Today after lunch I had the El Mejor Emerald. Overall it was a very good cigar, it had good flavor, lasted for a good amount of time, and was a pleasant smoke. It was about 5.5" long with about a 50 ring size, meaning its about an average size cigar, a little on the shorter side. It has a light corojo wrapper, and is said to be a medium-fullbodied cigar, but I would say that it is more on the medium side. The Emerald had an interesting smoke, it was fairly thick yet very light at the same time. I could hardly tell that I had any smoke in my mouth before releasing it; which can be very nice if you don't enjoy a really strong cigar. A very strong point of the Emerald was the temperature of the smoke, it stayed very cool for the entire cigar! I really enjoyed that, it only got hot for my lips once the cigar had about an inch left; even at that the smoke was still cool in my mouth, that was impressive. It had a very good taste to it, it was smooth and creamy, not harsh in the least; though I do prefer my cigar to have a good amount of a spicey taste to it, the Emerald only had a little bit of spice in it. The taste was also very natural, a good earthy taste that wasn't overbearing, a good natural tobacco taste. The cigar lasted me for at least 45 minutes, maybe a little longer as I forgot to look at when exactly I lit it, it lasted enough to sit around with friends and not be done too early. The foot of the cigar is left unwrapped giving it a shaggy rustic look. I had some trouble lighting it at first (I was using a box I hadn't used before, pretty junky matches to say the least), so I would call that user error and not a problem with the cigar. Once it was lit she burnt good, slow but not so slow that it would last forever, so don't expect this one to last you the whole night. It burnt a little uneven, but nothing to worry about, there weren't any fingers sticking in or out during the smoke. It had a good draw on it for most the entire smoke, during the last 1/4 of the cigar it got a little harder to get a draw, but it was because the tip had moistened, so again that would be user error. I used my pipe tool to move the moist tobacco and it was fine again. Overall I would definately recomend this cigar, it was a very pleasant smoke. It would be best suited for following a light dinner or lunch, or even just following a snack; if you smoke it after a big dinner it might not be enough of a smoke. So, if your still a light-weight smoker this one won't be too much for you, but will still give you a little kick when your done. If you are used to heavy cigars this will be a nice cigar for a bbq or just an easy smoke if thats what your in the mood for. Thats my review of the El Mejor Emerald, hopefully this was helpful for you.
The best of smokes to you gents,
Shane
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