Quick Smoke: H. Upmann Reserve Lord Rothchilde

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief take on a single cigar.

A while back, I picked up a sampler pack offering a variety from Altadis’ numerous H. Upmann lines. Overall, I found them to be OK, but nothing particularly notable. This 50 ring gauge by five inch stick features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, a Connecticut broadleaf binder, and filler from Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua. A mild cigar, it produced lots of smoke and no bite. A straight tobacco taste predominated, accented with some leather and wood.

Verdict = Hold.

–George E