The Particulars

The Review

This review for the Aganorsa JFR Lunatic Maduro (Size that shall not be named) - Belicoso (10 x 100) is based on the journal entry dated 2025-12-07

Ok, so let’s break this one down as this isn’t your normal, everyday cigar.  So it doesn’t get your normal, everyday review.  First, I smoked this at the Louisana Ash Hole’s Christmas Bash.  One thing I never do is review a cigar at the lounge because there’s all sorts of other cigar smoke and smells mixing in the air that can affect how I interpret the flavor.  Second, because I knew this was going to go on for an extended period of time, I just captured my thoughts in real-time and didn’t put this in my normal review format.  That means you’re going to see time stamps as we get through the smoke, to give you an idea of how far in my comments are and some of the nicotine hallucinations I endured trying to make it through the cigar.  Because in the end, this is less about identifying all the nuance and delicacy in the flavors, it’s just the experience of surviving a cigar.  This isn’t a scalpel, it’s a sledgehammer.

Normally, I buy 4 or 5 of a cigar and I always plan to smoke a cigar multiple times.  Given the size of this thing, that’s not happening here.  This is a one time deal.  When you double the ring gauge of a cigar, the volume increases exponentially, like by roughly 8 times.  So a 100 ring cigar, could have approximately 8x the tobacco of a 50 ring at the same length.  Now that we’re talking about a 10″ long cigar, it’s not out of bounds to say that this 10×100 is approximately the same as SIXTEEN 5×50 robustos.

So let’s get into this thing!  The JFR Lunatic Maduro is a surprisingly nice-looking cigar. The dark milk chocolate wrapper is velvety soft, oily, and has some nice mottling to it. There’s a reasonable number of veins for the size of it, no hard or thick veins, and the seams are tight. The head is tapered so it’s able to accommodate most cutters.

Thank goodness for that tapered head because most cutters would not work with the 100-ring gauge. I would’ve used the punch, but I decided to start with the V-cutter. I figured at first I could do a second cut with the guillotine if needed. The V-cut works, but I’m dying because it looks extra dick-like now. 😅

0:00

And we’re lighting it up. So the draw is surprisingly good for the size of the cigar, but it’s a little awkward to smoke. I grabbed my oversized quad torch and it didn’t take much effort to get going. The burn is a little uneven and wavy, but we’re starting off ok. I might recut with the guillotine later.

Initial flavors are your typical MSA chocolate greeting me. I’m not sure how much I’ll get because I’m smoking at the lounge surrounded by other smokers, but we’ll see what we can do. It’s pleasant, if a little generic to start, but this is an initial profile that bodes well for an extended smoking session.

0:15

We’re not even an inch in yet. We’re going to be here a while. 😅 The burn is wavy as hell, but we’re not at any risk of canoeing. Flavors are still very chocolaty—baking cocoa and malt, supported by a good mix of coffee, earth, and sweetness. There are bits of generic leather and barnyard, but it’s a pleasant profile. There’s light bitterness, no harshness, and it’s smooth in the first inch. It’s a good start!

0:20

Making progress, about an inch and a half in. Still smoking well, the burn line is improving, and the profile is holding and chocolate-heavy. I do find that I’m doing multiple puffs with longer breaks to keep things going on the burn. I’m curious to see how the ash will hold up, but it’s solid so far. It’s a light-to-medium gray with a lot of little bits of feathering and dark spots, but it’s not flaking or dropping anything.

1:00

About 1/3 of the way in and the ash is still holding, but it’s starting to develop some cracks and it has lost some of the outer layer in spots. So I’m going to ash now rather than risk it falling on me. After ashing, I notice that I’m coning, and that’s not a big surprise. I take the time to apply a good relight to the filler and even out the edges. Flavors are largely unchanged, with earth and coffee increasing just slightly.

1:30

General Fuckery assesses the situation on the battlefield.

