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I picked up this particular cigar as a "freebie" with my last JR order.  Often times, I'm a little concerned when things are given for free.  Hopefully, I won't be disappointed.

Omar Ortez Original Robusto

Initial Thoughts

This cigar looks like a "plane Jane" robusto cigar.  No band, some veininess in the wrapper; appears to be solidly constructed with no apparant soft spots.  According to the JR site, this is a puro, with all tobacco hailing from Nicaragua.  It smells sweet and a little earthy.

The Smoke

I clip the cap, toast the foot and light the cigar for my first puff.  Whoah!  If I wasn't expecting it, I think my head would have come clean off!  Lots of powerful flavor; peppery with a slightly sweet taste to it.  The draw seems a little tight, but not too bad.  A fair amount of smoke is produced, and plenty of flavor.  I don't taste anything remotely medium about this stick; definitely full flavor.

At the 2/3 point, I'm actually getting just a touch light headed.  This is clearly a full flavored cigar... and I like it.  The slight sweetness on the palette continues, with plenty of peppery flavor and some notes of leather.  I will say, that while being a full flavored cigar, it is not overwhelmingly so.

I smoked this stick down to the nub, and I'm a little light headed.  Perhaps its been too long since I've had a full flavored cigar.  The only real issue I see with adding this stick into my rotation, is that it comes in boxes of 60.  I like the cigar, but not enough to have 80% of my humidor space devoted to it... I'm thinkin' its cooler-a-dor building time, because I definitely enjoyed the smoke.  How strong was it?  Strong enough that the wife said "whatever cigar you just had REALLY stinks."

The Rating