Brand: Pinar Del Rio 1878
Line: Cubano Especial Capa Maduro
Length x Ring Gauge: 7 x 54
Country of Origin: Filler: Dominican Republic; Binder: Dominican Republic; Wrapper: Brazilian maduro
Strength: Full Bodied
Date: 16 Feb 2014
Notes:
A long winter came- a la Winterfell- for me and my cigar habit but it's over now and I am back to smoking some well aged cigars in my collection. I've had a few before this one (Jaime Garcia Reserva, CAO Brazilia) but this is the first one I remembered to take notes on. I won a box of these PDR 1878 at my local cigar shop just prior to my last tour. They've been aging in my humidor for some time and I was looking forward to trying one out finally.
It has a dark shiny maduro wrapper and is well constructed overall. The pigtail was really tight and when I cut it off, I could tell the whole cigar was pretty tightly rolled. Either that or my cutter is going dull. The first few puffs were very spicy and almost had a cigarette smoke flavor which I didn't like at all. However, it quickly evolved into a nice peat moss and spice flavor. Smoke was plentiful, and the ash was a nice white color. The burn line was razor sharp and never needed any touching up. The second third brought on a sweet hay flavor with just a little spiciness that was really nice. The second half must have been more tightly rolled because the draw started getting much harder. The last third brought on toasty grassy flavors with some subtle spice still there in the aftertaste which remained throughout the end with the spicy peppery aftertaste kicking up ever so slightly.
Length x Ring Gauge: 7 x 54
Country of Origin: Filler: Dominican Republic; Binder: Dominican Republic; Wrapper: Brazilian maduro
Strength: Full Bodied
Date: 16 Feb 2014
Notes:
A long winter came- a la Winterfell- for me and my cigar habit but it's over now and I am back to smoking some well aged cigars in my collection. I've had a few before this one (Jaime Garcia Reserva, CAO Brazilia) but this is the first one I remembered to take notes on. I won a box of these PDR 1878 at my local cigar shop just prior to my last tour. They've been aging in my humidor for some time and I was looking forward to trying one out finally.
It has a dark shiny maduro wrapper and is well constructed overall. The pigtail was really tight and when I cut it off, I could tell the whole cigar was pretty tightly rolled. Either that or my cutter is going dull. The first few puffs were very spicy and almost had a cigarette smoke flavor which I didn't like at all. However, it quickly evolved into a nice peat moss and spice flavor. Smoke was plentiful, and the ash was a nice white color. The burn line was razor sharp and never needed any touching up. The second third brought on a sweet hay flavor with just a little spiciness that was really nice. The second half must have been more tightly rolled because the draw started getting much harder. The last third brought on toasty grassy flavors with some subtle spice still there in the aftertaste which remained throughout the end with the spicy peppery aftertaste kicking up ever so slightly.
I expected this to be a very spicy maduro, especially given the first few puffs, but it really turned out to be a relatively mild one that was simply full of good sweet and spicy flavors. I look forward to smoking the rest of this box, especially the few sticks that have been aging for a while. It's good to be back and watch out for more reviews!
Overall: 7.5/10.
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