The sun has finally dipped below the treeline, granting us a reprieve from the arduous clamor of the day. The engagement was fierce, a grinding affair that has left both the men and the horses utterly spent. I feel the weight of command heavy upon my shoulders tonight, a physical burden that rivals the mud clinging to my boots. We have held the line, but at a cost that I dare not tally until the morning muster.

In this fleeting quiet, I have sought solace in the only luxury afforded to me in this godforsaken wilderness: a cigar of truly monstrous proportions, sent from an admirer in the capital. I am but halfway through the beast, and it burns with a steady, reassuring glow against the gathering dark.

It is a remarkable specimen. Unlike the harsh, biting leaf the men are forced to endure, this tobacco possesses a character of unexpected refinement. It draws with a velvet smoothness that calms the nerves instantly. There is a distinct, rich profile to the smoke—a flavor reminiscent of dark chocolate or cocoa beans, earthy and sweet, which lingers pleasantly on the palate. It is a strange juxtaposition, to taste such decadence whilst the scent of gunpowder and damp wool still hangs heavy in the air.

I shall savor this halfway point, for the smoke is thick and the ash holds firm. It allows me a moment to contemplate the months ahead. The air grows sharp; the frost is already claiming the grass. We must look to our fortifications and supply lines immediately, for a long, bitter winter is upon us. If we are to survive the cold as we have survived the enemy fire, we must be dug in deep before the first snows bury these fields.

For now, however, just the smoke.

1:40

I’m taking a break for food and drink. 😅 It’s a party, and you’ve gotta enjoy the party! The cigar stayed lit during my break and evened out the burn a little bit. For being such a large cigar, the burn has been surprisingly reliable. I am touching it up every so often, but given the girth of it, I’m not holding that against it because the touchups are mostly focused on keeping the center hot.

2:00

Dickey knows I need some inspiration, he’s not going to let me give up!

Listen to me! Look at me! You lookin’ at that thing like it’s a monster. Like it’s Apollo Creed wrapped in Mexican San Andrés! It ain’t nothin’! It’s just dried leaves, kid! You gonna let a bundle of vegetation push you around? You gonna let a plant tell you when the fight is over?

You started strong. Yeah, real pretty in the first half. Nice draw, steady burn, lookin’ like a contender. But pretty don’t put trophies on the shelf! Now you’re in the deep water. Now you’re in the championship rounds! The flavor’s gettin’ heavy! The tar is buildin’ up! The heat is risin’ near your fingertips!

This is where the bums fold, Rock! This is where they put it in the ashtray and say, “Oh, Dickey, I’m too dizzy, it’s too bold.”

I didn’t train no quitter! You think Marciano stopped halfway through? You think he put the stogie down ’cause his throat got a little scratchy? No! He inhaled! He took it to the nub! He burned his lips because he loved the pain!

You gotta want it! You gotta suck the soul outta that thing! You stick it in your mug, you clamp down, and you draw until your eyes water! You show that cigar who the boss is! You eat lightning and you crap thunder, and right now, you are gonna smoke that stick until it’s nothing but ash.

2:15

Ok, the first negative of the smoke occurred. Working the V-cut for 2 hours, the draw was tightening up and the tobacco at the tip was getting moist and oily. I wish I had my big ring gauge guillotine cutter that could handle an 80, but my normal Colibri was able to cut off just enough. Now the draw is nice and open again and we’re back in business. 💪🏻

I’m getting a little bit more pepper and coffee, but we’re still chocolate-heavy, earthy, and smooth. Sweetness is reduced slightly, and bitterness has increased. But we’re still in a good spot for the flavor profile.

2:40

I’m getting bored. 😅

3:05

Still bored 😅, but I’m in the final third. The coffee and extra bitter notes have pulled back a little. The burn is still good. I’ve done multiple touchups, but they’ve all been to keep the center filler burning. The center burning slower has been the biggest issue to this point. Since recutting with the guillotine, the draw has been beautiful.

3:10

I’m starting to feel a little bit of a nicotine hit, but nothing major. Food and sugar help!

