Cigar Review: Flor De Farach - Franciscos
I like cigars. I like cigars a lot. Rather then be lazy and not share information that I acquire while smoking cigars, I have decided to write reviews for every cigar I smoke from now on… assuming I have not already written a review for it or my opinion has not changed.
After smoking this cigar I have come to the conclusion I would not purchase it unless in a package deal, such as the one in which I acquired this stick. That being said, I will however not turn it down if offered gratis. This stick had problems as you can see by the review given, but they may have been unique to this one cigar… I would be willing to smoke it again, just not with my hard earned money.
Cigar Name: Flor de Farach - Franciscos
Purchase Price: $1.50.
Location of Purchase: JRCigars in the NATSA Churchill sampler pack.
Beverage: Diet Coke.
Cigar Size: 7.25 x 54 .
Wrapper: Sumatran.
Binder: Honduran.
Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran and Dominican long-leaf tobaccos.
Appearance: Medium brown and a bit oily, decent sized vein running the length of the wrapper.
Construction: Nice thick wrapper but too tight and too loose in places.
Aged: Eight months in a well kept humidor in cellophane.
Pre-Light Aroma: Strong earthy smell along with that of dark chocolate.
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 until the 3/4ths mark, from then on about a 2 cm difference from top to bottom.
Problems: Started to unravel at the half way mark.
Ash Color: Medium gray.
Ash Structure: Not the tightest ash ever, though stayed on cigar unless tapped off. Held well over an inch.
Draw: Above average resistance.
Strength: Medium
Tasting Notes:
First Third: Cocoa, cedar, sweet spices.
Second Third: Cocoa, wood, hint of sweetness, much bolder flavor… until cigar started falling apart.
Finish: Never got here, ended up letting it die as it became unsmokable.
Overall Impression: Started off great sans the tough draw, was liking what I was tasting… but not even halfway through our journey together the cigar decided to bail on me. Falling apart and burning quite unevenly. The taste started to become rough and may as well have been grass from the lawn so I decided to stop with the memory of the beginning. I will not be purchasing this cigar again as you only have one chance to make a first impression, but if I am to receive on free of charge it will be given a second chance to win me over.
