El Esencial
?, 6.75x

Review by BAY
May 18, 1998

Price: 1.50

Overall Rating: Did I Like the cigar? It was GREAT!

This cigar was a real sleeper - I never expected it to be as enjoyable as it turned out to be! Another example that price does not necessarily make a cigar be a good smoke!

This was a gift, and I hope that I will be able to find out where I can buy a box of these.

I highly recommend this smoke.


Appearance and Presentation
Wrapper Color:Natural
Wrapper Surface:Papery
Vieny/Smooth:Smooth
Overal Wrapper Rating:Appealing
Construction:Medium
Overall Packaging:Nice
Cap Construction:Good
Ease of Cutting:Good

Lighting and Burning
Initial Burning:Fairly Even
Burn at halfway:Fairly Even
Burn at 75%:Fairly Even
When burning in ash tray:
Required Relighting?:No
Ash Color:Light Grey
Ash Hardness:Solid

Construction
Initial Draw:Good
Draw at 25%:Good
Draw at 50%:Good
Draw at 75%:Good
Wrapper Stayed Intact?Yes

Taste
Opinion:Great
Body:Medium
Quality:Very Smooth
Flavors Detected:Sweet, Spicey
Aged:No
Aroma:Very Good
Finish:Thoroughly enjoyed this cigar

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