A pre-light soft-spot is keenly noted by moi at the 2-3/3 boundary. Upon being heated, this spot eventually becomes the density of the shaft in its spongy entirety. Said heatedness is of the indeed heated varietal, with some bright glowing at char and warming smoke temp to smoke-hole. Ash clings dark and oily to each 1/3's whole. Burn line wobbles and ribbons and the occasional seam loosens a tick up toward the MBombay's wide and sometime puckered mascara. Draw stays well within a medium spectrum of tension. The out-put here is a smoky thing, leaving in its wake a rather darkly rich and bittersweet room-note. For all its heat, this Petite Robusto features a lengthy smoke time, which slows (and cools-some) as the experience unfurls.
KAPLOWITZ SCALE
<K=least, Z=most>
sweetness: O
sourness: A
saltiness: A
bitterness: I
savoriness: I
pungency: W
In the interest of furthering upon the above KAPLOWITZ SCALE in a more conversational tone: a bittersweet and darkly-so smoker with a decent zetz of pepper-spice in a meaty delivery. Savvy? Good. A smooth offering for all its height and depth of fullness. Excellently rounded and well balanced. Rich as Rich Uncle Pennybags and beautifully nuanced and 'nuff complex -- albeit in a narrow scope.
A tip, or "life hack," as say the kiddies -- dry-box this bad boy. I had it in over-night prior to lighting. Maybe coulda used even more time.
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Corojo Oscuro
BINDER: Ecuadorian
FILLER: Dominican, Ecuadorian, Peruvian
STRENGTH: Full
FORMAT: Petite Robusto, unfinished foot
ORIGIN: Costa Rica
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
My other looksies at this blend:
MBombay Corojo Oscuro Gordo &
Corojo Oscuro Perfecto - Cigar Review + Who What When Where Why w/ Mel Shah of MBombay
s/o MBombay Tobak truly always and ever a pleasure to burn.
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WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Corojo Oscuro
BINDER: Ecuadorian
FILLER: Dominican, Ecuadorian, Peruvian
STRENGTH: Full
FORMAT: Petite Robusto, unfinished foot
ORIGIN: Costa Rica
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
My other looksies at this blend:
MBombay Corojo Oscuro Gordo &
Corojo Oscuro Perfecto - Cigar Review + Who What When Where Why w/ Mel Shah of MBombay
s/o MBombay Tobak truly always and ever a pleasure to burn.
Keep me going.
Keep me GROWING.
Donate HERE via PayPal.
"Not Again..." Kaplowitz Radio: January 24, 2018