Nestor Miranda Special Selection lancero

I was gifted this cigar out in Vegas during E.L.V.I.S. by lostark, and hadn't had a chance to get to it until today.

Feel: Spongy, but not too soft. Seemed to be very well constructed and balanced with a nice little pigtail cap.

After the cut, I took a couple draws, and it was beautiful. Not tight and not loose. Just right. I picked up some flavors that seemed fairly promising in it, but I really can't describe them.

It lit fairly well and easy. The initial flavors I got from it were odd. It had a bit of a soapy taste, and I wasn't sure how it was going to pan out.

The bure was a bit uneven, but I'm sure part of that was due to the wind, as I was smoking at a patio at a restaurant. I gave it a chance and le the cigar develop.

Slowly, but surely, the flavors started to change, and it became more palatable. They turned a bit more woodsy with some spice to it. Not pepper spice, but flavor spice, if that makes sense. I was starting to enjoy it.

At about the halfway point, the flavor changed again. It took on a faint cocoa flavor with some sweetness to it. I also tasted a bit of a tannic flavor, but I felt it added to it a bit.

This flavor held on for most of the rest of the cigar, adn the tannic flavor was a bit heavy at the end, but I smoked it till my fingers were warm.

A good cigar, but not quite great. I would definitely give these another try. Not too bad to have as a change of pace in the rotation, from this one.

Sorry I don't have any pics.