Cigar Review: Esencia Belicoso

So a while back, I was talking to Marc Aub, owner of Palio Cutters about some things, and somehow he mentioned he would be sending me a couple of the new cigars that the guys from Palio have come out with, the Esencia Cigar.  I smoked one of them before doing a review, and I really enjoyed it, so I decided the best procedure was to smoke the other one asap and review it for the loyal readers of Cigar Command, so here we go!

Pre-Light:  As I looked at this cigar, I couldn’t help but notice how near perfect this thing was.  The cigar was wrapped perfectly, with no veins, and had a nice brown color to it with a very oily sheen.  As I ran the cigar across my nose, I got hints of pepper, with some floral and cedar smells.  I clipped the cigar with my ever trusty Palio, which I found to be appropriate, given the makers of the cigar .  As I took a pre-light draw, I got strong notes of pepper followed by cedar, with that floral taste in the background.

1/3:  As I started on this cigar, I was eager to see what it was all about.  I had read nothing but great things about it, so I was a bit hyped up on it.  As I lit up, the first few puffs were strong coffee and wood notes, with hints of pepper and floral flavors.  All very good flavors that I was enjoying immensly.  The burn was a little wavy, but I am going to attribute that to the fact that I am smoking in a windy environment this morning.  The smoke was smooth, pleasant, and very abundant.  So far, this smoke is living up to what I expected.

2/3:  As I continued with this cigar, I was getting more leather flavors, with the coffee and a little bit of chocolate.  The burn that was wavy is now correcting itself, and the smoke is still very abundant.  The draw is perfect, and I am loving the flavors in this cigar.  The finish is short, which I like.  So far, I am very impressed.

3/3:  In finishing up this cigar, I was still getting the leather and coffee flavors with some nice hints of floral tastes.  At this point, I am wishing that this cigar wasn’t almost over.  I was really enjoying this cigar, and I wish I had another.

Overall Impression:  Overall, this was a great tasting cigar, with a fantastic draw and a fairly even burn.  The flavors were something I always enjoy in my cigars.  If you are someone that loves the coffee and leather flavors in your cigars, then I suggest you give this one a try!  The guys at Palio hit the nail on the head with this cigar!

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