Cigar:            Fuente Hemingway Signature Gran Corona

Size:             47 x 6"

Wrapper:          Cameroon E

Binder:           Dominica

Filler:           Dominica

Body:             Medium

Origin:           Dominica

Vendor/Price:     Gifted from Beans, ASC

Beverage(s):      Water

Smoke time:       90 minutes

Date:             2004/06/03

Posted to ASC:    2004/06/03

Overall score:    4.5/5.0

Overall:    Great cigar.  The flavor profile never really changed just became fuller - sweet, cedar, and pepper spice.  Mild, nearly no nicotine buzz.  The finish was endless.  Even after eating a light dinner the finish returned, sweet cedar.  Yumm. 

Construction:     Well constructed, fine wrapper, though brittle.  Very firm.  No soft spots.  Very mild aroma.  

Prelight:   When cut, the wrapper split, but no factor.  Extremely mild unlit flavor.  Draw a little tight probably due to the closed nipple foot. 

First third:      Lit very well, and burn started evenly.  Wow!  Sweet.  Obvious cedar.  First few puffs were peppery on the entire palate - even the roof of the mouth.  Lots of smoke.  A sweet, cedary finish.  Knocked ash off at 1.5", a very firm, white, lined ash.

Second third:     Still cedary and sweet.  Pepperiness has lessened, and eventually settled on the tip of the tongue.  Small patch of wrapper came off with the glue on the ring.  Repaired with spit and no factor.  Ash dropped again at 1.5" in length.

Third third:      More of the same.  Still a sweet, cedary finish only more so.  Another 1.5" ash dropped.  At about 1" long the flavor vanished and the smoke became hot.  Burn was perfect to the end.

Thanks, Beans.