Bolivar Belicosos Finos (forgot the box code) Jun 09-Review

[MashTea]

So I just finished my first BBF and thought with the draw going on this would be a good time to do my first ever review as well. (Bare with me and my unrefined pallet haha)

It's a cold night so I decided to pair this beauty of a cigar with some gingerbread tea (with plenty of brandy and a little bit of cream).

*apologies for picture quality*

Construction & cold draw:

Overall a great looking cigar. Nice dark wrapper, with some minor cracks in the foot. Though there was some "wrinkling" about the mid way point in cigar. Great aroma of tobacco, a spicy/peppery earthiness, dried prune (especially at the foot), some gingerbread (though I think this had more to do with the tea I just made hah)

It felt really tightly packed & I was worried it was going to be difficult draw. After I cut & took my cold draw, my fears were laid to rest. Great draw, taste of tobacco, fungus & earth (like fresh picked truffles/mushooms).

A nice salty taste left on the lips, reminiscent of the ocean (seriously guys I'm not trying to be pretentious).

Lighting & first third:

This thing hit me right off the bat. Full bodied, with spicy pepper and cedar notes.

As I settled into the first third a bittersweet chocolate flavour became present. Rich smoke, and cedar notes for miles on the retrohale. So far so good.

As I was nearing the end of the first third the strength seemed to tapper off to a much more manageable full body. Notes of campfire, and toasted coffee and cocoa. I would honestly be happy if the cigar stayed this way the whole time, but I found out this thing just keeps getting better as you go.

Second third:

Had a slight canoe going but it fixed itself as I was going through the cigar.

At this point it started taking on a rich leather/hide flavour (especially on the retrohale). The spice & pepper were still there but much more restrained. Not much remained of the chocolate/cocoa flavours, but it took on this great tobacco flavour that I have come to expect from Bolivar as I was entering the final third.

Last Third:

The notes of leather are still there but are loosing out to this beautiful earthy flavour. Body is resting at what could be a toss up between medium-full & full. Rich smoke, peperry tobacco that reminds me of that "English blend taste" of pipe tobaccos.

Entering the final bit of the cigar and a flavour of what I can only describe as "chocolate dipped digestive cookie" enters the fray, and hints of burnt molasses.

Final thoughts:

All in all one of the best cigars I've had in my limited experience.

Complex, rich, bold flavours. It felt like I was smoking a different cigar every third, but all working together to form this great whole.

I don't have a score to give this per say, but I think it's pretty clear I enjoyed the hell out of this stick.

[cooper669]

Great review. Thanks and good luck

[Ramrod918]

Great review, nice job!

[cigarsandcoffee]

Nice review.

[Optic101]

Nice review, well done.

[bolivr]

Great read, thank you

[Knilas]

Well done! I'm a big fan of the BBF.

[Hash]

Bolivar belicosos finos is a very good cigar , known for its strong profile. Hope the new cigar from Bolivar is as good.

Thank you for the review.

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Congrats on your first review, well written!

[leoan]

thanks for the review

[SofaKing]

Thanks for the review, one of my my favorite sticks.

[trader1974]

Nice review. The BBF's are right at the top of my list of favorites.

[Versus1ss]

i have a few young BBFs that im waiting to light up. Nice review.