Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto - unknown 18 (JBWRW)

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Smoked before dinner - I had 50 mins before I needing to leave home, so something short. Perfect amount of time to smoke a petit robusto. For a long time I never tried any PRs, mainly cause I never really understood the size. The key problem is because I'm a cheapskate and I always thought that short/fat cigars will end up with the most % of purchased tobacco going to waste. Does that make sense? Eventually, I managed to score some from a 24:24 seconds listing which provided great value. I had no idea why these were listed as seconds, could not find any obvious defects. Those I smoked so far have presented no problems either.

On to the cigar - on the cold draw there was mainly cedar. Upon first lighting, it was sweet. The cigar was paired with coconut water and I could find similar sweetness from both. They were surprisingly complementary!

In the second third there was the signature sugarcane flavour as described by prez. Not a lot of evolution, but to be expected in a stick this size. 

Final third continued more of the same. I find that the petit robusto deviates slightly from the "typical" hoyo creaminess. 

Overall, 82/100. I like the light sweetness as an afternoon cigar.

[smbauerllc]

Nice review.
Not really a fan of the PR's either.
Just don't care for anything under 5 inches.



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10 hours ago, smbauerllc said:

Not really a fan of the PR's either

Those I've tried taste pretty decent actually. I particularly like the monte petit edmundo - I think it is better than the Ed/double Ed in fact. The size though ...