2019 FOH BLIND TASTING CIGAR NUMBER 2


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The girls sent me hearts   About cigar: two profiles - first half: grass, butter, salt, sweet and sour; - second half: wood, espresso, ash, nut, sweet and sour molasses, salt. This time there's DNA

I seriously doubt that poor quality samples are being sent for this tasting. I doubt even more that even the most experienced smoker on this forum could go 5/5. If a very experienced smoker could go 3

Mine was beautiful and probably the best cigar I have smoked for sometime. Perfect burn and very tasty.

I gotta say, this one was not an enjoyable smoke. I guessed it was one of 3 robustos I have not tried. But could be wrong. Mine may have been a dud, but that is surprising because it seems to be an experience shared by many here. I got no distinct flavors. It was not unpleasant but it didnt have any zip or wow factor to it. I await the reveal. 

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9 hours ago, dominattorney said:

Mine may have been a dud

If everyone is saying theirs is a dud / bland, they must be correct while mine, being quite flavourful with lots of honey, must be the dud instead.....

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9 hours ago, Meklown said:

If everyone is saying theirs is a dud / bland, they must be correct while mine, being quite flavourful with lots of honey, must be the dud instead.....

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On 10/7/2019 at 1:55 AM, nKostyan said:


I weighed the cigars before and after acclimatization-number 1 and number 2 did not increase the weight.

Next level stuff here.

 

I submitted my answer.  The next night had one of my own and have second guessed myself since...

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Just smoked mine, tasted some grassiness at the start and then nada. The burn was however perfect throughout. No clue, have a sneaking suspicion I am going 0/5 (that has to be impressive in its own right, right?)

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Beautiful cigar, rich, medium full, sweet cake, coffee and orange peel, not a hint of youth. 

I have no idea. I'm 50/50 and on that basis I know I'll pick the wrong one. 

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Sometimes you have to take one for the team... As was the case with cigar #2.  My example was a bit veiny with green patches in the wrapper.   The flavor mirrored the appeance - green and rough.  There were occasional hints of berries, hay, and caramel, but the overall profile was marred by bright vegetal flavors that I associate with under-cured tobacco.  

I'm kicking myself now for not doing a more careful job of comparing this stick to others in collection.  I'm wondering whether it could be a Hermoso No 4, or whether it could only be a robusto?  

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7 hours ago, mwaller said:

Sometimes you have to take one for the team... As was the case with cigar #2.  My example was a bit veiny with green patches in the wrapper.   The flavor mirrored the appeance - green and rough.  There were occasional hints of berries, hay, and caramel, but the overall profile was marred by bright vegetal flavors that I associate with under-cured tobacco.  

I'm kicking myself now for not doing a more careful job of comparing this stick to others in collection.  I'm wondering whether it could be a Hermoso No 4, or whether it could only be a robusto?  

 

I measured mine, it was a Robusto.  Sounds like you got a dud!

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On 10/5/2019 at 2:48 PM, nKostyan said:

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About cigar: two profiles

- first half: grass, butter, salt, sweet and sour;

- second half: wood, espresso, ash, nut, sweet and sour molasses, salt.

This time there's DNA, but the two of them.

Again the fork on the two brands...

 

Mine was pretty muted, but I got similar tastes to you good sir. 1 of 2 for me as well.

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I am honestly at a loss as to what #2 is. I smoked my hunch of what it was afterwards, and I was way off. I smoked another Robusto and was able to cross that off too. I guess that just means I can narrow the potential robustos down by 2... Decisions decisions

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Well that was interesting...

Far from the bland cigar some have written of. If this were a blind tasting of the cigars of the world, I would probably have guessed it was a Nicaraguan puro, and a brutally strong one at that.

There were some very nice flavors, but they were overwhelmed by nicotine and pepper.

As a side note, this was probably the toothiest Cuban cigar I've ever smoked. (See photo).

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On 10/19/2019 at 1:36 AM, tigger said:

Well that was interesting...

Far from the bland cigar some have written of. If this were a blind tasting of the cigars of the world. I would probably have guessed it was a Nicaraguan puro, and a brutally strong one at that.

There were some very nice flavors, but the were overwhelmed by nicotine and pepper.

A a side note, this was probably the toothiest Cuban cigar I've ever smoked. (See photo).

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Perhaps these are made of scraps from the Hermanos Always project...!

Clearly, this a highly inconsistent cigar.

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I have no f$&@“)! idea!

Not sure the Elijah 135 Proof helped...BUT IT SURE DIDN’T HURT!

EDIT: This is truly an awful cigar, I bricked it just over the 1/3 rd way in. Assuming I was correct on choosing  the vitolas class and all the eligible Marcas therein, cross referenced against my typical Cubano preferences, I think I might get this one correct! (Yeah Right ?)

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I thought #2 was fantastic, leaps better than #1.

First third was some slight cedar which turned to pure cream.

Second third was sweet, honey and grass, some citrus but it was not orange. Maybe a lemony/lime

Final third was less sweet and much more earthy, ending with a bit of spice/cedar.

I nubbed it to about half a cm!

 

Whatever that was...I want a box!

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1 hour ago, zyxwvu44 said:

I thought #2 was fantastic, leaps better than #1.

First third was some slight cedar which turned to pure cream.

Second third was sweet, honey and grass, some citrus but it was not orange. Maybe a lemony/lime

Final third was less sweet and much more earthy, ending with a bit of spice/cedar.

I nubbed it to about half a cm!

 

Whatever that was...I want a box!

#2 must be an incredibly inconsistent cigar.  Reviews are all over the place!  Mine was pretty terrible...

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I don’t know but that first cigar wasn’t anything like the H Upmann no 2’s I’ve been smoking and I smoke them very frequently.

 

Cigar number 2 for me was all honey and grassy hay taste. Even smelled grassy barnyard type smell.

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I consider myself a lucky one as my #2 was quite enjoyable. Hay barnyard citrus mild medium. Excellent cigar as was the first one. 

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