VR Don Alejandro PAR ABR 01

[Bartolomeo]

-Slightly underfilled, wrinkled Cinnamon colored wrapper, box press

-Pre draw was just tobacco

-Not a big fan of the DC/Churchill size outside of the golf course

-Aged leather, cocoa, toasted tobacco, some cream but not as much as other VR cigars have shown at this point

-Mellow, flavorful and just under Medium in 1/3

-Sit here and smoke this in cold, rainy Raleigh while the Virginia/D.C. are gets pounded with snow

-In 2/3, cream disappears but the complexity of the aged leather and cocoa stick around to compliment one another

-Cigar smoked quicker than it should have due to the minimal underfill but with my help and guidance, I steered her to about 119 mins smoke time

-I can honestly say this was one of the smoothest, easy flowing cigar I have ever had, quite surprised and impressed all at the same time

-You think its so big that you wouldn’t pay real attention to it but I kept going back to it while reading the lastest Ping wedge controversy, it kept my attention

-Fudge Chocolate crept in at the end of the 2/3 along with some sweet wood….made me think of a Fudgesicle for a second

-Long aftertaste of the cocoa and cream/wood on the back of the throat

-Last 1/3 was Medium-Full, powdered cocoa, hint of White pepper and leather, pure bliss!

-9.15/10

-I have now smoked every VR cigar in recent regular production….1. Unicos 2. Don Alejandro 3. Clasico 4. Familiar 5. Famosos

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