Madurolover's Great Blind Tasting

bobarian · 12-07-2008, 12:36 AM

Decided to dual post this as most of my friends are now interred here in the nut house. If I am going to look foolish doing blind tasting's, it might as well be here with my buds!

Received my smokes for the Blind Tasting earlier in the week. Decided to start this evening. As this is a blind tasting, I reached into the bag and grabbed my first stick without looking. #6 is what came out!

A nice approx 6x40/42 long corona. Light colored wrapper, Colorado or Habano seed is my guess. Cut with the Palio and draw was quite tight, so I shaved a bit more off. Still tight but not plugged. Not much from the prelight draw, so I toasted the foot and away we go!

Tight draw made it difficult to place flavors at first. But it did have the smoothness of a CC. Luckily my Henry's Tools are always at the ready and once again they saved a tight stick. After about an inch it opened up to some nice toasty bread flavors. Still very smooth, so I am going to guess this one has some age. Not the fresh grassy/hay flavor of a fresh Cuban. This was a very good smoke. Halfway, the toasted bread flavor picked up intensity. At first I am thinking Hoyo(I had a Hoyo Churchill earlier today), this had similar but more complex flavors. Same size as the Hoyo des Dieux I smoked last night, but that was fresh off the truck. This tasted different from the des Dieux. Smoother and toastier. More like the Punch Corona I had earlier in the week. Not as strong as an RS12, but smoother than the ones I have had recently. Last third was just as good as the first 2/3rd's. Not as strong as a Partagas or Boli, this was more Upmann/Punchy. As I dont have much experience with Upmann's, I will go with a well aged Punch. Thanks for the fantastic smoke, Donnie!

12-07-2008, 12:36 AM	#1
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Madurolover's Great Blind Tasting Decided to dual post this as most of my friends are now interred here in the nut house. If I am going to look foolish doing blind tasting's, it might as well be here with my buds! Received my smokes for the Blind Tasting earlier in the week. Decided to start this evening. As this is a blind tasting, I reached into the bag and grabbed my first stick without looking. #6 is what came out! A nice approx 6x40/42 long corona. Light colored wrapper, Colorado or Habano seed is my guess. Cut with the Palio and draw was quite tight, so I shaved a bit more off. Still tight but not plugged. Not much from the prelight draw, so I toasted the foot and away we go! Tight draw made it difficult to place flavors at first. But it did have the smoothness of a CC. Luckily my Henry's Tools are always at the ready and once again they saved a tight stick. After about an inch it opened up to some nice toasty bread flavors. Still very smooth, so I am going to guess this one has some age. Not the fresh grassy/hay flavor of a fresh Cuban. This was a very good smoke. Halfway, the toasted bread flavor picked up intensity. At first I am thinking Hoyo(I had a Hoyo Churchill earlier today), this had similar but more complex flavors. Same size as the Hoyo des Dieux I smoked last night, but that was fresh off the truck. This tasted different from the des Dieux. Smoother and toastier. More like the Punch Corona I had earlier in the week. Not as strong as an RS12, but smoother than the ones I have had recently. Last third was just as good as the first 2/3rd's. Not as strong as a Partagas or Boli, this was more Upmann/Punchy. As I dont have much experience with Upmann's, I will go with a well aged Punch. Thanks for the fantastic smoke, Donnie!