Pinar del Rio Oscuro Short Gordo: Review

Liga Cubana No. 2

Wrapper: Brazilian Oscuro

Fillers: Dominican and Nicaraguan

Size: 4.5 x 60

$2.00 a stick

The wrapper has a big vein running through the length of the cigar wrapper.  The maduro leaf has a nice sheen.

Off the Light: sweet soil here at the start.  As the smoke continues there is a rich coffee with light cream tone and a low percentage dark chocolate say 50% type. The draw is a bit on the firm side of town.  Come to think of it this is one heavy cigar, as in weight, I mean it weighs more than the Clasico (its brother cigar).  It has to be twice the weight as that cigar.  This just means puff real slow.  Along the way I notice a nice pumpernickel bread like quality.    

Yes, this is a slow burner.  This cigar does not produce plumes of smoke.  This is a cigar you can keep in your mouth and puff on and the smoke won’t get in your eyes. 

Toward the end of the first half the cigar opened up.  All of a sudden the amount of smoke just increased.  The draw is still a bit firm.  But, I like a slow smokin’ cigar. 

Second Half: the coffee note is a deep dark roast at this point, the dark chocolate note is more bitter like than earlier, and there is a white and black pepper mill grind tang on the aftertaste. 

The notes are more roasted at this point.   Burnt, chard wood, scorched forest floor dominate during the final third of this cigar.   You should be sitting down during this portion of the cigar.  A good beverage is going to be needed and water won’t work. 

This cigar is a slow burner.  I don’t remember the first one smoking this way. 

My Strength Rating: 8.5 – full roasted and burnt notes on the final third. 

To the Point: if you are looking for a true full bodied cigar this is it. 

Since I have done this review I have smoked another one and the draw was really good and so was the burn.