Cigar: Macanudo Hyde Park Maduro
Origin: Dominican Republic
Length: 5.50
Ring: 49
Strength: Mild
Wrapper: Dark Brown Maduro
Wrapper: Connecticut
Binder: Mexico
Filler: DR/MEX
Shape: Parejo
Purchased: Cigar & Co., OKC, $7.25
When: August 15, 2008, 2:30 p.m.
Where: Mike's Garage
Environment: Breezy, Partly sunny, 88 degrees
Beverage: Diet Dr Pepper
Lighter: Wooden matches
Cut: Double Guillotine
Today was my day off so I decided to have one of the premium cigars that I'd hidden away in my humidor awhile back - a Macanudo Maduro.
Pre-light: Yum! A near-perfect aroma, beautifully constructed, very dark and oily wrapper.
Very mild initially. Again, a perfect aroma! Excellent burn, perfect ash.
This is a very subtle cigar. There's not much complexity to it at all. It's as if the construction and the aroma are the pillars, but they aren't really holding anything up. There's a touch of flint, a touch of sweetness, and a touch of tobacco. Long finish with, again, only a touch of spice.
I've been wanting to try one of these cigars ever since Macanudo left Jamaica and moved their production to the Dominican Republic. While the cigar is the very picture of craftsmanship, it is just not as interesting as the old Jamaicans. I kept waiting for the complexity to kick in and it never did. I kept waiting for the familiar coffee/cocoa/chocolate flavors which are common to maduros, but they simply weren't there. A beautiful cigar with a beautiful aroma and not much else. Way overpriced at $7.25.
Length: 5.50
Ring: 49
Strength: Mild
Wrapper: Dark Brown Maduro
Wrapper: Connecticut
Binder: Mexico
Filler: DR/MEX
Shape: Parejo
Purchased: Cigar & Co., OKC, $7.25
When: August 15, 2008, 2:30 p.m.
Where: Mike's Garage
Environment: Breezy, Partly sunny, 88 degrees
Beverage: Diet Dr Pepper
Lighter: Wooden matches
Cut: Double Guillotine
Today was my day off so I decided to have one of the premium cigars that I'd hidden away in my humidor awhile back - a Macanudo Maduro.
Pre-light: Yum! A near-perfect aroma, beautifully constructed, very dark and oily wrapper.
Very mild initially. Again, a perfect aroma! Excellent burn, perfect ash.
This is a very subtle cigar. There's not much complexity to it at all. It's as if the construction and the aroma are the pillars, but they aren't really holding anything up. There's a touch of flint, a touch of sweetness, and a touch of tobacco. Long finish with, again, only a touch of spice.
I've been wanting to try one of these cigars ever since Macanudo left Jamaica and moved their production to the Dominican Republic. While the cigar is the very picture of craftsmanship, it is just not as interesting as the old Jamaicans. I kept waiting for the complexity to kick in and it never did. I kept waiting for the familiar coffee/cocoa/chocolate flavors which are common to maduros, but they simply weren't there. A beautiful cigar with a beautiful aroma and not much else. Way overpriced at $7.25.
1 comment:
Thanks for the review. I was planning on trying one of these but hesitated at the price tag.
But, you are right, it is a good looking cigar!
DK
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