This weeks cigar is one of the few cigars I've ever smoked that are worth the hype around them.
Coronado by La Flor Dominicana are one of the best creations coming out of Litto Gomez's blending lab.
After keeping few sticks in my humidor for three years I thought it was about time to go over them once again and share some of my thoughts.
Appearance
This is a big beautiful cigar!
It has a great construction with a lovely milk chocolate brown wrapper. No big veins are apparent and the cigar has a nice oily, soft but not fragile feeling to it.
Cut and cold draw
Cutting the cigar was not a problem and the Palio cigar cutter went through it without any resistance.
Cold draw is not easy but this is something you need in such big cigar in order to avoid burning hot and ruining the taste of this double corona. Cold taste give a nice spicy sweet taste.
First third
After toasting the cigar for some seconds, lighting it took just one puff!
Loads of light cocoa and coffee come into the mouth. Draw has the same amount of resistance so it looks like a slow burning cigar.
Full bodied and strong flavors but never harsh or overwhelming. It feels smooth on the palette and the taste of it lasts for what it seams for ever.
Ash is holding well, without flakes, and the burning line is totally straight.
Half way into the first third and leather emerges. Leather and a pure tobacco taste;two characteristics one would expect from one of Litto's cigars but coffee undertones are still alive.
Second third
Into the second third and the cigar has picked up in body considerably but without a hint of harshness. Maybe keeping it in the humidor for three years has something to do with it!!
Been as full bodied as it is, this cigar must be smoked at a slow pace so it stays cool. Burn line is spot on .
Consistent flavor and perfect construction makes this cigar a treat for any full bodied cigar smoker.
At this point leather is accompanied by a strong spicy taste, witch is even more eminent when blowing smoke through the nose( don't do it if you haven't been used in smoking strong cigars)!
Third and last part
This cigar, despite of its age, still packs a great deal of power.
Getting into the final third, leather taste is still strong but now the initial cocoa flavor is back and the combination is fantastic.
Burn is perfect, draw is ideal and smoke is been produced in large volume.
The ever evolving tastes are a challenge for my taste buds, so complex but at the same time smooth and so long lasting and fulfilling that you don't need to draw more than one puffs per minute.
That makes it a good two hours smoke!
Final thoughts
Once again I would like to say that this is maybe one of the few cigar that are worth the hype around their name.
No wonder it was awarded with the title of “ No 2 cigar of the year 2006 “ by CA magazine.
Litto Gomez is one of the most innovative cigar blenders in the world right now and his creations are very popular among full bodied cigar enthusiasts around the world.
This is one of the best cigars he has ever made and aging them is certainly worth it.
So much power and so much flavor with maybe 10 years on them...........Sounds tempting to me!
