Bolivar Belicosos Finos 12DCRC

[NickV]

Smoking this BBF in my car with no drink or company. Had a day to myself to reflect on things as my bathroom is being renovated and I’m moving toward selling my house. Wife and kids are at the in-laws. Been a crazy month between work, holidays, and my fathers near death covid hospitalization that went in over a month. But for today he’s home and alive albeit still very weak and sick and I feel like just maybe things go well in 2021.

On to the cigar. BBF is a great every day cigar. It doesn’t break the bank, it’s a solid hour smoke, it’s strong bodied and full of that classic bolivar flavor profile. I find it is very good young and I bet it only gets better with age. It doesn’t transition much and this one in particular has had a bit of a wonky burn with a tunnel and some relights required. Probably cause it’s like an august 2020 box that I only went to for this contest. 
 

Despite those Issues it’s still a great cigar. Classic Cuban twang. It builds in strength as I smoke towards the end. It has a unique flavor profile that has spices but isn’t spicy. It is strong though. I always struggle for the right adjective when I find myself at this point in a cigar. Like it’s great and I know what I’m tasting, just not really how to describe it. 
 

This cigar actually reminds me of what I am hoping 2021 actually is. It’s overall good. Started off decent and as it went along it kept getting better until I got to the end and thought to myself hey this is a pretty dam good cigar. One I recommend everyone to have in the humidor. The cost to return ratio is fantastic on these even if it’s not at the level as some of the premium stuff in the sampler. Overall 92/100. 
 

cheers to be a good 2021 all.