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Release Date: September 2018
Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3
The wrappers on the Rafael González North Star are either very good looking or absolutely gorgeous, as the first sample I smoked had one of the best looking leaves I can recall seeing on a Cuban cigar in some time. It’s a reddish brown hue with a bit of subtle sheen, very small veins and an almost velvety texture on the fingers. It’s rolled fairly firmly but one sample has some give to it, a seemingly very well constructed cigar going by looks, with each sample capped very tidily. Aromas off the foot of the cigar include a cool meatiness, reminding me of preparing to reheat some leftover steak. There’s just a touch of mellow sweetness, though I can’t quite place it other than it is a heavier expression of the term, as well as occasional smells of dry earth, wood, and a generic tobacco leaf aroma. The cold draws on two samples are firm enough to be concerning and has me thinking the cigar might be rather sl