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So, tonight I popped down to my local cigar shoppe, which as ever was slightly too humid, what did I bring back?
I've heard alot of people talking great things about Trinidads and my wife to be's family is from the namesake island so at E21.80 I thought it would be a sound investment.
The Trinidad Fundadore is absolutely beautifully built, maybe a few slight veigns and a flawless cap with a little tail. The cap though was tiny so I snipped it off very lean but it drew with only a slight resistance and a huge hint that what was to come was going to be great..
As with any Slim Lancero it was a delight to light, the burn was straight and immediately I had a taste that this was going to be good, after an inch or so I had a taste of leather, pepper, celery (why do I keep getting this) and an almost nutmeg spice to it (as always I may be wrong) the burn continued to be great and I have to say, this was impressing me.
As I continued into the second third of this beauty the same flavours continued but it did seem to become slightly sweeter, there was a bitter aftertaste but quite nice I guess what i'd call cocoa or dark chocolate.
The Fundadore continued to burn straight with a very strong ash that I knocked off every inch and a little, the same sweet peppery, flavours were present until the end, latterly if developed a very sweet almost toffee kind of taste, not too overpowering and really very pleasant.
Yep, you could ssay I loved this one. It was a beautiful smoke, I wish I could afford to buy a box but then i'd be spoiled.
As for score:
Drink: Ron Zacapa
Looks: 9.5/10 It looks amazing, a slight veign, very smooth and sliky.
Build: 9.0/10 Nothing to fault other than for a ham fisted bloke like me it was a tiny cap.
Taste: 9.5/10 Predraw was awesome, smoke was awesome if i'd had another i'd have lit it up right away.
Happy weekend all
I've heard alot of people talking great things about Trinidads and my wife to be's family is from the namesake island so at E21.80 I thought it would be a sound investment.
The Trinidad Fundadore is absolutely beautifully built, maybe a few slight veigns and a flawless cap with a little tail. The cap though was tiny so I snipped it off very lean but it drew with only a slight resistance and a huge hint that what was to come was going to be great..
As with any Slim Lancero it was a delight to light, the burn was straight and immediately I had a taste that this was going to be good, after an inch or so I had a taste of leather, pepper, celery (why do I keep getting this) and an almost nutmeg spice to it (as always I may be wrong) the burn continued to be great and I have to say, this was impressing me.
As I continued into the second third of this beauty the same flavours continued but it did seem to become slightly sweeter, there was a bitter aftertaste but quite nice I guess what i'd call cocoa or dark chocolate.
The Fundadore continued to burn straight with a very strong ash that I knocked off every inch and a little, the same sweet peppery, flavours were present until the end, latterly if developed a very sweet almost toffee kind of taste, not too overpowering and really very pleasant.
Yep, you could ssay I loved this one. It was a beautiful smoke, I wish I could afford to buy a box but then i'd be spoiled.
As for score:
Drink: Ron Zacapa
Looks: 9.5/10 It looks amazing, a slight veign, very smooth and sliky.
Build: 9.0/10 Nothing to fault other than for a ham fisted bloke like me it was a tiny cap.
Taste: 9.5/10 Predraw was awesome, smoke was awesome if i'd had another i'd have lit it up right away.
Happy weekend all
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