Guayacan

Noel Rojas makes a hell of a cigar!  OK, so now you probably want to know who Noel Rojas is.  I don’t blame you.  And I don’t have the answer, but I assure that I’m going to find out.  There are so many new cigars put out each year that you can’t smoke them all.  And sometimes when someone gives you a stick, it’s hard to remember much about it.  I picked up a Guayacan cigar at the recent trade show.  And, just last week, it rotated to the top of the humidor.  I smoke when I drive.  As a matter of fact I measure long trips by how many cigars I smoke while driving.  So it was that I was driving across the state of Florida to Miami for some cigar meetings.  And, I lit something for the drive.  I didn’t really give it much thought, I just picked something that I thought would be a little longer than an hour.  After about fifteen minutes, I decided to give the band a second look.  I was wondering ‘What is this cigar’, It’s really good!’  When you read this Noel, get in touch with me because I’m sure the readers will want to know more about you and this great smoke.

On first inspection my cigar looked nice.  It has an oily medium to dark brown wrapper.  It was veiny and well packed.  It had a woodsy aroma that was quite pleasant.  I punched the end and lit it easily.

The cigar is well constructed.  It burned evenly, holding a crisp edge.  Some times when I smoke while driving the cigar misbehaves and needs to be retouched, but this was fine on its own.  The draw was open and the stick produced lots of nice smoke.  It’s ash grew to a respectable 2 inches before gently falling.

The flavor of this cigar was delightful.  When I first lit it there was a sweetness that reminded me of sweet berries and a vanilla oaky taste.  What I didn’t taste at first light was a heat rush.  The stick started out with a very mellow flavor that changed as we continued the smoke.  The spiciness of pepper along with a toasty vanilla oak was predominant in the middle half of the cigar.  Towards the end of the smoke the oak turned leathery and the spice continued.  I found the short aftertaste to be ok.

Since this is a relatively new brand, I expect they won’t be that easy to find.  But, find them you should.  This is  a very nice cigar.  And, at a great value.  I’ve seen them advertised at around $5 per stick.  Any time you can find something this good you should be willing to pay much more.  When you find a cigar like this for about five bucks, buy all that you can get.