Cigar:            Bolivar Fuerte Sun Ripened C

Size:             42 x 5.75"

Country:          Hon

Wrapper:          CTBL, X

Binder:           CT

Filler:           Hon/Nic

Flavor Strength:  Med-Full

NicotineStength:  Mild

Date Received:    2004-07-15

Suspected Age:    At least a year

Vendor/Price:     JR / 2.40  (in a 5-pack)

Beverage(s):      Water, Hale's Pale Ale

Smoke time:       2:00  (nursed it :-)

Date:             2005-07-10

Posted to ASC:    2004-07-10

Overall score:    4.6/5.0

Overall:    Smoked the first of these a year ago, then another over the winter.  After a year in the humidor this was a great cigar.  A great cigar.  Sweet leather and cocoa throughout, just more and more and more.  Worth a box so I bought three. 

Ambience:   Not much.  Reading Honduras article in Smoke magazine.  Weather sucks.

Appearance: Very dark, tight, thin, fragile wrapper.  Wrapper was repaired some time ago with pectin.  Oily sheen, firm.  Cap okay. 

Cut & Prelight:   Cap split when cut, but not a factor.  Very open draw.  Sweet, floral, cocoa aroma and similar draw flavor with addition of pepper and lip tingle. 

First third:      Initially sweet, toasted nut.  Then some green nuttiness and pepper.  Huge smoke volume.  Flakey, loose, ash dropped short, and never held over an inch.  Greeness and pepper faded out.  Finish sweet leather and cocoa.

Second third:     More sweet leather and cocoa.  Long sweet similar finish.  Damn good.

Third third:      More and more sweet leather and cocoa.  Nub yielding aromatic spice.  Nubbed it until fingers burnt.  Way long finish of sweet cocoa.