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MACANUDO CAFE HYDE PARK

May 5, 2008

MACANUDO CAFE HYDE PARK

I’ve always liked the name of this little smoke and now I got to try one.  It had a velvety, natural wrapper and decent construction, not great.  At first light, it threw off a sweet tobacco flavor, with a mild to medium body, leaning more towards the mild side.  As I smoked, it became apparent that this is a mild, not very complex cigar with an “airy” almost menthol type of flavor.  The ash fell at about an inch and the flavor began to improve slightly, becoming a little richer and toastier. 

The flavor didn’t improve much more and the construction became more questionable, as I got not one, but two hot ashes in my lap before I threw this stick into the bowels of the ashtray!  Both times the ash was no more than 3/4 of an inch.

Overall, for being so light on flavor, it still had a harsh finish/aftertaste.  I will definitely NOT be buying any more of these anytime soon.  Maybe it needed some “Lewinski” to flavor it up.