A. Flores Gran Reserva Corojo

Notes of dry cedar, white pepper, and spice. Small hints of coffee and sweetness in the beginning. Towards the 2nd third the sweetness and coffee died out and an unpleasant burnt paper and dry natural tobacco entered the mix. The cedar, white pepper, burnt paper, dry natural tobacco, and spice were definitely the dominant flavors throughout. Plenty of smoke and perfect draw. Decent burn; wavy at times but no touch-ups needed. Ash was flaky and did not hang on. Ash dropped on my lap twice. I started tapping the ash off every half inch. This cigar leaves a very dry mouth feel. Towards the end, the burnt paper white pepper and spice dominated the flavors. The cigar burned really fast for a toro. Not surprising since the pack was really light. I’ve had 4 out of the box before writing this review. Every cigar had the same profile. The cigars have been in my humidor for well over 3 weeks. This cigar was not my cup of tea. Burnt paper and white pepper are not my favorite flavors. I’m disappointed that I bought a whole box. I’m a little surprised by the other 5 star reviews (which is what caused me to buy a whole box) but obviously there are some people who enjoy this cigar and it’s flavors.

Good relaxing smoke

Excellent cigar although very different from my expectations: refined, elegant, with lots of flavors--cocoa, leather, spicy, with a little floral sweetness throughout but the corojo was not at the forefront like it is many honduran (and non-honduran) corojo cigars. It was mainly in the background. After the Flores AFR75 (one of the most powerful cigars I have ever smoked) I expected this to be a 700 horsepower cigar but it's more BMW-like than Porshe-like.