QdO Corona EML JUL 15 (JBWP3RW)

[Notsocleaver]

QdO Corona. Its hard to think of a cigar that has gone so far from afterthought to super premium demand. These boxes with the last of the old paper bands where the signs of a resurgence. The last run of Imperiales was legendary, but the coronas were just as good, even if the lack of a looming discontinuation meant they weren't as pursued.

I have been rationing this box because they have been too good to blaze though and every 6 months they keep getting better. Maybe I've hyped them up too much in my mind because this particular cigar didn't quite live up. Perhaps it was just rolled a little too tight. It opened with citrus and cedar, with a creaminess that built over time. By the time it finished it had developed into a pretty nice cigar, but when the last couple were perfect from start to finish even that is disappointing. With the price of cigars soaring and bond roberts definitely becoming a thing, I've starting things of my stock in terms of sell or hold. With the price and the hype of QdO peaking, I'm tempted to sell, but its still a phenomenal cigar.