Bolivar Petit Belicosos Edicion Limitada 2009 Cuban Cigar Review
This week, we have another guest review from our friend Ryan Collman. He’s reviewing the Bolivar Petit Belicosos Edicion Limitada 2009, which is a limited release Cuban cigar from last year. Enjoy!
Vitola: Petit Belicosos
Ring gauge: 52
Length: 4.9 inches
Construction
Perfect. At least Cuba is putting more into quality control on their higher end smokes. This cigar is flawless. Beautiful cap and foot. No soft spots.
Pre-Light Draw
Perfect resistance. Lots of pepper on the lips. Rich tobacco taste.
1st third
Surprisingly mild for a Bolivar. Cedar, earth, and pepper, but nothing to knock your socks off.
2nd third
The true Bolivar flavors are starting to show up with some strength. That lovely citrus flavor is now making itself known. The flavors are quickly matched with some vegetal youngness that should be gone in a year or two. This cigar has some potential.
Final third
The cigar finishes on a great note, if you can see through the “greenness”. If you get stuck on the youth of this stick, you’ll get frustrated but, if you see through it, you should be able to see the potential this cigar has.
Final rating
88 points with the possibility of 91+ points with a year or two of age.
In a few months, when the price drops on these, it’d be a good time to invest in a box for aging.
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Hi All Cigar Lover.
Very Good Cigar. Last weekend I smoke it. Nice ash…exellense.
All the best
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Jukka
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I just smoked my first Cuban Bolivar, the Petit Belicoso. I think the review here squarely describes this stick. It’s excellent and isn’t a “me-too” smoke because it goes it own way. That way is deep flavors of which dry cedar and dark chocolate predominate. It starts out not too strong and builds to where the last third had plenty of spice to go along with the flavor profile. I paired it with Crown Royale Cask 16 and I thought the dry woodiness worked with the counterpoint of the citrusy sweetness of the CR. A nice after dinner relaxing smoke that has strength and character. I found the roll excellent (nice cap that stayed together with even a bit of chewing) requiring no help once carefully lit. I liked the wrapper as it was a beautiful super rich medium brown with a little oily sheen. Ash held super and I smoked this one well over an hour, almost an hour and a half! These are worth seeking out IMHO as it is now one of my favored Cuban sticks that include the Monte #2, the Cohiba Siglo VI, and the Partagas Series D. This one is different than those, and as such, has a nice slot in the Cuban rotation for me. Recommended.
Hey Dude, thanks for this review, I perceived this cigar very similar when I first smoked it. What I’d like to know is if you already tried one after a year or more in your Humidor as you wrote? Let us know!
Thanks a lot for sharing and smoke on…