League Of Fat Bastards Serie L Corona

📌 Brand: League of Fat Bastards
📌 Line: Serie L
📌 Size: Corona (5 1/2" × 46)
📌 Weight: 11.4 g
📌 Age: 1 year
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

• Cedar – Light, clean woodiness

• Cocoa – Soft sweetness appearing after the first third

• Earth – Gentle, grounding profile

• Bitter Herb – Noticeable at the start, fades with time

First Impressions

The Serie L Corona shows a milk-chocolate Ecuador Habano wrapper with a matte finish and tight seams. Pre-light aromas bring cedar, dry cocoa, and a touch of barnyard. Cold draw is smooth with a hint of spice and sweetness.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Opens with a bitter herbal note overshadowing the softer cedar. Burn drifts slightly, requiring early correction.

• Second Third – Bitterness fades, cocoa and cedar find balance, and earthiness adds depth. Draw and burn settle well.

• Final Third – Pepper lifts gently, cocoa stays subtle, and cedar returns to the foreground. Burn requires a minor touch-up before the finish.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Dictador 20 Year Colombian Rum with caramel, coffee, and molasses sweetness that smooths the cigar’s early bitterness while complementing the cocoa and cedar.

• Tea – Thai Black Tea (Cha Dum Yen style, without milk), naturally sweet and full-bodied, adding warmth and clarity to the cigar’s profile.

Music Pairing

“Green Aphrodisiac” – Corinne Bailey Rae
Smooth, lush textures that soften the cigar’s bitter opening.

Final Thoughts

The Series L Corona delivers a clean cedar-and-cocoa profile once it settles, but the bitter start and a few burn corrections keep it shy of the brand’s usual smoothness. Still, a solid, meaningful smoke once it finds its rhythm.

Final Score: 7/10
Why not a 10?
Early bitterness and burn issues disrupted balance and delayed flavor development despite a strong mid-section.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.