Ozgener Bosphorus 52

Ozgener Bosphorus 52 features a smooth, dark Ecuadorian Sumatran wrapper with nary a vein to be found – nice. Soft, squeezy, box-pressed beauty. You have to love the blue, gold and orange cigar band – elegant. Flavor profile: Cedar. earth, floral, cream, pepper, nuts, mild chocolate/cocoa, some fruit (hard to identify), sweetness like honey and allspice. Some of what I taste could be characterized as caramel – something I rarely taste in cigars. I’m thinking of pairing it with a Speyside Scotch – a Macallan or The Balvenie Doublewood 12. Settled on a Glenmorangie. Hints of leather and nutmeg join the party during the second third. Nice. There’s a nice rich complexity and well balanced flavorsl

The construction was near flawless until around the halfway mark. Then the burn line became uneven. It hit a soft spot, tough to keep it lit. Touchups didn’t help. Huffing and puffing, hot boxing it for awhile until it finally recovered and I was able to smoke it again. Ignition recovered. Houston, we no longer have a problem. Well, the cigar is relit. But, as is so often with relights, this stick has lost much of its flavor from the relight, the soft spot and some hot boxing to get it pumping out smoke again. I have had this occur twice now smoking the Oz Bosphorus so there is a construction issue they need to address.

The Oz Bosphorus is an enjoyable smoke. It would be more so with the construction issues under control.

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