I just received a box of Bolivar Royal Corona from the on line store I usually buy my cigars from and even though I do not try them as soon as I get them in , this time I thought I should give them a try and compare them to the RASS I got from the same place ten days ago.
Well to my surprise the Bolivar smoked great and it was humidified perfect. Usually they are a bit over humidified for the journey.
The cigar had a date March 2008 so I thought that it would have all these characteristics young Cuban's have.
That was not the case here!!!
The cigar was perfect. It was like smoking a much older cigar.
Looks:
The cigar had a nice milk chocolate brown color , with a beautiful oily shine. It felt smooth and elastic and it didn't feel fragile. A real robusto!
Pre light smell:
Bringing the foot of the cigar close to the nose I could smell great tobacco and also a hint of dried flowers !!??
Cold draw:
When I clipped off the cap of my cigar and took a draw before lighting it it felt very nice. The amount of resistance was just right,not loose but not too tight. All the aromas I felt were there and I had an intense sense of more dried flowers...
Lighting and smoking:
Lighting the cigar was not a problem. After torching the foot for a few seconds I took the first puff and it was awesome! The cigar started strong but not overwhelming with a pure flavor of leather and tobacco. After an inch the strength pulled back, don't fool yourself it was in the full body range all the way, and tobacco flavors along with dried flowers kicked in.
The cigar stayed like this all the way to the last inch and a half where strong leather and coffee were the dominating flavors.
Needless to say that I smoked the cigar all the way 'till the end. It burned cool so no problem getting burned.
Over all impression:
That was one hell of a cigar. Great performance from the start until the last puff. My guess is that in two or three years it will be a wow cigar.
I don't know about you but I will stock some more boxes in my aging humidor.
