Gran Habano Corojo #5

[BigCat]

I smoked one of these last night with a couple glasses of Macallan 12 yr. I have been wanting to try the 3 siglos line, so this winter I picked up a sample pack that also included the corojos. I was in the mood for something spicy last night, which I had heard these were. I debated between the gran habano and a tatuaje, which I knew would deliver, but decided to branch out and try something new.

I definitely tasted the spice on the pre-light draw, and the wrapper was a very nice reddish color. Once I got it lit, I tasted spice for the first few puffs, but it seemed to subside after that. The smoke was pretty much consistent the whole way through from that point. It went from medium-full all the way to full at about the half way point, but the flavors didn't really change. It had that standard corojo taste to it, but remained one-dimensional.

It wasn't a bad stick by any means - there is something to be said for a consistent flavor every now and then, like when you are at an event and can't focus completely on the smoke. I liken this cigar to a 5 vegas classic in that sense. It is a fine cigar when there is more going on than just smoking the cigar. Given that last night I was just sitting out talking with my wife, I would have liked something more. But I'll probably keep a few of these around for those distracted moments. At what I paid for them, I probably shouldn't expect anything more.