Friday, April 9, 2021

Brun del Re Cigars 1787 Rainforest Jaguar Long Robusto in Review

lo-fi & lovely

Brun del Re Cigars 
1787 Rainforest Jaguar 

WRAPPER: Costa Rican
BINDER: Costa Rican
FILLER: Costa Rican

FORMAT: "Long Robusto" 5.5x50 unfinished foot.
ORIGIN: Costa Rica
INTENSITY: Medium-full

WEBSITE: brundelrecigars.com

NOTES:
Black walnut | Oak | Black licorice

It's all so ::: very ::: roasty-toasty. The levels of such sometimes threaten to overwhelm its complexities. Still, excellent play in nuttiness/woodsiness w/ an out-front black walnut. Slight-candied almond, hickory depths. Oak is smoky-charred and braces the profile well from w/in therein. A definite as heck black licorice comes on at long-lasting crisp finish. A good, clean moderate heft.

Underneath & behind is a lush herbal-laced earthiness. Pardon me for perhaps succumbing to marketing, but quite 'forest floor.' In the in-between of forward & back is a neat pepper-spice play of green peppercorn, mintiness. Mexican oregano. Interesting af. All this really shines as effervescence beats back toasty-roasty a tad, bringing better balance in 2/3. Nicely smooth and well-rounded. 

Tremendous smoke out-put yields a sweet toasty aroma, simply-so. Rushing-pouring clouds, actively & passively. Almost a bit much but never irritating to my sensitive, intelligent eyes. Ash builds clumpy & flakey. Burns a tick warmer than warmly. Even enough line. Pulls exceptionally smooth. No hard/soft spots, decent seams, well-appointed cap. A good 'nuff performance to allow dwelling on palate subtleties.

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

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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