La Boheme Original Pittore Review

La Boheme Original Pittore Review

La Boheme Original Pittore Review

La Boheme Original Pittore
Made by: Rafael Nodal – Botique Blends Cigars
Country: Ecuador, Dominican Republic
Vitola: 5 1/8 by 52

It is Ecuadorian wrapper week (and Labor Day Weekend), and this has the same origins of the God Of Fire I will review next. Just in the fact that they are both Ecuadorian wrapped and have Dominican binder and filler. When these came out they received wonderful press on their complexity and balance. They have had more time to rest and they are currently on sale at our site. I have never visited this cigar so I have no idea what to expect. Let’s see if they deserve recognition with a La Boheme Original Pittore Review.

Prelight

I don’t think this cigars wrapper is pretty, some discoloration and the cap seems a bit off. The veins are a mix of everything, the band is beautiful. The cigar has a very firm ad dense pack, so really the cigar doesn’t seem like it would be a winner. That is very different from what I have heard, sometimes a cigar is much better then it looks but this one has to prove that to me still. The foot is giving off cedar and white pepper, there is another note in there but I can’t pick it up yet. Not a good cut, that’s an issue and the cap fell off with a bit of unravelling. Ok, so not a good start which is a shame because I had my hopes up. The draw is very easy which is odd because it is a heavy pack. The prelight draw blew me away though, spiced apple and citrus with a heavy presence of white pepper. If that fruitiness is bold then this could be a good profile.

1/3

This was not easy to light, medium smoke thickness but a lot of smoke production. very unique profile immediately. There is that apple note on the front but it is behind dry cedar. The cedar is very bold, that fruitiness is an undertone through the center of the profile. The cedar is overpowering though, it carries through the whole profile till the finish where white and black pepper mix with it and cause a weird flavor. Odd, I wish the front and center were the only flavors. But that wall of pepper is diminishing the complexity on the finish, it seems to balance the profile which is throwing me off. Medium to full body and low to medium strength, I definitely see the strength increasing. The cap isn’t proving to be an issue, it just needs to be held down. As I get into this third complexity is building with sweetness and a rising cutrus.

2/3

It started to improve pretty quick, a tangy citrus flavor. It reminds me of a lime with some salt, so I would probably say after the start of this cigar it would pair well with tequila shots. Cedar is still present throughout the profile, the finish is cedar and a sweet grass. The front of the profile has a great mouth feel from that lime note. That is why this cigar gets the ratings it does, that note is really special. The sweetness and tanginess started to build in the first third but they are clearer now. The cigar has much better balance, weird start but this is now something I would definitely revisit. Medium to full body still, the flavors are spectacular for the body now. That mineral salty note alongside the lime-like citrus note is just getting better. The strength is at a medium still. I hope it keeps up because this is a huge improvement.

3/3

The mix of white and black pepper on the finish has come back on the finish similar to the first third. The sweet grass is on the front with cedar, there is still a bit of the citrus and mineral notes but it has fallen from the second third. The mouth feel is still good the smoke production is still pretty high, the smoke thickness is at a medium plus. The body has stayed at a medium to full throughout and the strength did come up a bit to a medium plus. The pepper diminished the amazingness of the second third when it came back, but the cigar was enjoyable.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Conclusion:85

I enjoyed the cigar once its complexity came up, the construction hurt its score. It is entirely possible that I got a weird cigar, because this company does have better construction usually. For this reviews purposes it did not, the burn was great throughout the cigar though. The flavors were magnificent in the second third, and pretty good in the last third. The first third had to calm down before it began to get to a good balance. I would smoke it again, for the right price it would make a good casual cigar or a good quality cigar for friends. I certainly expect the God of Fire to surpass this level, this does show that it isn’t just the country that effects how good a cigar is. The individual plantations play a big role.

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