Mbombay Corojo Oscuro Review (Perfecto)

Corojo Oscuro
Made by: Mbombay
Warpper: Ecuadorian
Binder: Ecuadorian
Filler: Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Dominican
Vitola: 5 1/2 by 50 (Perfecto)

Given my experience with Mbombay in the past I am expecting a pepper bomb with a strength kick, but I will keep an open mind. This, much like the Habano Blend reviewed earlier this week, has a large outer band covering a large amount of the cigar. Let’s see what this has to offer with an Mbombay Corojo Oscuro Review.

Prelight

I have to say, aesthetically this cigar looks promising. Delicious looking wrapper and big veins. Lots of tooth present, visible seams, and the cap looks well-constructed. The foot is giving off a sweet herbal note and cedar with a cocoa undertone. Great smell. The cigar is quite squishy not a firm pack at all, clean cut very little loose tobacco. I am getting some subtle cocoa notes on the prelight draw with herbal/spice undertones. A spicy cayenne pepper tingle is present on the lips.

1/3

Took a second for the draw to open up but it did, and it is perfect now. Robust cedar on the front with a bouquet of floral notes. There are some light white pepper notes but the cedar is dominate at the moment. Medium bodied and low strength. The floral mix reminds me of jasmine and a light lavender very unique flavor note. As the first third comes to an end the floral note has come up over the cedar. The finish white pepper note has morphed into almost a light Jalepeño flavor that’s an interesting touch to the blend. Very high complexity in this cigar, medium smoke production.

2/3

At the start of the second third a nuttiness has appeared alongside the almost indescribable floral/herbal note at the front of the profile. And the light white pepper finish is back and is balancing out the profile perfectly. The blend is tasting like it is all working together. Wonderful flavors, medium to full body at this point and strength is rising slowly currently at a low-medium. Still medium smoke production. This cigar has surpassed my expectations at this point in terms of complexity and transitions. Great burn, no issues there, so it is doing wonderful in the construction category as well. The flavors have been shifting a little, the current forward note is the floral note, the jasmine is powerful with a much more subtle white pepper finish. Let’s see what happens as the last third begins.

3/3

The body is at a medium full with low-medium strength. Still medium smoke production and there have been no issues with the burn. Great blending for one of a kind flavors on this cigar. The herbal/floral note kept playing flavor wise but there was an almost toasted marshmallow note that appeared quickly and then dropped again toward the end of the cigar. This may have been attributed by a cocoa note that was on the finish with the white pepper in the end. Again this just goes back to the fact that this cigar had a wonderful and wide variety of flavor notes throughout it.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Conclusion: 90

Delicious cigar, highly recommended, if you have had a long week and need something to take your mind off of work this is perfect. Tons of complexity and wonderful transitions create a well-balanced and very intriguing profile that this cigar has. Entirely deserving of the 90 it achieved in terms of score.
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