Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Number 2 TPO JUN 17 (HRW)

[dangolf18]

Aroma/Color: Good looking light colorado wrapper with some sheen. Pre-light is predominantly barnyard, cedar, and milk chocolate. This cigar has a great draw and decent firmness ( a bit underpacked)

 

1/3: The cigar started out pretty well. Initial third had a distinct creamy note with a bit of cocoa and cedar. Body is definitely medium. The cigar is burning just okay (not razor sharp by any means).

 

2/3:The intensity of the cocoa and cream have picked up and some leather notes and bitter chocolate are being thrown in the mix. There's a slight marzipan/praline note as well. Picking up some EL richness and complexity surprisingly. The burn has corrected itself and it's smoking razor sharp now. 

 

3/3: The cigar smoked well through the last third with notes of leather and coffee being more pronounced now. I've also noticed a dried dark fruit note. I'm very pleased with how a cigar this young has performed. 

 

Overall impression: Very enjoyable smoke that I love to always have on-hand. I believe this is one of the better-performing sticks coming out of Cuba at the moment–and it’s probably one of the most consistent robustos on the market. If I had to pick between young "budget" robustos, I'd opt for these, the Partagas Serie D No.4, or the Juan Lopez No.2. 

Verdict: 92/100 points

[MigsG]

Nice! I just had an Epi #2 a few days ago, not nearly as delicious as yours sounds. 

[shippers]

Sounds like a great cigar! On a good epi 2 I get lots of marzipan notes as well which are great.

[TheMonk]

Nice review, you seem to have enjoyed it!

[irratebass]

Nice review brother