H. Upmann Half Corona Cigar - 1 Single

Date Added: Saturday 30 April, 2016 by Richard

Got a couple of these recently for a holiday next month - since they arrived I have been eager to try one after all the positive reviews, and as the wife wasn't feeling too well and decided to go bed early, I did the loving husband thing and took the opportunity to slip away to my man-cave and try one out (or, the official line, to let her get a few hours uninterrupted sleep before I came to bed...)

Wow! What a superb little cigar. The flavour was right there from the start (thankfully, on such a small stick) and I found it evolved constantly throughout the half hour or so it lasted me (I wasn't paying particularly close attention to the clock...)

Burn was perfect, with no touch-ups needed. Draw was a little tight, but that wasn't a terrible thing on a little one like this.

The cigar itself was absolutely delicious. Grass, caramel, dark chocolate, honey and coffee appeared at various points (there were a few draws that reminded me particularly of a caramel latte) Throughout the entire cigar there was also plenty of cream and nuts (at one point, it was specifically walnut). One other review mentions an almost buttery taste, which I would also agree with.

I paired it with a Plantation XO 20th anniversary rum, they complimented each other perfectly.

The only downsides was that I got a little distracted towards the end and it ended up going out a touch earlier than I would have liked, but that was my fault. I also wish it was a bit bigger so could be a longer experience!

I will certainly be getting some more at some point soon, and will be recommending them to my usual smoking buddy when I next see him