Chogui Cigars Dos77 Longsdale Review

Dos77 Longsdale
Made by: Chogui Cigars
Country: Dominican Republic
Vitola: 6 1/2 by 46

This is a newer company with low production numbers. This isn’t something that I have a lot of background knowledge on. They have been quite popular on the cigar forums though. In either case I am interested to see what the little bit of hype they are getting is about. This is an interesting vitola and the company rightfully named it a Longsdale due to its near Lonsdale/Lancero size. Originally sold in only the Dominican Republic this is their first year in the US. Lets see what it has to offer with a Chogui Cigars Dos77 Longsdale Review.

Prelight

Small to medium sized veins, visible seams, well applied cap. Slightly lumpy pack, a couple of soft spots. The foot is giving off leather and cedar, odd combination. Good cut, but some loose tobacco present. Easy draw, it seems to be coming faster out of one side of the pack. Interesting prelight draw, red pepper tingle of the lips and then a heavy leather and unique almond. Underneath there are softer floral notes and cedar. Great complexity, there is a bit of tooth on the wrapper. This is going to have good flavors I can already tell. The construction is allright at this point, but let’s see how it performs so we can make an appropriate judgement.

1/3

Interesting, easy to light and very distinctly I can relate this cigars smell to Tatuaje’s La Riqueza. That is very specific, but the experience is what I am referring to. The leather on the front is bold enough to make itself detectable just from the foots smoke. Medium smoke production and thick smoke. Leather and bitter almond on the front, there is a subtle floral note in the center. The finish is a red pepper tingle with light cedar. So the profile is heavy on the front and has a soft finish. Great slightly oily mouth feel. The burn line is perfect and so is the draw. This cigar is significantly better then what my initial assessment of the construction was showing. Medium bodied and low strength, that leather note and mouth feel are the only parts I can relate to the Riqueza because this highly outranks that cigar in complexity.

2/3

The ash is holding on in about an inch to inch and a half chunks. The oily leather is holding the front, and the bitter almond has an added dry cocoa and that is now on the center. The finish is still a refreshing mix of cedar and red pepper. The floral note has dropped but I feel like it will comeback. Great complexity, medium smoke production and still strong thickness. Body has held at a medium and still low strength. Great mix of flavors, I am impressed. This cigar doesn’t need to be nurtured, it holds its burn for a solid minute and doesn’t go out. This size is perfect, I hope the last third holds to this cigars current performance. This is right on par for a great score.

3/3

The smell coming off of this cigars foot is great, if I had the choice to be in a lounge and everybody was smoking this, it would be heaven. Oily leather and dry cocoa have developed heavily on the front. The almond/macadamia nut bitterness is on the center, the floral note is back alongside light cedar on the finish and the red pepper has fallen. Elegant flavor shifts, spectacular profile. This cigars band is humble on the outside. However, this company knows what it has created, once you remove the band there is a message on the back that is entirely justified and quite comical. Toward the end of the cigar it was pushing medium full body and low to medium strength. Great complexity and flavors until the end when I was reluctant to put it down. Find one of these and smoke it, I believe you will not be disappointed.

Smoke Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Conclusion: 96

I took this a bit slower than usual because the profile was very intriguing. The burn was nice and slow, good smoke production and thickness. The bitter almond, the subtle floral note, and that oily mouth feel were impeccable. This cigars construction was good, I was concerned with that initially. The draw was perfect once lit and the burn line was great. The body to strength ratio was dead on. This was a great cigar, I believe this may be the highest score I have ever given in a review for Anthony’s. This is something an individual should smoke when they can appreciate the complexity and blending skills, great testament to cigars as an art-form.

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