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Vegueros Centrоfinos
Format: Centrofinos
Length 130 mm * RG 50
Wrapper: Colorado Claro, slightly oily, very thin. It gives a bright floral-honey aroma and a slightly noticeable nutty taste on the lips.
In a cold draw, it gives hazelnut and dry dustiness, with some grassy notes in the background. The draw is slightly heavier than usual, but still not as difficult as most Cuban cigars.
In the first third, the cigar demonstrates a dense nutty profile (hazelnut and pecan) combined with heavy dustiness, as well as a distinct anise flavor, and a very faint honey note. The taste seems not sweet and not strong; at this stage, the cigar is not too impressive, but the beginning is rather pleasant. The smoke aroma seemed quite mild to me, floral-perfumed, but without being cloying. My neighbor at the table stated that a "Bolivar" from another smoker had a more pleasant room note. The smoke is thick, but without being miraculous. The cigar holds the ash column very well – about one and a half times better than most of its counterparts.
In the second third, flavors of leather and white pepper appear, but the dust continues to dominate. The taste becomes slightly sweeter, but, as it seemed to me, it becomes poorer. The middle part of this cigar is the least pleasant. Towards the end of the second third, malt notes appeared.
In the last third, the cigar fully reveals itself. Coffee, cedar, molasses, and grassy flavors, among which mint is particularly distinct and pleasant. The sweetness increases significantly, but does not become cloying. Also, there is a strong alcoholic aftertaste; I couldn't find a better comparison. It is closest to tequila Reposado.
The strangest thing is that I didn't finish it. First, my head started to ache, although before that, my body had easily handled much stronger and larger cigars. Second, in the last 1/8, the palette of flavors became very scarce, and besides coffee, almost nothing remained. Third, my emotional state left much to be desired, and this, in fact, could have significantly distorted the impression. A great advantage of smoking at home, as well as a pipe in at least slightly warm weather, is that you can light up as soon as you catch the right mood. But let's still try to deliver a verdict on today's defendant.
But before that, I will note that it seems that the cigar was either stored in not the best conditions at some point, or it (like most Cubans, as I read) simply requires higher humidity in a humidor, but it came into my hands slightly overdried. When removing the band, the wrapper was even slightly damaged – although this can also be explained by the fact that it was too tightly glued.
In total: in this form, I can give the cigar barely more than 80/100. There are positive moments in the taste, good construction, a good last third, but overall – it's a bit boring. The cigar is more good than bad, but it doesn't cause delight. It is very "average" – in everything, in sweetness, in strength, in format, even in price. And if we talk about the price, I would not say that it is worth the money.
On the other hand, I generally like the bouquet; I just don't like the balance of dustiness in the middle, and the first half could be a little sweeter. And it would also be nice if my head didn't hurt, and if I had to pay less... And since that's the case, the smaller formats of this brand are worth a look. Therefore, although Cenrofinos did not make a strong impression, I am not going to give up on getting to know Vegueros cigars.
Format: Centrofinos
Length 130 mm * RG 50
Wrapper: Colorado Claro, slightly oily, very thin. It gives a bright floral-honey aroma and a slightly noticeable nutty taste on the lips.
In a cold draw, it gives hazelnut and dry dustiness, with some grassy notes in the background. The draw is slightly heavier than usual, but still not as difficult as most Cuban cigars.
In the first third, the cigar demonstrates a dense nutty profile (hazelnut and pecan) combined with heavy dustiness, as well as a distinct anise flavor, and a very faint honey note. The taste seems not sweet and not strong; at this stage, the cigar is not too impressive, but the beginning is rather pleasant. The smoke aroma seemed quite mild to me, floral-perfumed, but without being cloying. My neighbor at the table stated that a "Bolivar" from another smoker had a more pleasant room note. The smoke is thick, but without being miraculous. The cigar holds the ash column very well – about one and a half times better than most of its counterparts.
In the second third, flavors of leather and white pepper appear, but the dust continues to dominate. The taste becomes slightly sweeter, but, as it seemed to me, it becomes poorer. The middle part of this cigar is the least pleasant. Towards the end of the second third, malt notes appeared.
In the last third, the cigar fully reveals itself. Coffee, cedar, molasses, and grassy flavors, among which mint is particularly distinct and pleasant. The sweetness increases significantly, but does not become cloying. Also, there is a strong alcoholic aftertaste; I couldn't find a better comparison. It is closest to tequila Reposado.
The strangest thing is that I didn't finish it. First, my head started to ache, although before that, my body had easily handled much stronger and larger cigars. Second, in the last 1/8, the palette of flavors became very scarce, and besides coffee, almost nothing remained. Third, my emotional state left much to be desired, and this, in fact, could have significantly distorted the impression. A great advantage of smoking at home, as well as a pipe in at least slightly warm weather, is that you can light up as soon as you catch the right mood. But let's still try to deliver a verdict on today's defendant.
But before that, I will note that it seems that the cigar was either stored in not the best conditions at some point, or it (like most Cubans, as I read) simply requires higher humidity in a humidor, but it came into my hands slightly overdried. When removing the band, the wrapper was even slightly damaged – although this can also be explained by the fact that it was too tightly glued.
In total: in this form, I can give the cigar barely more than 80/100. There are positive moments in the taste, good construction, a good last third, but overall – it's a bit boring. The cigar is more good than bad, but it doesn't cause delight. It is very "average" – in everything, in sweetness, in strength, in format, even in price. And if we talk about the price, I would not say that it is worth the money.
On the other hand, I generally like the bouquet; I just don't like the balance of dustiness in the middle, and the first half could be a little sweeter. And it would also be nice if my head didn't hurt, and if I had to pay less... And since that's the case, the smaller formats of this brand are worth a look. Therefore, although Cenrofinos did not make a strong impression, I am not going to give up on getting to know Vegueros cigars.
E si sui vius, er mi grans benananza,
e si ieu muoir, er mi grans deliuriers
e si ieu muoir, er mi grans deliuriers