Leafy Times » LGAR Round I: Macanudo Hyde Park 5.5 x 49

A few days ago, my brother suggested we start a series of short posts where we review our LGARs. The first question you probably have is “What the heck is a LGAR“. In short, it’s a cigar that is smoked during the business week during the lunch break. While we’re dedicated cigar smokers, we both have jobs that don’t exactly let us puff away all day long. It’s a rare treat to sneak out for a nice long cigar break right in the middle of the work day. It’s almost like cheating the system by having a small piece of the weekend slammed right into the hectic week. I’m starting Round I with the perennial classic: The Macanudo Hyde Park.

I was actually just at the real Hyde Park in London a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t smoke a cigar during my visit. But this cigar’s name and in fact this entire Macanudo line always takes me back to these historic spots in England. I sat back in my car at the back of the office parking lot, opened my current book Allegiance (Star Wars) and proceeded to enjoy this mild smoke.

These are nice mild and smooth sticks. Particularly mild actually. The construction was great. The wrapper was paper thin but held together nicely. The burn and draw were also flawless (Surprising given that this stick came from JRCIGAR). The taste was pleasant. Hints of cardboard and paper are all I could really get out of this. Perhaps my palette is just not ready for mild smokes. I always find myself wanting MORE from them. This cigar never really opened up for that “WOW” moment where we slap on a high rating and go buy a box. This line of Macanudo’s will always be what our father called them “Nice, smooth cigars”. Nothing more. That said, I still enjoyed it…perhaps because I wasn’t working on a Tuesday afternoon in Sunny Ohio.

Leafy Times Offical LGAR Rating:
Another take [Maduro Version]: StogieGuys: For smooth flavor and dependable construction, the Macanudo Maduro Hyde Park receives three out of five stogies.