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  1. As seen in the "Daily Smoke" thread I decided to say hello to an old (but young) friend. It's been a while as my palate has shifted to some of the sweeter and nuanced blends of other marcas. However, years ago when I was coming from NCs, the BBF and BPC were the perfect gateway. Prelight: Firm draw after cutting. Almost a cold coffee and woodiness. Beautiful dark wrapper that got me excited for the experience ahead. First Third: Started off with a clean nuttiness with a touch of woodiness. Towards the end of the first third an element of creaminess started to creep in. Beautiful experience so far--billowing smoke and slight bit of resistance on the draw Second Third: the woodiness yields to the earthiness and cream. Soon into this third a sort of dark cherry (like the cocktail old fashioned ones) pushes to the forefront. Really a beautiful note shining through. As the middle of this third progressed, I get sort of smacked with the "cuban twang." As an aside, if you asked me to list the most cuban twangy cigars (as @El Presidente did a few weeks ago), I don't think I would have had the BBF in my top 10. Busy, busy, busy. Final Third: Cherry and earth at the forefront, coffee grounds and creaminess lingering there, and a faint pepper spice. As the cigar burns towards the band the flavors start to get a little disjointed, showing its youth. The cherry sort of takes a backseat while the pepper, cream, and tobacco/earthiness duke it out. It's a bit of a bummer, but really shows the promise of the cabinet. Conclusion: I recall the BBF being a more "high octane" cigar. My previous tasting notes had it as stout, leather, a slight nuttiness with a hint of and pepper on the backend. But a big full body. Feels like the blend has changed a bit since my last BBF (its admittedly been about 7 years?). It's not a detriment, just a bit more medium-full and different than expected. I really enjoyed the cigar and some wonderful company with my wife after a great meal (her short review: "It's fine, just not a CoRo" another side note: Vigia are also "acceptable"). Going to let these get to at least a year to a year and a half before I review. Final verdict? It was a good cigar on a binary scale. 89-90 for those who prefer a 100 pt scale.
  2. A little while back, I noticed there was quite the chatter over some of the harder-to-find Corona cigars, and the usual disappointment at their discontinuation. I count myself among those who strongly lament the loss of most of the Corona-size cigars from HSA's catalog, because they are still my favourite size of all cigars, and I still think the offer the best package for Cuban tobacco possible - the perfect proportions of size and length to deliver the most of each marca's unique flavours. To that end, I decided to put aside a month this year to do a series of reviews - one review for each marca's Corona that I could find, to remind us all of what we've lost, to salute some of the finest cigars HSA has ever discontinued, and to see if we can't build a little more awareness and support to the vitola....lest we lose the few coronas that still remain in production! Besides all that - it's fun to review and compare, and see who comes out on top! So here's what I'll do - I'll post a roster of the Coronas I could find for review, and post a review at regular intervals on this thread. (there are a few that I could not acquire in trade, but I'll comment on the ones I might have had in the past - in the interest of completeness). I invite everyone who wants to post about Coronas to chime in, I'd love to hear your thoughts on Coronas you've liked, experiences you've had, and if you want to review a Corona and post here to go with my reviews - by all means join in! I'd like this to be a fun month - I hope you'll enjoy this trip down memory lane, and that you can join me in lighting up a Corona or two yourself this month. Cheers!

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