Bespoke cigar created to Super Belicoso to fill the void of a large ring gauge in their range.
This cigar was reviewed blind (no bands) by a panel of at least 4 reviewers. They did not know what they were smoking beforehand. The scores are an average of all the reviewers' scores with outliers removed. All of our cigars reviewed are shipped to the panelists with Boveda packs to ensure optimal smoking experience.
The blend is said to emphasize the aged ligero and Cotui wrapper to create strong but smooth flavor. Like the rest of the Bespoke line, this cigar is blended by Hendrik Kelner Jr., son of Henke Kelner at Davidoff Cigars, at the KBF factory, Santiago, Dominican Republic.
Vital Stats:
Vitola: Belicoso Length: 5.7″ Ring Gauge: 60 Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Dominican Cotui Binder: Kelner Private Reserve Hybrid Filler: Dominican San Vicente, Nicaraguan Condega Viso, USA Broadleaf, Peruvian Pelo de Oro Factory: Kelner Botique Factory Blender: Hendrik Kelner Jr Number of reviewers: 4 – Mickey T.(irratebass) John I.(John I.) John A.(Bostoneo) Ryan H.(Ryan H.) Price: $15.00 Age: 3 Months Release Date: July 2018 Contributed by: Bespoke Cigars
Initial Impressions
Appearance: 91
“Belicoso in shape with a closed foot. Quite a bigger rg than I am used to. It had a light brown wrapper which is firmly packed with a few veins and seams. ” –Mickey T. (irratebass)
Aroma: 90
“Aroma is very sweet picking up vanilla smoke and wood. Sounds more like a bourbon review than a cigar review. A lot of butter is present also in the aroma.” –Ryan H. (Ryan H.)
Flavor: 93 Strength: Medium Body/Complexity: Light-Medium
“Prelight is sweet, floral herbaceous. Initial flavor blast on lighting is full of sweet creamy leather. Twenty minutes in there is still a lot of leather happening with sweet spicy undercurrents. Pretty mild on the retrohale with more herbal notes apparent. Nice chewy, rich smoke. ” –John I. (John I.)
“Off the slowly roasted light up I am greeted with flavors of wood, peanut, cream, and a bit of black pepper, effortless retrohale, super smooth sailing. Half an inch in creamy delicious clouds of smoke add leathery sweetness to the fray. A very relaxing aromatic smoking experience. ” –John A. (Bostoneo)
Flavor: 93 Strength: Medium Body/Complexity: Medium
“Round two of deliciousness begins with a bit more aggressive (medium) black pepper notes alongside leather, cream, freshly sawed wood. Halfway through this third, creamy sweet leather with a pinch of black pepper returns and takes me to the end. ” –John A. (Bostoneo)
“More wood is prominent and the retro gives me walnuts with marshmallow. ” –Mickey T. (irratebass)
Final Third
Flavor: 91 Strength: Medium Body/Complexity: Medium
“By the last third pepper and cream is all that is left. Burn has been wonderful, draw like i said was phenomenal. A very nice stick, and interest all started with an odd choice of vitola” –Ryan H. (Ryan H.)
“The last third provides ample leather and black pepper with a medium bodied experience. Coming in one inch from the end, the body intensifies into full with a dominate charred wood, burnt sugar, and syrupy black espresso. ” –John A. (Bostoneo)
Overall Impressions
Draw: 97
“I loved the draw, in my opinion it is a very hard thing to get right, and there was nothing wrong with this draw.” –Ryan H. (Ryan H.)
Burn: 93
“I also loved the burn. No touch ups required.” –Ryan H. (Ryan H.)
Construction: 97
“Construction was phenomenal with about an inch of ash. ” –Mickey T. (irratebass)
Overall Strength: Medium Overall Body/Complexity: Medium Experience Overall: 90
“This was a nice cigar with lots of tea, wood flavors and a bit of cream. The ring gauge was a bit bigger than I care for, but it would make a nice morning smoke. ” –Mickey T. (irratebass)
“Enjoyed this a lot despite the fact that I’m not a fan of big ring smokes. Flavor profile was a bit one dimensional, but if you’re a fan a really sweet tobacco this ones for you. The additional herbal and leather components are present for portions of this smoke as well, and are displayed nicely. This would be really accessible for a novice cigar smoker but still an enjoyable option for a veteran.” –John I. (John I.)
“This was a supremely flavored smoked with plenty of variations and flavor notes that gave me a very relaxing experience; I only wish it wasn’t so large! Definitely recommend giving this big guy a chance as you may fall in love, especially if there are smaller size options. Two thumbs up!!” –John A. (Bostoneo)
“I would smoke this cigar again no questions asked.” –Ryan H. (Ryan H.)
"This was a supremely flavored smoked with plenty of variations and flavor notes that gave me a very relaxing experience; I only wish it wasn’t so large! Definitely recommend giving this big guy a chance as you may fall in love, especially if there are smaller size options. Two thumbs up!!" -John A. (Bostoneo)
