Lovely Cigars no. 162 in Review

BRAND: Lovely
BLEND: no. 162

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian
BINDER: Sumatran
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Robusto (550)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua (Tacasa SA)
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 2.5/5

NOTES:
Caramel (|) Mocha Latte | Dessert spices

If a coffee kiosk had the right syrups and spices, this whole note-thing could be housed in a cup. I like to infuriate baristas by asking for Sweet'N Low. Hot, no sleeve or lid. Well-balanced/rounded and warmly-sweet. Consistent and nigh persistent. Pleasant. Earthy--a well-traveled hiking path in Autumn sunlight.

Points of (further) interest:
(550) is the correct expression of the Robusto format.
162 is the number of games played per MLB team.

TASTE: B+
DRAW: A-
BURN: A-
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

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Kaplowitz Media. Cigars of the Month for October 2024

Kaplowitz Media.
Cigars of the Month
for October 2024

(listed in alphabetical order)
(names are links to full reviews)

Alec Bradley Safe Keepings

EP Carrillo Essence Series Honduras
Lovely Bay City Connecticut
Lovely Bay City Maduro

Happy almost Thanksgiving!

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Lovely Cigars Bay City Maduro in Review

BRAND: Lovely
BLEND: The Bay City Maduro

WRAPPER: Mexican Maduro
BINDER: Sumatran
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Toro (652)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua (Tacasa SA)
INTENSITY: Medium/Medium-full
SPICE: 3 /5

NOTES:
Dark chocolate | Paprika | Anise

Interesting pepperplay; better described as spiceplay. Seeing as there is quite the dirge of pepper, per se, at least of the familiar black varietal. There is much immediate anise in a black licorice fashion up-front. A sweet paprika lays and holds the line. A cayenne is conjured via retro-hale, drops to the palate lastly.

Dark chocolate silky-smoothly covers the smoke-hole. Some floral tidings, hibiscus or dahlia. A bit of a separate blackbread; evolving into blackforest atop a base of composted earth. Excellent harmony 'tween all mentioned. Hints of nutmeg and clove happen alongside other spices. French roast coffee variably whispers.

Draw is rather open and lends to what feels a quick, active smoke. Burnline wanders a bit through the opening act, evens thereafter. No lit redirect is needed. Builds a nice salt and pepper sheath which gets oilier along with body. Big smoke out-put.There's a fair-tick of a vein or two both over and under top-leaf.

Sweetness gets wholly weightier and weightier.

TASTE: A
DRAW: A-
BURN: B+
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

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Lovely Cigars Bay City Connecticut in Review

BRAND: Lovely
BLEND: The Bay City Cigar

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Connecticut
BINDER: Sumatran
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Toro (652)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua (Tacasa SA)
INTENSITY: Mild/Mild-medium
SPICE: 1.5/5

NOTES:
Lemonhead candies | Saffron | Pale honey

Subtly graceful floral-honey/chamomile-acacia notes. Earthy-sweet/kaolin-white chocolate. Sneakyhint of Allspice kick. Modest not meek. Harmonious. Salt sharpens-shapes, peanuts delineate. Caramel? Popcorn? Ah, Cracker Jack!

TASTE: A-
DRAW: A
BURN: A-
BUILD: A-

FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

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