Cigar:            Remedios Corona Gorda

Size:             50 x 6 1/8"

Country:          Nic

Wrapper:          CTBL, M

Binder:           Mexican Sumatra

Filler:           DR/Nic

Flavor Strength:  Medium

NicotineStength:  Medium

Date Received:    2006-01-11

Suspected Age:   

Vendor/Price:     Gift Bart Goddard, ASC  (JR's - $35/20 - $1.75 each

Hype:      

Beverage(s):      Water, Deschutes Black Butte Porter

Smoke time:       1:30

Date:             006-04-21

Posted to ASC:    2006-04-21

Overall score:    3.5 / 5.0

Overall:    Not bad.  Very well constructed.  Consistent freshly sharpened pencil taste - light cedar with a graphite twang.  Sweet, dry aftertaste and finish.  Tight draw and meager smoke volume until the last third - felt and smoked like it was too wet.  Suggest these be removed from their cello for a while before smoking.  Even burn, white compact long hanging ash.  If you like these try JR's Genuine Pre-Embargo Countfeit Cubans in the EMS wrapper (GPECC) for the same price. 

Ambience:   In the sunroom at sunset watching the Mariners.  Little woman is out of town for the weekend.  Contemplating tomorrow's yard work.

Appearance: Box-pressed with a mottled maduro wrapper with many tiny water spots and a single large vein along the length.  Long double cap.  Slightly yielding along length. 

Cut & Prelight:   Strong aroma of sweet loam with a bit of coffee.  Lip tingle.  Tight draw.  Feels wet - was stored en cello.   

First third:      Initially sweet and earthy loam, tasting just like it smells.  In this case a good thing.  Meager smoke volume.  Earthiness evolving to sweet fresh sharpened pencil.  Short, sweet, dry, mild aftertaste.  White compact ash holding to 1.25".

Second third:     Smoke still meager, requiring double stoking.  Getting more pencil lead than pencil wood - the graphite twang is increasing.  Aftertaste still sweetish, and gaining more twang.  Straight burn.

Third third:      Draw loosening and smoke volume increasing.  Aftertaste lengthening.  Abandoned at about 1.5".  No noticable nicotine buzz.