Cigar Review: J. Fuego Gran Reserva No. 1 Grande

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Okay, so I know the J. Fuego has been sitting in our Upcoming Reviews section for awhile and that’s my fault. I wanted the chance to be able to smoke a few before giving my review to make sure that the first two I had weren’t just from a bad batch. That being said, I’ve had the chance and can now get to the review. For this review I selected the 6 1/2×58 Grande size.

Appearance: This is a nice, elegant looking cigar with a dark corojo wrapper. This specimen had prominent veins and was slightly toothy, but the wrap was very clean and seamless. I like the band on this one as it’s simple but classy. The cap was clean and well done. Looking at the foot you could see the bunch looked pretty good.

Taste: Nothing exciting here. I’m usually a fan of the corojo leaf, but this line seems bland compared to some of the other corojo cigars I’ve had. This had a very woody taste to it that was slightly tannic throughout the whole of the cigar. I had to purge it a couple times after I burned it past the half way point when the tannic taste started to turn bitter. The taste was consistent throughout the cigar; the only thing that changed was the strength. It started at a light-medium and increased to a medium-full.

Aroma: Again nothing too spectacular. Some coffee and tobacco. The smoke was light and not too harsh on the nostrils.

Construction: Doing the regular pinch test, this cigar felt pretty consistent. The draw was a little tight at the beginning but loosened to a medium draw once the heat expanded the tobacco a little. The burn was so-so, and I’ve found this to be true for each I’ve smoked. I had a hard time getting this one to light fully at the beginning. It produced an average amount of smoke and the ash held well enough.

Overall: For the $8+ price tag on these, I think I’ll pass. It was a slightly less-than-average stick on its own let alone being overpriced. The flavor was a bit on the bland side, though if you like wood you might like this. I kept trying to come back to these and give them one more chance before I did an official review and each time was disappointed. It has a medium finish that doesn’t stay too long, which in this case, was just fine with me.

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   boomerd35 says:

   May 27, 2008 at 10:31 am

   I’ve had a few of these (bought a box) and I think they are awesome cigars. If they weren’t so expensive, I’d smoke them more often. I need to smoke another one and see if I still like it as much- it’s been awhile.