82497: Gran Habano Vintage 2002 Romusto w/thanks to JTS
Beautiful Corojo, expert construction, herbal nose & foot, firm, solid, light in hand. Kickoff mild sweet cedar and finish of spiced rum and Sprite. Long firm ash held on until first transition. Hits of light molasses and occasional baking spices, cedar, herbal all hit and miss, keeping my tastebuds wide awake. Cedar hanging in there. Final third beautiful retro burns sinuses with strong dark rum and mild molasses, minerals. There’s a toasty note trying to elbow its way into the mix. First display of cayenne pepper. Installing patented Tele-nubber. Immaculate burn line, copious amounts of thick smoke. First smack of grilled meat here in last third. Body was medium, medium+, - full building to the nub. I very much enjoyed this and can see myself buying a fiver.