La Estrella Cubana Belicoso

[PerpetualNoob]

I found this thing lurking in the bottom of my cooler, yesterday. I'm not sure where it came from. I am positive that I've never bought one on purpose, so it had to have been part of a sampler, which means I've probably had it for 8-9 months. I did the only thing that a good, responsible, patriotic American could do, I lit the bastard up.

First, let me just say that I never detected, even a little, any of the grass-hay-barnyard-dirt-horse-poop-moldy-mildew flavor, for which this brand is so infamous. In fact, I would go so far as to say that I also didn't detect anything to distinguish it from a thousand other generic cigars. I will proudly say, for the record, and without fear of contradiction, this cigar is, well, umm... not horrible enough to avoid. Seriously. If I find another one in the cooler, or someone gives me one for free, or one is part of a sampler I want to buy, I'll take it, and I'll smoke it, but I wouldn't drive to the B&M just to get one, either. Yeah, they're that good.

Except for not being the least bit Cuban whatsoever, and not being the slightest bit stellar in any way, this "Cuban Star" was perfectly named. The burn and draw were good, it doesn't taste like poo, and the band is pretty. That's about all the good I can think of to say.

I don't write many reviews. Now you know why.