Robusto, 5" x 52 ring gauge, $1.67The Habano #3 is part of the same Gran Habano sampler from which I picked up the 3 Siglos for last week's Bargain Cigar review. The GH Habano #3 is a "classic cigar" featuring "a medium body with a smooth and balance taste" according to the company website. It consists of filler from Costa Rica, Mexico and Nicaragua; the binder and wrapper are both Nicaraguan Habano. The wrapper is a medium-brown with quite a bit of mottling, but no real flaws or defects. The cap is very generous for a bargain stick. Veins are visible but not large. The aroma from the body of the stick is barnyard and humidor, while there is more compost and cocoa from the foot. The wrapper has a very oily feel, which was particularly nice after having spent over a year in my humidor.
The prelight draw was easy and had some mildly sweet fruit flavors. Initial flavors after lighting were leather and earth. During the first third that was mostly the name of the game--leathery and earthy--but there was some chili spice on occasion to liven things up. The draw was great and the burn line needed only a minor touch-up.
During the second third, the spiciness increased some although not completely overcoming the leather flavor. The burn line developed a slight problem on one side that had to be touched up a couple more times, but overall this was still a nice smoke.
By the time the cigar was done the spice had disappeared leaving a much more earthy flavor. This is a very decent stick that fails to blow you away on any level except price. It is good but by no means great and makes a very good cigar for those times you do not want to concentrate on flavors, like when mowing the lawn or playing golf, or perhaps as your fourth or fifth stick of the day when you have had too many for it to make much difference.
Grade: B
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