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Cigar Name: La Finca - Valentino
Purchase Price: $1.25
Location of Purchase: JRCigars.
Beverage: Diet Coke.
Cigar Size: 7×48 .
Wrapper: Nicaraguan.
Binder: Nicaraguan.
Filler: Nicaraguan.
Appearance: Medium brown and slightly veiny.
Construction: Good construction, just a tad looser than I would like.
Aged: Nine months in well kept Humidor.
Pre-Light Aroma: Wet earth and hay.
Method of lighting: Pre cut method(10 inch match, flame tip just under cigar foot while rotating cigar, cut cigar after cigar is lit).
Method of Cutting: Large ring punch.
Burn: Even about an inch and a half down, then stayed about a centimeter to a centimeter and a half difference for the rest of the stick..
Problems: Burnt slightly uneven the whole way down.
Ash Color:Medium gray.
Ash Structure: Ash held well till bout two inches, looked flaky so I tapped it.
Draw: Very easy draw. Lots of smoke.
Strength: Mild to medium.
Tasting Notes:

First Third: Nutty and sweet with an earthy flavor.

Second Third: Still quite sweet, while the nuttiness starts to fade and a woodsy flavor takes over.

Finish: Still sweet and woodsy but starts becoming too spicy, I stop at the band rather then ruin the memory of the cigar.

Overall Impression: This is a very good stick. It can probably be had for about three to four dollars at a local cigar shop and is worth the chance. I am considering purchasing a full box, because at around two dollars a stick you cannot go wrong if they are like this cigar. I would have no qualms to smoke this stick again and I probably will in the near future.

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