Joya de Nicaragua Dark Corojo

BigT06

There just aren't many cigars in the world that are better than these, imho.

that is all.

blurr

I like hearing that. I bought a box of the corona (peligroso) on a hunch, good reveiws & my new perversion for all coronas. I have had them sitting in my humi for almost a year now, just waiting to break into that box to start enjoying a few every year. Sad I've waited that long, but I have an 11 month old son, so give me a break its been a hectic (but awesome) year!

BigT06

I really love these cigars. The strength, the flavor, the feel, the overall experience... it's what I look for in a cigar. Breakfast, lunch, dinner... special occasion, no reason at all... it's become my go to cigar. I am fortunate enough to smoke some pretty good cigars (many of which were gifted by the AMAZING BORKs on this very forum), and even with a cooler full of cigars, I will buy these any and every time I see them for a deal.

NightHawk

def great smokes!!

90+ Irishman

Never tried them yet, thanks for the write up BigT, on my "need to get" list now!

dowjr1

I am a fan of these also. Recently smoked a Celebracion recently and liked it too.

fla-gypsy

I have liked the JDN's I have smoked but have not hit this one yet. Added to the list of "must try" sticks

rossdavey2

I am gonna smoke one tonight. It's been awhile since I have had one.

kuzi16

i have a few of these. i want to give them time. i feel they will be great with some age.

ShotgunJohn

Funny "The Beard" and I recently had a conversation on what a great wrapper the JdN Dark Corojo has, he was pointing out how perfect the fermentation makes the leaf.
I love these they are always consistent and fantastic. Kuzi is right age makes them even better.

robbyras

I bought a test flight sampler deal (you know, one of 5 different vitolas) of these and they were funky... had 3 of them and they all provided vastly different experiences... I haven't gone back to them since... i'm sure I'm come across one again soon and smoke it, but that flight was weird...

xmacro

mmmm, got some JDN Dark Corojo Antano's in a bomb, lit it up thinking it was gonna be a dog rocket - they're now one of my favorites

j0z3r

kuzi16:

i have a few of these. i want to give them time. i feel they will be great with some age.

How much age are you thinking? My thought was somewhere in the 3-5 year range would smooth and meld the flavors considerably while allowing the cigar to retain its potency. I have a mazo of 25 laid down for that express purpose, I'm planning on pulling the first one out around the 2.5 year mark.

KingoftheCove

BigT06:

There just aren't many cigars in the world that are better than these, imho.

that is all.

Good to know! - I just got 10 El Martillos today!
I'll let them sit for a few months....if I'm "strong" enough maybe I can save 5 or so for a few years.

kuzi16

j0z3r:

kuzi16:

i have a few of these. i want to give them time. i feel they will be great with some age.

How much age are you thinking? My thought was somewhere in the 3-5 year range would smooth and meld the flavors considerably while allowing the cigar to retain its potency. I have a mazo of 25 laid down for that express purpose, I'm planning on pulling the first one out around the 2.5 year mark.

if i was to lay a box down i would do 25% for 2.5 years. 25% for 5 years and the remaining 50% for 8 - 10 years.
seriously.
they can handle it.

granneja

They are fantastic cigars in my opinion. I tried one in a bomb sent by a botl. It got me hooked.

BigT06

kuzi16:

j0z3r:

kuzi16:

i have a few of these. i want to give them time. i feel they will be great with some age.

How much age are you thinking? My thought was somewhere in the 3-5 year range would smooth and meld the flavors considerably while allowing the cigar to retain its potency. I have a mazo of 25 laid down for that express purpose, I'm planning on pulling the first one out around the 2.5 year mark.

if i was to lay a box down i would do 25% for 2.5 years. 25% for 5 years and the remaining 50% for 8 - 10 years.
seriously.
they can handle it.

I have enough of em to do this... but I love them ROTT... the longest rest any that I've ever had has been about 4 months. Maybe I like the freshness and stand out nature of the flavors? I would love to lay some down for years, but I would hate to smoke one in 5 years and end up wishing it still tasted fresh... just being honest.

I will lay down a 5 pack of em and smoke one at each year mark to see how I like it... hopefully it will be everything I hope it will be. I know you guys have a LOT more experience than I do when it comes to aging sticks, and I trust your opinions, so I will give it a shot.

kuzi16

they arent my cigars. i cant tell you what to do with them.

if you like em right off the truck, then smoke em.

i like to age a lot of cigars because one of the first things that happens is that many of the spice/harsh elements fade some.
i like strong cigars but i am not a huge fan of spice (only in moderation). if you age a few years you can have a strong not very spicy cigar.
as it has been said many times: its all personal preference.

