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El Rey del Mundo Demi Tasse
Size: 100mm x 30 ? Entracto
Smoke time: 36mins.
Cigar Age: 20+ years. Gifted in by Simon Bolivar
Note: The recommended optimum ageing time for this cigar IS 20 years. Except very few people ever manage the distance. I?ve an 08 box and I?ve just 4 left. At any age the DT is an 8.5 rated cigar and is right up there in the Cuban production pecking order. For me to be privileged to smoke this cigar today is I think a testament to the forbearance, humi keeping and generosity of a great BOTL. Thanks Simon.
Appearance: Old. The standard band ?A? had dulled and appeared almost welded into the oils that had secreted from the nut-brown coloured wrapper.
Construction: Flawless. Excellent draw. An easy-peasy smoke all the way. The ash remained compact and firm throughout. No re-lights required.
Flavour: The pre-smoke aroma is richly woody and I really loved it. The initial flavor was definitely woody with an underhint of something almost apple preserve like. A few puffs and the apple disappeared to be replaced by a sourness, not the usual Cuban citric ?twang?, but something more akin to olives. At less than one third the flavour changed again, this time becoming sweeter with a balance between the sweet and sour that was amazing. At the third the wood flavour simply intensified in a sublime deliciousness until around the half mark when in came the missing citrus. At two thirds the sweetness was suddenly replaced by a saltiness, which combined with the sour/woodiness was totally fantastic. Over the last half inch the cigar played its final card and introduced the slight tannic ?ting? that?s characteristic of the DT (although usually at the beginning) into the flavours. Amazing!
Overall: Just Brilliant. A aperitif cigar to savor. Once again, Thanks Si!
My only regret is in it?s passing as I doubt I?ll get to smoke it?s like again.
Size: 100mm x 30 ? Entracto
Smoke time: 36mins.
Cigar Age: 20+ years. Gifted in by Simon Bolivar
Note: The recommended optimum ageing time for this cigar IS 20 years. Except very few people ever manage the distance. I?ve an 08 box and I?ve just 4 left. At any age the DT is an 8.5 rated cigar and is right up there in the Cuban production pecking order. For me to be privileged to smoke this cigar today is I think a testament to the forbearance, humi keeping and generosity of a great BOTL. Thanks Simon.
Appearance: Old. The standard band ?A? had dulled and appeared almost welded into the oils that had secreted from the nut-brown coloured wrapper.
Construction: Flawless. Excellent draw. An easy-peasy smoke all the way. The ash remained compact and firm throughout. No re-lights required.
Flavour: The pre-smoke aroma is richly woody and I really loved it. The initial flavor was definitely woody with an underhint of something almost apple preserve like. A few puffs and the apple disappeared to be replaced by a sourness, not the usual Cuban citric ?twang?, but something more akin to olives. At less than one third the flavour changed again, this time becoming sweeter with a balance between the sweet and sour that was amazing. At the third the wood flavour simply intensified in a sublime deliciousness until around the half mark when in came the missing citrus. At two thirds the sweetness was suddenly replaced by a saltiness, which combined with the sour/woodiness was totally fantastic. Over the last half inch the cigar played its final card and introduced the slight tannic ?ting? that?s characteristic of the DT (although usually at the beginning) into the flavours. Amazing!
Overall: Just Brilliant. A aperitif cigar to savor. Once again, Thanks Si!
My only regret is in it?s passing as I doubt I?ll get to smoke it?s like again.
A Christmas, unlike the last two, where I won't be with my family & friends; can't see my daughter open her presents
, or enjoy my wife's Christmas dinner, with a bottle or two of the finest my cellar has to offer. No brandy with the mince pies, no port with the cigar. No
.
who gave up their Christmas, to keep your home fires burning. Sorry I have to go for a hankie...
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