Bolivar Super Corona Review

This Bolivar Super Corona review is for the 2014 limited Edition from Habanos S.A. This is an interesting size for this release. It is an hermosos #3 48 x 140 (5.5″) and when we compare it to the Cohiba Robusto Supremos one can only guess that two Super Coronas could be rolled with the same amount of tobacco. Limited editions attract quite a bit of attention usually so let’s see what kind of story this cigar will tell.

At cold, the Bolivar Super corona has that barn smell a lot of fresh cigars have. As weird as this might sound, this smell is quite attractive to any aficionado as it can make the mind travel all the way to a curing barn in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba. The construction is even and there aren’t any soft or hard spots. Visually, this doesn’t have the prettiest wrapper. I find this tends to happen more frequently with the limited editions as the have a thicker and darker wrapper.

When cut, this cigar gave me a perfect draw with just enough resistance to prevent smoking it too fast. I can taste some sweet tobacco, again a sign of good quality fresh tobacco.

1^st third:

This cigar doesn’t play around and goes straight to the point with a nice amount of power. I place this as a medium-full bodied Bolivar. You can feel the finish lingering and it is quite pleasant. Flavour wise, in this first third I get toasted tobacco, some sweet and stewed fruits notes as well. I can’t help but to make a parallel with the 2011 limited edition from Ramon Allones, the beautifully packaged Allones Extra. They both have similar power and flavour combo.

2^nd third:

The Bolivar Super Corona has not showed much evolution from the previous third but it has been giving me good consistent flavours. The burn itself is pretty good besides a couple of touch ups that were required. I got more of the toasted tobacco than the stewed fruits from the beginning. The size feels pretty good and just like the now defunct Bolivar Corona Extras.

3^rd third:

Ok, now we are getting into some serious Bolivar territory. The body has picked up and it really full now. Good strong tobacco, some leather and spices in this as well. The Bolivar Super Corona shows signs of aging potential; they will smooth out some of the power and become quite nice. I suspect these will be good after about 3-5 years of nap time. I doubt these will ever become classics or sought after like the Cohiba/Montecristo Sublimes but they offer an honest experience. Also, the presentation in the natural wood with papeletas on the side is well done. The release is well done in size and in presentation!

Cheers!