Fuente Reserva Don Carlos Belicoso (NCRW)

[cigaraholic]

Thanks to a cigar loving friend I have 1 NC, knowing him I’ll bet it’s a good one. It’s a beautiful looking cigar with a dark brown mahogany wrapper. It’s the very definition of boxed pressed, square as a rubik’s cube until it tapers to the head. Cold draw is all cedar with a tiny bit of resistance. Opening puffs are a yummy chocolate marshmallow flavor, a few more puffs and I get a big blast of cedar and white pepper. It settles back down to a nice balance between creamy chocolate, cedar and white pepper. A little under medium body, very smooth and soft smoke. I’m thinking of a nice glass of Tawny Port and tiramisu, but it’s 11:00 am. An inch in it gets richer, chocolate caramel now with a delicate cedar finish. Halfway body goes a little over medium, sweet cedar is the dominant flavor, still plenty of chocolate, the pepper finish is starting to turn from white to black. Last 1/3 cedar comes down and chocolate is replaced with black licorice, pleasant black pepper finish. This cigar is dessert by itself, but I’d sure like to have the Port and tiramisu with it.

[HawkI84]

These Cuban price hikes are gonna steer me towards buying a lot more of these - maybe not this vitola, though, I had a couple ~6 weeks ago and they were pretty bland. Loved the No 3 and Presidente though.

[cigaraholic]

One nice thing about CC’s is the box dating, so you know when they’re hot there hot and when they’re not. With NC’s you have no idea when they were sent out, just when you bought them.

[Hollywood Ninja]

These Cuban price hikes are gonna steer me towards buying a lot more of these - maybe not this vitola, though, I had a couple ~6 weeks ago and they were pretty bland. Loved the No 3 and Presidente though.

This one sounded like it might have been an Eye of the Shark. #3 is excellent as is #4 if you need a shorter smoke!


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