Olde World Corojo Toro
Wrapper: Nicaragua Corojo
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Size: 6.5 x 52 Toro
My Strength Rating: 4 for the lack of spice
Off the light: Spice on the first couple of puffs.
After the first few puffs the spice seemed to disappear to me. I would expect a better spice profile out of a Corojo wrapped cigar. The taste seemed woody with a sweet pecan nut taste. This cigar is an easy mellow smoke to this point.
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| Maybe she could add some spice to this smoke |
Finish: more of the same.
To the Point: boring to smoke, smooth delivery, maybe an introductory stick to corojo cigars. Not worth the price.
Luciernaga The Firefly
Ale Brewed with Spices
Barrel Aged and Bottle Conditioned
6.5% abv
1pt. 9.4oz bottle
$12.00 a bottle
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Dexter, Michigan, USA
jollypumpkin.com
My Strength Rating: 4.5 While, full of flavors and tart on the tongue the body weight is light on the palate. Making it easy to drink.
Appearance: amber or burnt orange with an off-white colored head and plenty of it.
Aroma: sweet spice and citrus zip; light overall
Flavors: tart almost sour taste greets the palate, grapefruit like bite, good oak, solid citrus rinds swirl around some grainy sweet malts and sweet spice. This Belgian-style Pale Ale sure is tasty. They say that they use coriander and grains or paradise to brew this ale. I don’t think the coriander stands out, which is okay by me.
Mouthfeel: a fine carbonation feel leads to a dry finish. Tart yet sweet, lingering notes on the tongue.
To the Point: some nice complexity on the flavors yet easy to drink.
The Pairing
This cigar did not bring anything to the table for this pairing. The good here: it did not interfere with this tasty ale. I still enjoyed the ale for all its flavors. It’s not a bad pairing. This means it’s not good either.
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