Guess as to what the cigar was that you smoked?
Torn between Hoyo du Roi & Romeo...but have to side with the Hoyo du Roi.
Total score out of 100 points being the perfect cigar.
88/100
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Reviewer No.1
Pre-Smoke
Apperance and Construction
Color – Claro
Texture – Fine
Cap – Well made
Bunch – medium firm
Comments:
/10
Aroma/Bouquet
Aroma – Medium
Pre-light Draw – Perfect
Comments:
/10
Smoke
Burn
Burn – even
Coal – flat
Combustion – medium
Ash color – dark to meduim gray
Ash structure - solid
Comments:
/10
Draw
Draw - perfect
Smoke volume- ample
Comments:
/10
Flavor
Richness – medium,
Balance - Balanced
Strength - medium,
Body - medium
First Third: This cigar is in the round and cut cleanly with my Xikar. It burned and drawed perfect from the get go. Right away I taste flavors of earth and spice. But it's kind of a sweet spice? Obviously has a few years on it as the flavors are well rounded. It pairs great with the Rum and Coke I'm drinking.
Second Third: The earthyness has mellowed out a bit and I taste some vanilla extract like flavors starting to build that pairs well with that sweet spice. Just finished my Rum and Coke and have switched up to a Mojito as I think it may pair up even better than the Rum and Coke does.
Last Third: Still pretty much the same earthy, some cream and that sweet spice in the background, but at the last inch or so I noticed that the flavors and strenght did pick up a bit. This cigar pairs well with my Mojito as well.
/20
Finish/Aftertaste
Sweetness – medium,
Bitterness – light,
Acidity: – light,
Saltiness – light,
Finish – very short, short, medium, long
/20
Summery (your overall impression. How did this cigar leave you?) I found this to be an enjoyable cigar that pairs well with Rum drinks.
/20
Appearance/Construction 9/10
Burn 9/10
Draw 9/10
Aroma/Bouquet 8/10
Flavor 17/20
Finish/Aftertaste 18/20in
Summery 18/20
Total score out of 100 points being the perfect: 88
Reviewer No.2 Unavailable. Will update soon.
Reviewer No.3
Blind Review No. 2
Ok, I didn’t lose my notes this time!! I had this cigar with some Diplomaticos rum. If you haven’t tried it yet, you really should, especially if you like rums that are on the sweet side. But I digress. This was a corona sized cigar that looked a bit veiny. The wrapper was a medium brown color with a bit of an olive tinge to it. The cap was well done and flat, and the wrapper had a slight tear on the edge of an overlapping section, no big deal. It had a smooth feel and was slightly spongy when I squeezed it.
I took out my trusty Swiss Army Knife and clipped the cap. The draw was open but not loose. As I smelled the cigar before lighting it I noticed it had a wonderful aroma that I have come to know from a particular brand of cigar. It made me eager to smoke it so I torched the foot and away we go!
Initially and during the first third, the cigar was very earthy, a little spicy and hinted at smoked meat. I got a great body of smoke from the cigar and the aroma was killer!! I kept wafting the smoke towards my nose it smelled so good. The burn was pretty good, I didn’t need to correct this cigar at all.
During the second third the cigar rounded out nicely, getting a little creamier and not as spicy. Still present was that earthy, meaty goodness. Just over the halfway point the wrapper split just a little bit, but it didn’t affect anything with the cigar at all and quickly went away.
The flavors intensified during the last third of the cigar. It started to get a little bitter but that went away after I purged. The earthiness of the cigar started to become even more pronounced. I don’t usually nub a cigar but this one I did. I thoroughly enjoyed this cigar. Thank you to the review member that shared it with us! Unless I am greatly mistaken this was a Bolivar Coronas Extra maybe from 2006
Scores:
Appearance: 7/10
Burn: 9/10
Draw: 8/10
Aroma: 10/10
Flavor: 18/20
Summary: 17 /20
Total: 89
__________________
Kevin
Reviewer No.4
Cigar #1 Coronas Gordas
Pre-Smoke
Appearance and Construction-smooth wrapper, firm but manageable draw
Color – Colorado Claro
Texture – smooth
Cap – Well made/round
Bunch –firm
Comments--Tastes metallic
7/10
Aroma/Bouquet-
Aroma – light
Pre-light Draw – tastes metallic
Comments:
4/10
Smoke
Burn – even
Coal – flat
Combustion – complete
Ash color – started white faded to dark gray
Ash structure -solid
Comments:
7/10
Draw
Draw - fine
Smoke volume – medium
Comments:
8/10
Flavor
Richness –none
Balance - ok
Strength -light
Body -light
First Third--tastes metallic and/or Dominican
Second Third--nothing notable
Last Third--picks up slightly but not much notable
10/20
Finish/Aftertaste
Sweetness – none
Bitterness – none
Acidity: – light
Saltiness – none
Finish –none
5/20
Summary-tasted Dominican with a Connecticut wrapper for 2/3, last third was smokeable.
