La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte

In an effort to contribute more to the forum, I sat down the other night to review this stick.

I received it in a trade and is the only one I have tried. I believe it to be a Toro size.
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Construction wise, it felt nice and tight with no apparent soft spots. There were few fine veins with a thicker one running almost the length of the stick and a 3/4" lump that looked like a stem around the beginning of the 2nd 3rd.

The wrapper has a nice brown color, toothy and rough, almost like sandpaper...

The aroma I get from the body is a sweet earthy, like good compost...foot has a sweet tobacco to it...I like it so far.

After clipping the cap, the 1st 3rd starts with a hit of pepper that works the tongue and throat, I let the cigar sit for a little bit and resume the session. I pick up a faint sweet smoke but with a strong bitterness on the finish. The pepper mellowed out considerably by now.

The smoke coming out the foot smell really good, I'd say like coffee grounds...The ash is tight but at just a little over 1" falls like a rock on my lap.

The burn lines stays fairly straight until it hits the point where the "stem lump" was but it corrects and we keep on going without having to touch up with the lighter. Lately when I smoke I've been working a keeping the amber burning evenly and it is working well so far.
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The flavors on the second 3rd were mostly bitter with hints of pepper...I'm not liking this bitter taste at all and was hoping that it would have either mellowed out or be gone by now...

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The ash drops once again and I try to hold on and see if the bitterness goes away but it finally wins and I set the stick down for the last time.

Everything about his stick was on point except that strong bitter taste...Bummer it did not go as well as I was expecting but such is life.

How long was it aged before you smoked it ?

From my experience it takes at least a year for these to "calm down" enough to be smokable. The bitterness is probably one of those subjective things, I don't get it but I've heard plenty do with these.

I think I had it for little over a month...If I see it at any of the local B&M I'll pick up another one to try again.

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Originally Posted by UpNsmoke

I think I had it for little over a month...If I see it at any of the local B&M I'll pick up another one to try again.

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Could be wrong but I believe those are CI exclusive.

I've smoked a few of those and never had a bitter one. None were anywhere near a year.

Thanks for the review.

I may be more sensitive to bitter flavors... I seem to pick it up quite often when smoking and it is not what I am going for. I got used to Coffee with no sugar, I used to like milk chocolate but now can't stand it, it needs to be dark, the darker the better so I don't know.

I've got a fiver of these with about two months on them. I think I'll let them sit for a while. I have had the Belicoso size - great little cigar.

Try one and see how it smokes...you can always let the others rest a little longer.

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Originally Posted by Lapithicus

I've got a fiver of these with about two months on them. I think I'll let them sit for a while. I have had the Belicoso size - great little cigar.

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