Bolivar Royal Corona Cigar - Box of 25

Date Added: Saturday 14 May, 2011 by Michael

The cigar has a slightly box pressed shape,is perfect in its construction and has a lovely dark and oily wrapper.It surprised me a little in that it seemed to resist clipping just for a second which made me wonder if was slightly over humidified but that didn't prove to be the case.The pre-light draw was good and had the sweet and floral Bolivar flavour and the cigar has a lovely feel to it in my hands.I had to just slightly correct the burn within the first two or three puffs but after that it remained perfect and burned throughout with a light grey ash.

From the get go there was copious amounts of beautifully aromatic smoke that filled the room.The first 1/3 displayed lovely floral,Bolivar spiciness with lots of smooth smoke on each draw with the spice leading to a lingering pepper finish towards the end of the first 1/3.The second 1/3 still spicy but less so with the pepper giving way to some wonderful earthy,floral tones and a definite but subtle creaminess.Still lots of lovely,smooth smoke on each draw.Medium/full body throughout the first 2/3.

Into the final 1/3 and now a full bodied cigar which was much more complex with some fantastic flavours evident,the only one of which I could confidently pin down was a dark,roasted coffee bean flavour as the final 1/3 developed.Just a fantastic smoke that I really did not want to lay down.Full of flavour,always smooth and never hostile in any way,shape or form and a lovely strong finish on the palate.This was the finest cigar I've smoked this year so far and it encapsulated everything I love about Habanos.An easy 93 IMHO.