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have a few of these showing up soon ................ Fifth Year Anniversary Quesada Reserva Privada Corona Gorda
Vitola: 6-1/2×46
Made in: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Dominican San Vicente from the 1997 Vintage
Filler: Dominican San Vicente from the 1997 Vintage selected from Cosecha Pareja crops, Pennsylvania Ligero
had 20 cigars in October :mrgreen: will do some reviews soon ..................
OK, well the Fifth Year Anniversary Quesada Reserva Privada Corona Gorda arrived today just about 12:25 PM & at 2:10 PM I fired one up :mrgreen:
https://fineashcigars.com/shop/fine...versary-quesada-reserva-privada-corona-gorda/
Stats are quoted above from my previous post so, here's the review ...................
Main flavor profile is IMO roasted almond, Crème brûlée, a nice subtle spice, and into the last half & last third a muted leather & tobacco.
This smoke is soooooooo smooth & rich it reminds me of the 'best' of list in life, or more appropriately a favorite list. This is a refined, smooth, and tasty cigar, and it brings back memories of my favorites of many things that I have enjoyed over the years.
The burn was perfect, never requiring a touch-up, the ash held on for ~50 minutes, and the second ash drop was another 45 later. Draw was basically perfect, not too tight & never at all loose. At the time I tossed the cigar I was 1 hour & 50 minutes in with a full 1 1/2 of cigar left; a bit < 25% of the original length. The cigar never got remotely hot, not even warm. I could have easily nubbed this one & gone another 20 minutes. Considering the time I smoked the burn rate was ~25 minutes plus per inch. During the last half the flavor profile actually shifted quite frequently offering an even more interesting complexity.
I have been smoking cigars now for over ten years. Through that time I have been mostly a maduro smoker but for the past 12 to 18 months I have been searching out more traditional/Cuban type fare. This cigar actually reminds me a lot of the LFD Litti Gomez Diez but without the berry notes & the spice is much more muted than the Diez. I actually enjoyed this cigar more than any Diez I have smoked. That alone IMO is one Hell of an endorsement for this cigar.
I don't utilize the descriptor 'amazing' for any cigar but I would have to say this one may well deserve the term. This is literally one of my top three cigars I have ever smoked; yep, IMO it is that good from my experience. The price point is waaaaaaaaay below the enjoyment level too so, I would rate this smoke as a 'best buy.' Not even considering the price point, from my experience this would have to rate a near perfect, if that is possible ...............
No doubt I will be adding more of these to my monthly consumption rotation. Thank you Mr. Sam Lopez & Rosie from Fine Ash Cigars in Avondale, Arizona. :2wave:
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