Flor De Gonzalez 20th
anniversary Robusto with the Habana rapper, Initial light of the cigar was fantastic with a
beautiful bouquet, very nice oily wrapper is going make for an incredible
smoke, initially I get a very nice earthy woody flavor with hints of leather
there's definite signs of some raisin or possibly even fig.
The cigar burn is
beautiful a gorgeous white gray ash with nice soft gray smoke, the construction
is fantastic it's box pressed and a 49 to 50 ring built in Nicaragua I'm a huge
fan of the Flor De Gonzales line the 1980 series, its one of my favorite weekly
smokes, but this is absolutely light years beyond that cigar. There are some nice subtleties to the cigar
the earth the woody flavor is not dominant it's
very smooth and almost understated at times you do get a nice leathery
burn and I'm getting hints of pecan and cedar I'm also getting some nice spice
with a pepper and a little bit of salt the burn is remaining fantastic this
cigar is absolutely fantastic full-bodied a lot of complexity absolutely a score
for Flor De Gonzalez.
A nice bourbon would
complement the cigar and probably bring out even more of the flavor. The dark earthy
tones are just beautiful, The ash remains absolutely white which signifies a
strong magnesium content in the ground during growth, the tobacco is burning
beautifully there are no cracks in the wrapper at this point is it's just
fantastic smoking cigar. Flor De Gonzales has a monster hit on their hands with
the cigar.
The cigar his mellowed a
little bit from the first initial light but I'm getting beautiful earthy tones
some nice cedar, the first the first third cigar has been absolute fantastic,
reminds me a lot of the 1926 Padron same flavor complexities, on the exhale
there's some nice notes of coffee with still a nice salty pepper combination
the cedar. I'm not getting nearly the leather I was getting initially but the cedar
and earth the notes remain.
The draw has been
consistent all the way through exactly what you would expect from this
particular cigar manufacturer they do an excellent job and they don't skimp on
the blende or the build definitely, its be a top 20 cigar for this year.
The Nicaraguan tobacco
crop the last few years is produced some absolutely amazing cigars this is
definitely one of them I'm enjoying it immensely. The Construction is a
traditional Nicaraguan I used to punch rather than straight cut, I'll cut the
second one to see if it changes the overall flavor signature. About 40 minutes
into the cigar, the cigar has opened it is just fantastic it's still medium to
full with some great notes I'm still getting a nice coffee espresso taste with
just a little bit of cocoa now at this point still that nice earthy leathery
complexity, the pepper consistency stayed throughout the entire cigar.
The overall burn on the
20th anniversary for the Gonzales cigar has been phenomenal I would say that it
burns better than some of the higher dollar sticks out there right now, I'm a
huge fan of the box pressed cigars they give you that nice hour to hour and
twenty minute smoke, I think the rich earthy news throughout the cigar is what
I'm finding I'm enjoying the most the beautiful gray ash the construction all
lead to an absolute fantastic smoking experience. Now we're always expected when reviewing a
cigar to point out negatives at this point I haven't come across any which is a
rarity, I think that this cigar in a Toro and in a torpedo size would be huge
hits the Flor De Gonzalez rooster.
Construction rating I'm going
rate it nine out of 10
Bouquet in aroma is 9
1/2 out of 10
it's just fantastic,
overall smoking enjoyment I'm in a give this a 9 out of 10
The last third of the
cigar has been fantastic the ash stayed consistent the construction draw have
been beautiful overall it's a very enjoyable cigar that I highly recommend you
try when it appears at your local smoke shop.
Overall final ranking
the Florida Gonzales 20th anniversary Robusto in the Habana rapper is a 94. This
is a must try cigar!
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