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Bolivar Gold Medal - 10 cigars

Product Review (submitted on January 5, 2012):

I have always loved Bolivar cigars and wanted to try the gold medal for a long time. Cigar Terminal has such a great deal on them, I figured I would get a box and I'm really happy I did! These cigars arrived in under 5 days and they were all in perfect shape. The light brown wrappers were flawless without a single vein or a spot of a different shade. I let them sit in my humidor for a little over a week and finally couldn't take it anymore so I lit one up. Upon lighting this cigar, I noticed that awesome Bolivar Cuban twang and earthy flavors that I love so much. There was a good amount of woody notes, especially a sweet cedar undertone. This flavor stayed very consistent for the first couple inches. The earthy notes were very strong, but that sweetness of the cedar mixed with that Cuban twang made the flavor profile very nice. A couple inches in, there was a mild spice that came out to compliment the earthy tones. Just shy of the halfway point, there was a feint chocolate note in the background.

At the halfway point, the flavor picks up quite a bit. The earthiness picks up and becomes overpowering to some of the other tones. The cedar is still there, but it isn’t a strong as it was in the first half. The spice finally picks up a little bit and sticks to the palate. Along with the spice on the palate, there was a little bit of leather that attached to the palate as well. This cigar finished strong and smoked wonderfully the whole time. I would buy these again from Ken at Cigar Terminal in a heartbeat and I'm glad I found your site.