6. Fidalgo Negro

This is a 7” stick from Po Boy II. It had some very large veins and was generally pretty rough looking. There were not any cracks or splits in the wrapper (a first in this experiment). There were some soft spots in the filling, but the foot appeared consistent. Once punched the draw was fairly loose and had an underwhelming flavor.

It began with a decent pungent start. There wasn’t exactly much depth to the flavor, but it was consistent with that of tobacco and profile was mild-medium. As the stick progressed it assumed a wet hay taste that wasn’t all that bad. Next thing I know I look down and I’m halfway through a Churchill without saying anything negative. Gasp!... Of course I spoke too soon because within a couple minutes I had to correct a burn that had gone ½” astray. Nonetheless, the flavor remained decent, if unexciting through the nub of the cigar. I thought it might possibly venture into a completely medium profile (unlike the other bargain sticks so far), but alas it never quite made it there.

Single best part of the cigar: It never offered an unpleasant flavor. Unexciting, but never unpleasant.

Single worst part of the cigar: The burn went to hell after the first half and needed to be touched-up three times.

An overall rating on a scale of 1-10: 7.2 (The first stick where my tongue can’t cite a legitimate reason to trash it as a yard-gar.