Bolivar Coronas Junior Cigar Review

• Brand: Bolivar
• Length: 110mm
• Ring: 42
• Score:
  • Draw: 5/6
  • Burn: 4/6
  • Flavour: 3/6
  • Aroma: 4/6
  • Strength: 5/6

General Introduction

This Cuban cigar is a popular choice for post - prandial short smokes. It's hand - made, medium to full - bodied, and offers a 25 - minute smoke for the average smoker, about 35 minutes for slow puffers and less than 20 minutes for heavy puffers. It costs around $7.9 each.

Taste Profile

• One third: It may start with a nutty flavor but can become flat.
• Two thirds: There are majestic flavor explosions with roasted chestnut, woody, earthy notes, and the 'Bolivar barbecue' flavor.
• Three thirds: It gets flat again, with a heady feel but lacking flavor to match the strength.

Comparison

It's one of three in the Minutos vitola in the 'full flavour strength' category. It's milder than the Partagás Shorts and perhaps slightly less strong than the Ramón Allones Small Club Corona.

Construction

The construction is often good, with a wrapper that is often oily. It usually has a nice burn, though there may be a brief 'canoe' hollow during the burn. It doesn't have the tight draw common in small - format Cubans.

Name Confusion

There is some confusion regarding the Spanish and English names of cigars and vitolas. Habanos lists names in plural, while English often uses the singular, but both forms can be acceptable.