Juan Lopez Seleccion No. 2 MEL FEB 17 (HBFCRW)

[joshhooper7]

Alright guys, since it’s this themed review weekend I decided to review a cigar that I had smoked about a month ago and it scored a 96. Could be an outlier as tonight’s scored an 86, very interested to see where the rest fall. As always, the review is on my Instagram (Josh.hooper7) so if you like what you see stop by and give me a follow! The full review is below. 

Gorgeous sheen. Tight seams, decent size veins. Firm and evenly packed. Last one I smoked holds the #1 spot of ‘19 so far, let’s hope this one finishes the same. Perfect draw. (1/3) opens up rich and smooth, medium full body. Clean and toasty tobacco dominates the start with a touch of citrus peel. Toasted tobacco in the cheeks and a stonefruit sweetness on the palate over the course of its long finish. A leathery note joins the fold. Citrus peel takes on an orange peel flavor. Fleeting notes of cocoa on the fringes. Beautiful aroma. Wonky burn required a touch up. (2/3) orange peel dominates the draw. Finish is still long but less fruity and sweet and more dominantly rich tobacco. Rich earth joins the foray. Orange peel picks up a sweetness to it and drowns out the earth. Burn requires another touch up. Orange peel and a baking spice throughout. (3/3) into the final third you get a very minor bitterness on the palate. Spicy on the lips, rich smoke. Orange peel returns with the bitter flavors on the palate, no sweetness. Damn forest floor earthiness on the draw. One last touch up required. Final third is all earth and orange peel. Baker spice on the tongue throughout the finish. Overall this was a good cigar. Not a 96 pointer like the last JL2 but at the price point you can’t expect that every time. Left me wanting a bit more complexity and sweetness but it was still a good cigar nonetheless. The average of the two rating so far is 91, looking forward to smoking a third to gauge the average. Final smoke time: 54 minutes. Overall rating: 86

Appearance - 5/5

Construction - 6/10

Burn - 5/10

Draw - 10/10

Flavor - 23/25

Smoke Temp - 5/5

Final Impression - 32/35