H. Upmann Connoisseur No.1 BRE NOV 18 (FYARW)

[rcarlson]

Laughed in the face of the cursed BRE NOV 18 Connie 1's.  Another long ash cigar perfectly timed for this week's comp.        

A darker, slick Rosado wrapper with no blemishes. Razor sharp burn line, perfect draw, and of course a tight ash with pics to prove it.  

Not much to say about evolution. The tastes I generally just intensified as it burned along.  At least one constant while my airtight brackets went to hell in a handbasket over the 90+/- minute smoke.     

Out of the gate a below medium, woody, nutty, uncharacteristic sweetness.  Almost sugary. 

The middle reminded me more of a good HDM E2 without the creaminess rather than an HU.  Not much complexity or richness.  More of a pleasant cedar, nutty sweetness.  No edges whatsoever.  Smoove, with a "v." 

Into the final lap, just a bit more strength and uncanny sweetness.   Was careful not to knock the ash.  But not that careful.  It was that rolled perfectly and the ash proved it.  

My heart goes out to all the suckas that got screwed by this box code.  Mine have all been well above average.  Bullet dodged. 

Can't say the ash makes that much difference to the smoking experience other than speeding up the burn in my experience.  Since I don't like fussing with the ash, I won't bother maintaining it -- outside of trying for a comp win.    

 A-

 

[smbauerllc]

Nice review.
I have enjoyed the handful of Connie no.1's i have had recently.
Most were likely 2019 or 2020, but i don't know for sure since they were before I started asking for box dates for the singles I order

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[Tstew75]

I've liked my 18 BREs as well.  Just dove into my MSU-coded boxes & they might be even better.