Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1

(Cuba)
Length 143 mm / 5.63 in
Ring 46 rg
Origin Cuba
Wrapper Cuba
Binder Cuba
Filter Cuba
12.7
11.2

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17.5
03/20/2010 02:55
Construction: 18
Appeareance: 18
Smoke / ash: 8
Burn: 18
Draw: 17
Aroma (1/3): 9
Aroma (2/3): 8
Aroma (3/3): 9
18.5
01/25/2010 08:51
Construction: 19
Appeareance: 20
Smoke / ash: 9
Burn: 18
Draw: 19
Aroma (1/3): 9
Aroma (2/3): 9
Aroma (3/3): 8
17.3
08/25/2009 21:37
Floral notes in prelight. Complex range of flavors. Awesome cigar taste - a definite Reference Cigar. Wrapper was a little toothy with an oil sheen. I had to relight it twice. Maybe I was trying to savor it too much - who knows.
Construction: 19
Appeareance: 17
Smoke / ash: 9
Burn: 13
Draw: 18
Aroma (1/3): 10
Aroma (2/3): 9
Aroma (3/3): 9
16.5
01/21/2009 01:22
Construction: 18
Appeareance: 18
Smoke / ash: 7
Burn: 17
Draw: 18
Aroma (1/3): 8
Aroma (2/3): 7
Aroma (3/3): 6
12.0
01/05/2009 22:36
This used to be my favorit Corona Gorda back in the 80s & 90s. I recently ordered a box from my supplier in Geneva. What I received was very dissapointing. Still a well rolled cigar with a rich oily capa the old creamy & fruity aroma that made the epicure so distictive is replaced by an almost stingig earthy aroma unfamiliar to any Cuban Hoyo I ever tried .
Construction: 0
Appeareance: 0
Smoke / ash: 0
Burn: 0
Draw: 0
Aroma (1/3): 0
Aroma (2/3): 0
Aroma (3/3): 0
12.7
11/27/2008 13:49
Construction: 15
Appeareance: 15
Smoke / ash: 7
Burn: 13
Draw: 13
Aroma (1/3): 6
Aroma (2/3): 5
Aroma (3/3): 2
16.2
08/17/2007 15:55
Mooi dekblad met redelijk veel nerven en wat puistjes. De geur is die van stro/hooi, aangenaam. De predraw is vrij soepel met een hele lichte smaak van rozijnen maar lang niet zo vol als bij de Epicure No.2. Na het aansteken proef ik echter niets meer van de rozijnen maar wel tabak en leder. Na 1/4 komt er op de achtergrond een heel licht cacao smaakje bij die echter weer snel verdwijnt. Halverwege wordt de ledersmaak eventjes wat sterker en komt de cacao op de achtergrond weer terug, maar de tabakssmaak blijft het sterkste Ik ontdek niet veel smaken, en de smaakontwikkeling is ook niet echt groots maar de smaak die ik constant proef vind ik wel heel aangenaam en dus zal ik de Epicure No.1 vaker opsteken. De rook is medium tot vol, mooi wit. De askegel is vrij stevig, maar donker van kleur en erg rafelig. Branden gaat recht en goed, al ging de sigaar halverwege even uit.
Construction: 17
Appeareance: 16
Smoke / ash: 8
Burn: 16
Draw: 17
Aroma (1/3): 8
Aroma (2/3): 7
Aroma (3/3): 8
8.8
01/15/2007 14:14
Far too easy draw, good smell of honey but poor and sharp aromas and no complexity, like smoking a kind of hey.
Construction: 12
Appeareance: 13
Smoke / ash: 4
Burn: 8
Draw: 8
Aroma (1/3): 3
Aroma (2/3): 3
Aroma (3/3): 2
9.3
01/15/2007 14:09
The cigar was pale but was well rolled. While smoking some of the wrapper/binder did not burn well. A mild avergae cigar but still enjoyable as a daytime smoke.
Construction: 12
Appeareance: 11
Smoke / ash: 9
Burn: 9
Draw: 11
Aroma (1/3): 1
Aroma (2/3): 2
Aroma (3/3): 1
12.5
01/15/2007 13:37
Construction: 14
Appeareance: 13
Smoke / ash: 5
Burn: 17
Draw: 15
Aroma (1/3): 4
Aroma (2/3): 4
Aroma (3/3): 3
14.2
01/15/2007 13:05
Construction: 17
Appeareance: 16
Smoke / ash: 8
Burn: 14
Draw: 16
Aroma (1/3): 5
Aroma (2/3): 5
Aroma (3/3): 4
15.8
05/18/2006 21:12
Construction: 15
Appeareance: 18
Smoke / ash: 7
Burn: 14
Draw: 18
Aroma (1/3): 7
Aroma (2/3): 8
Aroma (3/3): 8