A Cigars Tale
Review by
Nathan D. Hale
Cigar Name: Vintage
Reserve Lancero 1973
Cigar Brand: MBombay
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican
Republic and Peru
Vitola Reviewed: Lancero (38x8.5)
Strength: Medium
Body: Medium
Price: $13.50
Visual: As I inspect the wrapper I take note
of the color. It reminds me of the color on a brown paper lunch sack. The seams
are tight and nonexistent. The cigar construction is of good quality which is a
staple of the MBombay brand. The cigar is firm with zero soft spots.
Cold Aroma: The wrapper presents with cedar,
leather, and cinnamon (to name a few). The foot brings black pepper, coffee,
cocoa, cream, and a hint of bell pepper to the mix of the before mentioned
cedar, leather, and cinnamon.
Cold Draw: The prelit draw brings us a profile
including cloves, cedar, crushed red pepper, salt, grass, hay, brown sugar, and
nutmeg.
2nd Third: The second third has a profile of
espresso, hay, walnut, cocoa, butter, vanilla, crushed red pepper, cloves,
leather, and cedar. I also note the salt and pepper ash.
Thoughts: I was recently asked why I do so many
MBombay reviews. The answer to that is easy. They ask me to. To date I haven’t
turned away anyone for a review. I look at it like this. If you are asking me
to review a cigar then you trust my opinion. Mel has always asked me to be
brutally honest and to find something wrong. Sometimes I find a flaw and
sometimes I don’t. In any event I always give my honest opinion and that is why
I believe I am asked to do repeat reviews.
As to this
cigar, I must say it is another good cigar from MBombay. For me, there are
other blends I enjoy more from them, but you can’t ignore the quality and
flavor profiles. Construction is solid and the experience is fantastic. Try one
and let me know your thought.
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