I thought it would be fun to document my cigar smoking so this is what I'm doing. I hope you all enjoy it.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0828.JPG[/img]
I was gifted a couple of these for my birthday by a good buddy. I don't usually smoke tubos but hey, it's a free cigar. Who's going to say no?
I've never had the pleasure of smoking a Hoyo before so this was a little treat before my university exams beat the hell out of me. I didn't know what to expect.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0816.JPG[/img]
Out of the tube it measured around 5 inches and a 40 ring gague. A little cigar. The wrapper seem to be a little veiny although it did have a silky touch to it.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0817.JPG[/img]
This cigar lit up pretty well. Quite a bit of smoke for a cigar of this size I think. Smoke was a nice white that was creamy.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0819.JPG[/img]
It held it's ash decently although not great. You can see in the picture it started to lean. Nice flavours that resembled woody and floral kinds of taste.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0820.JPG[/img]
About half way down you could also sense a hint of an almond taste to it. Pretty nice.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0821.JPG[/img]
Unfortunately here the burn started to get uneven but I was able to fix it.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0825.JPG[/img]
Here it has evened out nicely. Still nice tastes but the cigar was starting to get a little hot at this point.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0826.JPG[/img]
This is as long as the ash could hold.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0827.JPG[/img]
Right to the nub.
Conclusion: All in all this was your above average cigar. Medium bodied and I'd probably prefer this to the H. Upmanns. A little minor flaws but nothing substantial. Draw was pretty good. Flavour was a little one dimensional but there were some hints of complexity. The only factor that might stop me from buying these in the future? Price. I asked the tobacconist how much these things would cost. They are $12.99 (all prices Canadian dollars-yes the Canadian government taxes cigars and cigarettes to hell) a piece. At that price I could grab a Romeo y Julieta of the same size for cheaper. Although it's a pretthy good smoke there are better out there for cheaper. Perhaps this is something I'll smoke when I want a change of pace.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0828.JPG[/img]
I was gifted a couple of these for my birthday by a good buddy. I don't usually smoke tubos but hey, it's a free cigar. Who's going to say no?
I've never had the pleasure of smoking a Hoyo before so this was a little treat before my university exams beat the hell out of me. I didn't know what to expect.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0816.JPG[/img]
Out of the tube it measured around 5 inches and a 40 ring gague. A little cigar. The wrapper seem to be a little veiny although it did have a silky touch to it.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0817.JPG[/img]
This cigar lit up pretty well. Quite a bit of smoke for a cigar of this size I think. Smoke was a nice white that was creamy.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0819.JPG[/img]
It held it's ash decently although not great. You can see in the picture it started to lean. Nice flavours that resembled woody and floral kinds of taste.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0820.JPG[/img]
About half way down you could also sense a hint of an almond taste to it. Pretty nice.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0821.JPG[/img]
Unfortunately here the burn started to get uneven but I was able to fix it.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0825.JPG[/img]
Here it has evened out nicely. Still nice tastes but the cigar was starting to get a little hot at this point.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0826.JPG[/img]
This is as long as the ash could hold.
[img=left]http://affettuoso.net/pictures/cigar/hoyo/IMGP0827.JPG[/img]
Right to the nub.
Conclusion: All in all this was your above average cigar. Medium bodied and I'd probably prefer this to the H. Upmanns. A little minor flaws but nothing substantial. Draw was pretty good. Flavour was a little one dimensional but there were some hints of complexity. The only factor that might stop me from buying these in the future? Price. I asked the tobacconist how much these things would cost. They are $12.99 (all prices Canadian dollars-yes the Canadian government taxes cigars and cigarettes to hell) a piece. At that price I could grab a Romeo y Julieta of the same size for cheaper. Although it's a pretthy good smoke there are better out there for cheaper. Perhaps this is something I'll smoke when I want a change of pace.
