I haven’t had a chance to try all the sizes of this cigar yet as I typically tend to pick this one up while on my lunch break so I typically choose the 46 X 5.5 Corona.
The cigar features a Brazilian Corojo Wrapper, a Nicaraguan Corojo Binder and Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo for the filler. Brian at Stogie Review has a ton of detail on it.
Since SCHIP kicked we are all looking to watch our budget a bit, I’m happy to find a good cigar for under $5. The 777 Corojo’s all fall between $4 to $5 making it a much easier cigar to pick up off the shelf at least where I buy. Insane state taxes might inflate that for some of you.
I was a bit disappointed with the first two I tried finding the draw just a bit too tight, but the next few I let sit at a lower Relative Humidity for a week or two and it made a huge difference. Most tobacconists tend to keep their humidor at a higher RH because of people walking in and out of it and I find I prefer to keep my own at 65%. Letting these cigars sit for a week at 65% definitely helped or forget them on the kitchen counter for a day before smoking them like I did with the first one I took notes on for this review. :)
The 777 Corojo is a straight forward medium to medium-full smoke. It doesn’t have any huge changes in flavor throughout the smoke. The base comes off as earth, wood and a bit leathery. As Brian mentioned there is some definite citrus and peppery notes in the cigar that progress as it burns.
Verdict: While a bit concerned at first because of the tight draw, after dryboxing a few I’m now convinced. Though I’m a huge fan of J. Fuego’s cigars already. It has some distinct corojo flavors, but won’t over power you or your wallet. I can easily recommend a box buy on these. Available at The Party Source (Call to Order 1-866-78CIGAR).
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