11-19-2009, 08:39 PM
In my continued quest for a short smoke, to enjoy on the colder Minnesota days and maybe with the morning coffee I selected this little AF Petit Corona Maduro, 5x38. This is an ongoing search, and maybe I found a cadindate in this $3 stogie.
I had it with a cup of jasmine tea, the light tea flavor played on the darker maduro flavors very well. I used a V-cutter to slow it down a bit, it lasted 25 minutes. It lit with a single match, and had a nice, strong vanilla start, which faded into a very unique flavor I can only qualify as "Musky Citrus" which was very pleasant.
It was a very enjoyable smoke with an earthy, peppery finish even if it became a bit pungant and hot on the tongue with an inch still remaining. This was the only con, but it does not really apply because twenty five minutes was all I wanted out of it to begin with.
With an economical price, pleasant flavor and clean, sharp burn I think I may have to make this a regular in my humidor.
On the CA scale I'd give it about a 78.
I had it with a cup of jasmine tea, the light tea flavor played on the darker maduro flavors very well. I used a V-cutter to slow it down a bit, it lasted 25 minutes. It lit with a single match, and had a nice, strong vanilla start, which faded into a very unique flavor I can only qualify as "Musky Citrus" which was very pleasant.
It was a very enjoyable smoke with an earthy, peppery finish even if it became a bit pungant and hot on the tongue with an inch still remaining. This was the only con, but it does not really apply because twenty five minutes was all I wanted out of it to begin with.
With an economical price, pleasant flavor and clean, sharp burn I think I may have to make this a regular in my humidor.
On the CA scale I'd give it about a 78.
