Cigar:            La Eminencia Fancy Cubanita (Vincent & Tampa Cigar Company)

Size:             47 x 5.5"  (measured)

Wrapper:          ?

Binder:           ?

Filler:           ?

Flavor Body:      Med-Full

Stength:          Med

Country:          Hon

Date Received:    2004-05-21

Suspected Age:    5 years when received

Vendor/Price:     Gifted from Beans, ASC  Thank you!

Beverage(s):      Water, Bridgeport IPA

Smoke time:       1:15

Date:             2004-08-02

Posted to ASC:    2004-08-03

Overall:    Great cigar after 5 years aging.  Wonder what they are like OTT?  Can't seem to find much information on either the cigar or Vincent & Tampa.  I do have their address and phone numbers.  I think this is a bundle cigar.  Might be worth an order.  Comments?

Ambience:   Cool weather in Seattle for the last few and the next few following days.  We may even get some rain.  Evening, 65F light, variable winds, not much going on out on Puget Sound.  Escaping the little woman's work induced pissy mood.  No Mariners game - travel day.  Reading the latest AOPA Pilot magazine.  Walked down the street and checked on some construction.

Construction:     A little rough.  Twisted head and wrapper covers much of the face of the foot.  Wrapper has small veins, a little wrinkle, and a bit of sparkle - bloom?

Prelight:   Nice rich aroma, and a lot of it.  Cut well.  Tightish draw, with some sweet flavor, but not much prelight flavor at all. 

First third:      Wow!  First puff was full of toasted nuts, with a hint of sweetness.  Finish is mostly dry with coffee.  Draw is okay.  Gray, lined ash, not flakey, that dropped itself at 1".

Second third:     Leather is joining the nuttiness.  Have tasted, cocoa too.  Burn is great!  Draw is good.  Smoke volume is okay.  I'm smoking, reading, and not writing much.

Third third:      Flavors intensifying, complex.  Lots of stuff in there, nutty sweetness, leather, coffee, cocoa, cherry, wood - Wow.  Really, great.  Long finish.