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Esteban Carreras 187

Monday, September 19th, 2011

I figured since I reviewed the 5150, I might as well do the 187. Does the name come from the California Penal Code section 187, meaning murder? Who knows, there is no real insight out there on the Internet. Anyway who cares… I picked up the 187 at a cigar event Ed had recently. I paired this review with water as always.

 

Wrapper: Nicaraguan Maduro

Binder: Nicaraguan

Filler: Nicaraguan

Size: 6 x 60

Price: $6.95

 

Pre-Smoke & Construction:

As you can see from the picture, the wrapper had a bunch of tiny water spots all over it. Or at least they looked like tiny water spots. The flash photography exaggerates the spots. In person, they don’t stand out that much. Basically the wrapper looks rugged. The smell off of the wrapper was hay and barnyard. The foot has more of a sweet smell to it. The cigar was well packed, and had some hard and soft spots here and there. The pre-light draw had some resistance, but was within my tolerances. The cold draw had a sweet earthy flavor.

The ash held for 1.5 inches, and the burn required no corrections.

1 Esteban_Carreras_187 Cigars

Flavor:

The first third started with a dominant coffee flavor and an earthy background. There was a slight spice when passing smoke through the sinus. After about an inch, I started to pick up on some sweetness that is typical of a maduro wrapper. I can only think to compare it with chocolate. Not the Hershey candy bar kind. More like the kind of chocolate you’d use to cook with.

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The second had a dominant bitter chocolate. It was the same that I described in the first third. Coffee was mixed in there as well. Every now and then I detected cedar. The smoke feel became a little thicker with a slight creaminess. The earthiness faded into a background note. The spice took on an easy peppery feel.

3 Esteban_Carreras_187 Cigars

The last third kept pace with the second third. The only difference was the chocolate became very rich. This was probably the most enjoyable part of the cigar for me. Not to say it was bad before. The spice went from pepper to more of a sweet spice that left a tingle on the lips.

4 Esteban_Carreras_187 Cigars

Conclusion:

This was a good, solid medium to lower full bodied cigar. It wasn’t anything special, but it was good and I think it met it’s price point. For whatever reason, I enjoy the 5150 more. There isn’t really anything more, good or bad, that I can say. It’s worth trying at least.

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