Nestor Miranda Special Selection Lancero

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Origin: Nicaragua
Length: 165/7.5
Ring: 40
Vitola/Name : Lonsdale / Lancero
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua

Prelight/Construction: Beautiful Colorado Maduro wrapper. This cigar is firm from head to foot, the wrapper has a nice oily sheen and some predominant veins. Nothing much for aroma or prelight draw. I am very much looking forward to this cigar. I have never smoked one before but have heard some good reviews.



First Third: Upon lighting this cigar I get some woodsy and tobacco flavors, the aroma is very nice and smells sweet I hope that is a hint of what is to come! This cigar gives tons of smoke. The ash is pretty firm and almost pure white. The flavor remains the same throughout the entire first third of the cigar, woodsy and tobacco with a very short finish. Over all I am not very impressed with this cigar so far, but hope for goodness to come!


Second Third: Flavor remains the same, and the ash although it looks firm only holds up to maybe one inch. During this third I occasionally begin to get hints of sweetness which is on par with the aroma. The burn is fairly erratic but seems to correct itself every time before I have to touch it up. I am pairing this cigar with water, it is fairly mild so I think a red wine would overpower it. A mild beer may be a good pairing to try. I am still somewhat unimpressed, the flavor is nice but not complex at all.


Last Third: In the last third the cigar began to give me a bit of pepper on the tip of the tongue, it was short lived and went back to woodsy and tobacco flavors, the hints of sweetness have stopped also. With about two inches left in the cigar the flavor became bitter with a taste of cardboard. I had to put this one down early.


Conclusion: (Not Recommended/Pass) Although I was really excited to give this cigar a try, it was a dud. It had a nice woodsy tobacco flavor but that was it.