Some time ago I smoked this A.J. Fernandez made La Herencia Cubana oscuro fuerte robusto and loved it. Now this is the normal La Herencia Cubana blend, a Nicaraguan cigar with an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper and a 5x50 size.

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I see a nice medium dark wrapper with a few veins that make the cigar look rough and tough. I like the band. The cigar has a nice wood and barnyard smell. The construction feels good. The predraw is on the loose side and I taste a spicy and peppery raisin flavor.

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The first flavors are spicy, lots of herbs and mild bitter. Dry and full. The flavors are also mild sweet. After half an inch the flavors get a little less spicy and full, but they remain mild bitter. After an inch the bitterness disappears and I taste a mild chocolate flavor with the spices and herbs.

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I taste herbs with some wood and spices and that's it. No development on the palate afterwards, just more of the same. Near the end I get a splash of black pepper.

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This cigar has a smoke time of an hour and ten minutes. I got a lot of thick smoke. The draw is on the loose side. The medium gray ash is firm. I had a couple of burn issues and the purge is huge. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied.

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Would I buy this cigar again? It is a nice cigar, but I like the oscuro fuerte better.

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 7/ 10
Draw: 6 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 6 / 10
Aroma second part: 7 / 10
Aroma third part: 7 / 10
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Nice review Ferdie. I love the LHC Oscuro Fuerte, but didn't care for the LHC at all.
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Nice Review, Ferdie!:-) I've Smoked One Of The Oscuro Fuerte Robustos Back In July & Found It Very Harsh & Bitter. Interesting.:-)
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Thanks for the review.
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I'm with ya on this one Ferdie...the oscuro is WAY better. :-) :-)
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Just smoked one last night and have the oscuro in the humi.

I liked this one. Huge peppery flavor but only a medium bodied cigar. Seems a good one to smoke back to back or whenever you want a ton of flavor without the heavy strength.

Also seems a good cigar to introduce a less experienced smoker to the flavor profile without knee knocking nicotine.

I like strong cigars and this one won't be an all the timer. But i'll likely snag a 5 pack. Fits a nice niche for the right time or mood.
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Very nice review, as always thanks Ferdie.
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The LHC is a great cigar but I have to agree the Oscuro Fuerte is much much better.
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The OF is definitely the better of the two, but I did smoke a whole box of these over golf season. I noticed that they were very finicky in damp weather. On wet days, even early in the morning with dew on the ground, I'd have burn issues and get a little of that bitterness Ferdie mentioned. When it was dry, no burn issues or bitterness.
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