You've all been talking about it ["macho grande" etc] so here it is...
"The most repeated word is strong, as this one is one of the strongest among Bolivar cigars. The main characteristics could be its smoothness and full body, plenty of smoke, thick, pasty and coats your mouth so you can taste it for hours after!"
Yep, you betcha, this Revolutionary's torp has lots of power and plenty of leather 'n spice to back it up - like most of the Bolivar lineup. Great match for a whisky, could even follow a vindaloo with garlic naan (i'm not actually recommending that). This is up there with the strongest you'll get in terms of habanos, but still far from the devastation of some of the nicaraguan powerhouses. We got some young ones, only a year old, which might have had a few more discernable flavours somewhere down the road. Maybe.
1hr-1hr30 smoke.
Size: Campana (roughly known as Belicoso size)
Length 14cm. Ring gauge 52.
Strength: Full-bodied
Drink match: Al Swearengen.
From box dated Feb '08.
Brand: Introduced in 1901, the powerful flavour of the Bolivar range is almost as widely know as it's namesake, Simon Bolivar "El Libertador"(1783-1830), the celebrated Venezuelan warrior who liberated all or part of what is today Venezuela, Columbia, Peru and Bolivia.
This guy had a fascinating life, worth reading up about. His influence still lingers e.g. as the inspiration for Hugo Chavez's Revolucion Bolivariana in Venezuela.
BBF - had mine after watching it patiently in the humidor for a year and a half. Much improved start involving an explosion of complex cedar with a cayenne pepper edge over the usual Bolivar body of leather and damp earth. Grunty and yet intricate and exciting - like watching women's tennis at wimbledon? (probably not)
ReplyDeleteThen half way through this explosion hit a dampener of straw and hay, much lighter, pleasant enough but boring without a drink. The Scottmeister was with me smoking his Secretos but it was a tuesday evening so i let it slide. In any case this BBF was for me but a pale shadow of its smaller sibling, the Bolivar Petit Corona. This has shockwaves of spice flowing through it to keep you interested all the way through... You will sample some soon thanks to Scott's wife-to-be who went to Brisbane on a secret cigar mission recently.