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La Finca (NIC)
Joya, 6x50

Review by DaveY
March 23, 1998

Price: $2.45

Overall Rating: Did I Like the cigar? It was OK

Cigar had obvious odor before lighting. Wrapper has several imperfections--thought it may break, but didn't.

Started off with slightly tight draw and ok burn. Powerful leathery body shortly milded down to more spicy and smoother body. The last inch got very spicy and perhaps even a bit peppery. There was an undertone of cocoa but it was hard to tell for sure.

Not bad for a 2-1/2 dollar cigar. Seemed to get a little tar build-up though and I don't really prefer a "leathery" cigar.

Appearance and Presentation
Wrapper Color:	Med Brown
Wrapper Surface:	Slightly Dry with imperfections
Vieny/Smooth:	Veiny
Overal Wrapper Rating:	Nothing Special
Construction:	Hard
Overall Packaging:	OK
Cap Construction:	Good
Ease of Cutting:	Good
Lighting and Burning
Initial Burning:	OK
Burn at halfway:	OK
Burn at 75%:	OK
When burning in ash tray:	Good
Required Relighting?:	No
Ash Color:	Light Grey
Ash Hardness:	Cracky
Construction
Initial Draw:	Tight
Draw at 25%:	Tight
Draw at 50%:	Tight
Draw at 75%:	Good
Wrapper Stayed Intact?	Yes
Taste
Opinion:	OK
Body:	Medium
Quality:	Slightly Harsh
Flavors Detected:	Spicey, Peppery, Cocoa, Leathery
Aged:	No
Aroma:	Good
Finish:	Cool & Spicy

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