Ashton Heritage Belicoso

Invited to taste McAllen and Ashton Heritage -free! Outstanding cigar. Not full, more moderate but very complex. Lovely ash stayed on till the band! Fine smoke but at $200 a box (that is with a 20% discount) out of my range.

All the Ashtons I've had thus far have been great, solid cigars. They are overpriced, though. This one was very good, though a bit of a disappointment. It was constructed beautifully, with a nice easy draw and tons of aromatic smoke. It lacked complexity. The flavour was pretty straightforward and smooth. Medium bodied, cedary and a bit leathery towards the end. It did improve as it was smoked, which is definitely good. If it were priced less and if I had not expected so much as far as flavour goes, it would have gotten a better score.

This was one of my first cigars and I still remember it. It had a very even, coolish burn with flavorful smoke...not overpowering, mild to medium strength. Appearance of the belicoso is great. Downside is the price.