Diplomatico No 2 EML JUL 14 : Ode to the 47 to 52 gauge review week

[skalls]

This is another one of those cigars that I have an irrational love of.  I went through a box of seconds of these (MUL Jun14 if I recall).  Those were amazing cigars.  Tasted like a cinnamon bun, but the wrappers were admittedly paler than my preference and not terribly oily, but they performed well and damn enjoyable to have.

I had this cigar Thursday when I got home from working a track meet.  Was a long day but the weather was perfect for a meet and the timing system I run worked without issues.  So I deserved a cigar and beer when I got home.  I had high hopes for this Dip2 because it was a PSP box.  The wrappers were a colorado maduro (love that shade), silky smooth to the touch and oily.

The flavors were long lasting, smoke was both thick and oily, and the burn on the cigar was perfect.  Not surprisingly there wasn't a rough edge to be found.

I got a doughy flavor off the bat.  Cinnamon is there but it is very faint.  Pepper and a tangy earth are the other flavors coming to the forefront.  Throughout the first third my thoughts were mostly of "this isn't the same cigar I remember," which isn't a bad thing because despite lacking the cinnamon intensity the flavors melded well with one another.  And it's gorgeous out and I'm totally relaxed.

Second third found the cinnamon spice increase in intensity with the tangy earth receding.  Final third the pepper became the primary flavor I get with cinnamon following second and dough being third.

Burn time was 80 minutes.  I'd give the cigar a 92/100.  I wish the second third was the first third and the evolution started from there.  That said it's still a damn enjoyable cigar.  I'm not sure what the future holds for this box but I'd guess it's another couple points over the next couple years.  There are 24 cigars left in that box, but I don't see it lasting much more than a year.

[TheMonk]

Another nice Dippy 2 review, well done!