8/20
Appearance/Construction 7/10
Burn 7/10
Draw 8/10
Aroma/Bouquet 4/10
Flavor 5/20
Finish/Aftertaste 5/20
Summary 8/20
Guess as to what the cigar was that you smoked?
I have no idea not sure it was Cuban. I smoked it past the band and it was painful, had it mot been a test cigar I would have tossed it in the first third.
Total score--44. If Cuban it came from the dreaded 99-00 years.
Reviewer No.5
Pre-Smoke
Appearance and Construction
Color – Claro
Texture – Fine Dry
Cap – Well made
Bunch – medium
Comments:
10/10
Aroma/Bouquet
Aroma – None
Pre-light Draw – Perfect
Comments:
10/10
Smoke
Burn
Burn – even
Coal – flat
Combustion – complete
Ash color – dark gray
Ash structure - typical
Comments:
10/10
Draw
Draw - perfect
Smoke volume -ample
Comments:
9/10
Flavor
Richness – medium
Balance - one dimensional
Strength - mild, medium
Body - empty, mild
First Third
Second Third
Last Third
17/20
Finish/Aftertaste
Sweetness – pronounced
Bitterness – light
Acidity: – light
Saltiness – none
Finish – short
First Third
Second Third
Last Third
17/20
Summery (your overall impression. How did this cigar leave you?)
16/20
I actually thought the cigar was quite pleasant for a morning cigar but for the afternoon when I smoked it It could of used a little more body to it.
Appearance/Construction /10
Burn /10
Draw /10
Aroma/Bouquet /10
Flavor /20
Finish/Aftertaste /20in
Summery /20
Guess as to what the cigar was that you smoked?
HDM Corona? maybe 03?
This cigar had to me a classic Hdm profile to it right off the bat. Great looking construction from head to foot. While it was enjoyable I just wanted it to have a longer finish because I was enjoying it very much. Great burn, Draw and very enjoyable ambient smoke to it as well. Would smoke these often in the morning as well if I could.
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Reviewer No.6
#2 Corona size Cigar
Pre-Smoke
Apperance and Construction:
Color – Claro-Colorado
Texture – Neat with slight veins.
Cap – Well made, round
Bunch – firm
Comments:
Cut revealed kind of a firm bunch
9/10
Aroma/Bouquet
Aroma – Mild
Pre-light Draw – sweet & tobacco
Comments:
9/10
Smoke
Burn
Burn – even
Coal – flat
Combustion – smoldering
Ash color – mottled gray
Ash structure - solid
Comments:
8/10
Draw
Draw - firm- slight resistance but overall good draw
Smoke volume – abundant
Comments:mouthful of smoke tastes of sweet tobacco & wood on exhale.
8/10
Flavor
Richness – medium
Balance -balanced,
Strength - medium
Body - medium
First Third - slight wood & mild tobacco
Second Third - creamy with a charred wood profile. Cloyingly sweet undertones.
Last Third - Still creamy, more pronounced woodiness with a lot of spice on the last
18/20
Finish/Aftertaste
Sweetness – moderate
Bitterness – light
Acidity: – none,
Saltiness –light
Finish – builds...first was clean but as it smoked it coated and had a nice finish.
First Third
Second Third
Last Third
18/20
Summery (your overall impression. How did this cigar leave you?)
18/20
Appearance/Construction 9/10
Burn 9/10
Draw 8/10
Aroma/Bouquet 8/10
Flavor 18/20
Finish/Aftertaste 18/20in
Summery 18/20
Guess as to what the cigar was that you smoked?
Torn between Hoyo du Roi & Romeo...but have to side with the Hoyo du Roi.
Total score out of 100 points being the perfect cigar.
88/100
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