J London Cigars Gold Series Lancero in Review

lo-fi & lovely

J London Cigars
Gold Series Lancero

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Connecticut
BINDER: Ecuadorian Connecticut
FILLER: Dominican

FORMAT: Lancero (7.5x40)
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Mild-medium

NOTES:

Lemon | Candied lemon | WhitepepperEarthSuede

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If you like the lemonade--you'll probably really like this smoke. Gate-to-wire & top-to-bottom... lemons, dig? Moderately creamy & inherently sweet, lemon. Tangy but shy of af. A dash of white pepper, a hint of suede, rumors of pale grain sprinkled over an assumption of sunny dirt. Imbalanced and linear but hey, maybe you like lemon w/ a slight Lemonhead candy addition. An effervescent quality.

Built spectacularly for a tricky Lancero vitola and for any ol' format, really. Prefers to be double-puffed. Tight seams, sturdy cap. Zip/zilch hard/soft spots. Quite a nice pacing. I wish I tasted tobacco. Does cloy-some. Smoke out-put is voluptuous, and its aroma is its selling point. I smell movie butter popcorn a-poppin' (it's on the back-palate & lengthy finish, too), and of course, there's lemon. Somehow skirts acidic, all told, and lands on refreshing.

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

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

kaplowitzmedia@mail.com

::: very :::