Diggin' Lanceros
The Lancero. What a cool vitola! Some believe that 35% (or more) of the overall flavor of a robusto or toro cigar comes from the wrapper. With a lancero, given its wrapper/binder & filler ratio, I would imagine that perhaps 65% (?) of its flavor comes from the wrapper. I found that to be true with the Espinosa Wasabi Lancero I smoked a while back, having smoked it in the robusto vitola numerous times.
Since I have not smoked a Rocky Patel Dark Dominion in any other vitola other than this 7.5 x 38 lancero, I have nothing to which I can compare it. (Boy, do I ever wish Rocky would make a Sun Grown lancero!) But I can compare the flavor notes of its Ecuadorian Sumatra-seed wrapper with other RP sticks, including the Sun Grown, that I’ve smoked. I get the impression that the wrapper of this lancero was not aged nearly as long as the Sun Grown’s, which sports a wrapper that’s been aged for 5 years.
Underneath the wrapper is a Costa Rican binder, and filler leaves from Nicaragua and Honduras. The oily oscuro wrapper is slightly veiny, and is terminated in a pigtail. I had no problem carefully cutting the cap just below the pigtail without causing any unraveling of the wrapper. Upon spark-up, my palate was greeted by strong, but not overpowering, notes of spice, wood, and pungent tobacco. Those notes remained throughout the cigar, with the addition of a hint of leather and earth beginning in the middle third and lasting until the end. However, the smoke was kind of brash and harsh, although it was abundant with an excellent burn and draw. Halfway through, I had a shot of Evan Williams Bourbon followed by a Lagunitas Maximus IPA. Both paired very nicely with this medium-strength cigar.
Overall, despite its sometimes brash harshness, it was an enjoyable smoke. I think I’m going to rest the remaining 9 sticks for at least 6-months before smoking another one. Maybe they will smooth out a bit. Stay tuned.
Cheers! 🥂😊
Comments
100 Bear On The Air
(4 months ago)Hey. how did you get a double pic to post?
100 chipc73
(4 months ago)It's actually a single pic. With Adobe Photoshop Elements, I increased the length of the "canvas" (background) size of the first (top) photo to accommodate placing the lower photo beneath it. I then cropped off the excess canvas beneath the now-combined photos and saved it as a single .jpg, maintaining the width of both photos at 480 pixels/6.667 inches. The height works out to be a little more than double of the originals, becoming 1347 pixels/18.708 inches due to spacing between the photos.
100 Bear On The Air
(4 months ago)Lanceros do offer much more flavor. The downside is sometimes an uneven burn line and it's tough to keep them lit. I've had similar experiences with lanceros vs. other vitolas. Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro is one of my favorite smokes IF it's the Lancero. Had a robusto and a toro as well. Good sticks. Not the same as the Lancero.
100 shortstackz
(4 months ago)Don’t have a lot of experience with the lancero vitola but I do find, in certain blends, a petite corona will yield a more flavorful smoke. I’ll have to invest in some lancero’s… I believe the only one I’ve had was the Southern Draw Rose of Sharon and I believe it was a 9 x 38. Big skinny sucker👍🏻
100 chipc73
(4 months ago)Oh yeah! Flavor, flavor, flavor... I can dig it. 👍😊
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