Kaptain Karl

First QdO corona, incredible so far! Tastes like an orange creamsicle

ahhh, been far too hard not to pull the trigger on those BPC's! I completely agree. Maybe HSA found their price ceiling?

Over the weekend I had the pleasure to smoke this lovely corona gorda which was gifted to me by a great BOTL. After what it felt like The cigar has a beautiful chocolate wrapper but is tight as a tent pole. After a liberal application of the perfect draw, it opens up enough to smoke! 1/3: chocolate, black pepper, stewed fruit. Body: low, strength: medium full 2/3: stewed fruit, chocolate. Body: low. Strength: Medium full 3/3: Stewed fruit, nuts, spice. Body: low. Strength: medium full This cigar, to be honest, was a complete let down. The flavors were there, but they were muted without any richness or real complexity. The smoke output was low because of the draw, but the construction was flawless. Score: 85/100 I smoked 8 cigars this week, and to my surprise a Davidoff Yamasa Piramides was the best cigar of the week, with a Connie 1 going next to neck with an Arturo Fuente 77 Shark.

This was the 46. It was all earth, coffee, cream and a little sweetness that I get off of most the bolivars I smoke. However the bolivars I've smoked (not as much as most, maybe 40?) get more of that creamy sweet frappachino flavor that's epic when it appears. I smoked an anejo shark 2 days later that was nothing like the 46, very different flavor profile.

ooo boy there's going to be a lot of RASS reviews!

oh shit they are baaaack!

class C! Will be out fishing with family most likely if the engines on my boat are repaired on time!

Got a great deal on HQ JL#1’s. The aroma is outstanding! Can’t wait to give these a try, I like the corona gorda size so much more than the robusto so I’m hoping I like these better than JL#2’s!

A poor man’s bolivar...too bad it’s 2-3x the price!

Partagas 898

I seem to do the same thing with Connie 1's! They sure smoke fantastic young!

Great review! The flavor profile on these sounds amazing...I may need to pick up another box or 2 this year for long term aging.

Same here, I’m all about the low 40’s ring gauge. If the box I Coronas I just ordered are full bodied honey and graham cracker, theyll be going into my regular rotation!

Great review! From the reviews it seems like these need 2 years or so to really hit their stride.

Great to hear they’re smoking so well young! I’ll have to pick up a box, I’ve been eying these after I had a few aged examples that were dynamite