Russ55

I'm not very partial to maduros, but I do like this one. I just dug a full box out of a cooler that has a little over a year on it. Not what I would call age, but at least they're well rested.

ljl

BigT - I'm with you on this one. I keep trying to age a few, guess I'll have to hide them somehow. They are GREAT. Seriously a top 5 for me, I feel like they are an excellent value. I always buy 'em when they come up on a deal too.

bigmatt72

How do these compare to a MoW Ruination?

kuzi16

bigmatt72:

How do these compare to a MoW Ruination?

very different if you ask me.

the JdN has a Darker (extra fermented) Corojo wrapper around a slightly modified original Antano blend. this makes it a bit sweeter and in my opinion a bit stronger but smoother (stronger tobacco but longer fermentation) than the original Antano. over all i would say the flavor is a sweet earth flavor with a hint of cream and in the finish it has a good amount of spice and sweet.

the runiation on the other hand has a Habano Ecuadorian wrapper that brings out some of the woodier sides of the Nicaraguan filler. there is a good roundness to this though with a spice that is black pepper in nature. it isnt overwhelming. the undertone to the cigar in my opinion is leather.


the blending styles are very different. this is a bit more "journey" on the ruination than on the dark corojo but i find that each puff is a bit more complex on the the JdN.

i hope that helps.

BigT06

kuzi16:

bigmatt72:

How do these compare to a MoW Ruination?

very different if you ask me.

the JdN has a Darker (extra fermented) Corojo wrapper around a slightly modified original Antano blend. this makes it a bit sweeter and in my opinion a bit stronger but smoother (stronger tobacco but longer fermentation) than the original Antano. over all i would say the flavor is a sweet earth flavor with a hint of cream and in the finish it has a good amount of spice and sweet.

the runiation on the other hand has a Habano Ecuadorian wrapper that brings out some of the woodier sides of the Nicaraguan filler. there is a good roundness to this though with a spice that is black pepper in nature. it isnt overwhelming. the undertone to the cigar in my opinion is leather.


the blending styles are very different. this is a bit more "journey" on the ruination than on the dark corojo but i find that each puff is a bit more complex on the the JdN.

i hope that helps.

+1 exactly what kuzi said. JdN DC and MoW Runi are 2 of my top 5 and I love em both. Different animals, though. But they are both animals! Full bodied with a LOT of character. The JdN DC reminds me of a LP no.9 much more so than a Runi...

bigharpoon

Of all the dark corojos I've smoked I always have a hard time keeping the wrapper burning well. Seems like they need constant touch-ups. I've got some more getting older and hopefully that helps because I really like the flavors, I'm just easily frustrated with high maintenance burns.

BigT06

bigharpoon:

Of all the dark corojos I've smoked I always have a hard time keeping the wrapper burning well. Seems like they need constant touch-ups. I've got some more getting older and hopefully that helps because I really like the flavors, I'm just easily frustrated with high maintenance burns.

that's odd. I've never had that problem. I smoke a lot of oily cigars though. That's why I keep my smoking humi at 65%rh... Maybe your rh is too high?

bigharpoon

BigT06:

bigharpoon:

Of all the dark corojos I've smoked I always have a hard time keeping the wrapper burning well. Seems like they need constant touch-ups. I've got some more getting older and hopefully that helps because I really like the flavors, I'm just easily frustrated with high maintenance burns.

that's odd. I've never had that problem. I smoke a lot of oily cigars though. That's why I keep my smoking humi at 65%rh... Maybe your rh is too high?

Maybe, I keep it at 67-68. I think maybe I smoke too slow and some sticks are okay with that and some hover on the line of going out.

bigmatt72

Thank you for your responses Kuzi and BigT, I had my first ruination the other night and really enjoyed it, and I'm glad the response was different flavor profiles but still an animal. So I will definitely be adding this animal to my rotation.

BigT06

bigharpoon:

BigT06:

bigharpoon:

Of all the dark corojos I've smoked I always have a hard time keeping the wrapper burning well. Seems like they need constant touch-ups. I've got some more getting older and hopefully that helps because I really like the flavors, I'm just easily frustrated with high maintenance burns.

that's odd. I've never had that problem. I smoke a lot of oily cigars though. That's why I keep my smoking humi at 65%rh... Maybe your rh is too high?

Maybe, I keep it at 67-68. I think maybe I smoke too slow and some sticks are okay with that and some hover on the line of going out.

well they are definitely very oily wrappers. I guess if you need to, you could dry box em first... If it's a common problem for you, I'd definitely drop your rh a couple percent.

james40

I bought a box but ended up giving or trading them all away before realizing what I did. Waiting on a deal for some of these bad boys on the sprint. They smell and feel delicious.

MrGreenMachine

bigharpoon:

Of all the dark corojos I've smoked I always have a hard time keeping the wrapper burning well. Seems like they need constant touch-ups. I've got some more getting older and hopefully that helps because I really like the flavors, I'm just easily frustrated with high maintenance burns.

I had the same trouble with the Dark Corojos. Dry boxing overnight helped quite a bit. Unfortunately you had to plan when you wanted to smoke one. Just for reference I keep my cooler at 65 % so it's not RH.

KingoftheCove

Just had my first one - only rested 9 days - and they are quite awesome