3:35

We’re getting close, but there’s some harshness building and the back of my throat is starting to burn. This has been a marathon! But after a couple of minutes, the harshness subsides and we’re back to a nice, smooth, chocolaty smoke. The cigar is starting to get a little squishy, but it’s still burning nicely.

4:00

The Pastor is looking for believers to take us to the promise land!

Brothers and Sisters of the Leaf! Can I get a witness? I look at you right now, and I see the weariness in your eyes! I see the slack in your jaw! I see you looking at that clock, realizing four hours have passed—four hours in the valley of the shadow of the wrapper!

You are holding in your hand not a cigar, but a log of destiny! That is ten inches of tribulation! That is one hundred ring gauge of trial! You are wrestling with the Leviathan, you are dancing with the Behemoth, and right now, the devil of Boredom is whispering in your ear. He is saying, “Put it down, son. It’s too much tobacco. You’ve done enough. Your palate is fried.”

I SAY THEE NAY!

Do not let that fire go out! Did you start this journey to quit in the middle of the river? Did you light that foot just to walk away when the draw got tight? NO!

You are a warrior of the humidor! You have smoked through the first third—the sweetness of youth! You have endured the second third—the spice of life! And now? Now you are in the deep waters. The nicotine is heavy, the jaw is aching, and the time is dragging on like a Sunday sermon in July!

But I am here to tell you that the glory is in the NUB! You do not purge this beast; you purge your weakness! You take another draw! You let that smoke billow like the clouds on Mount Sinai! You show that 10-by-100 monster who is the master of this lounge!

Whatever blend is in there—Dominican, Nicaraguan, Honduran—it is testing your spirit! It wants you to tap out! It wants to remain unsmoked in the ashtray of history!

Do not give it that satisfaction!

Puff, my brother! Puff until the band falls off! Puff until your fingertips feel the heat of victory! Puff until you have turned that tree trunk into a pile of gray ash and glory!

Finish the race! Fight the good fight! Keep the cherry lit!

CAN I GET AN AMEN?

4:25

The last couple of hours have been dragging on. I’m feeling the nicotine. Coffee notes are getting stronger again. I’m starting to question why I did this to myself. 😅 But I’m not giving up! 😭

5:00

I think I’ve taken this as far as I can. I’m done. 🥵

5:05

The Seanold recognizes this most amazing cigar achievement while I think about how I need a nap.

Sean just finished the JFR Lunatic. A MASSIVE 10-inch cigar. A monster! The Fake News Media couldn’t handle a stick this big, they’d tap out in twenty minutes. Low energy! But we stuck with it.

It took FIVE HOURS. Can you believe it? Five long hours of smoking. Many people said it couldn’t be done, they said “Sir, that’s too much time,” but we did it.

It’s got a lot of chocolate. Very strong chocolate flavor. Is it the greatest cigar in the history of the world? Maybe not. It’s decent. It’s fine. I’ve had better, believe me, but it’s a solid smoke.

But let me tell you, finishing a 10-inch cigar is a TREMENDOUS achievement. It takes stamina. It takes grit. You have to be a very strong person to get to the nub of something this big. Most people would quit. They’d say “It’s too much!” But not Sean.

That is why I am officially awarding Sean the Medal of Smoking Greatness. A very big honor! He sat there, he fought through the nicotine, and he won. Total Smoking Greatness.

Congratulations, Sean! Make Smoking Great Again!

Review Base Rating (0-5):

3.50

Would I Buy It Again?

Most likely (good stick, but look for a deal)

Review Final Score (0-10):

7.00

Overall Score and Individual Journal Entries

While the review is based off one instance of journaling this cigar; there’s a number of reasons you can have different experiences smoking the same cigar multiple times. A blend can evolve with age (for better or worse), palates evolves, preferences change, and sometimes you just get a bad example!  This section captures the ratings from each journal entry and the related journal photo.  Below you’ll find an aggregate score based on every time the cigar has been journaled. Unless it was a gift or on-off smoke, this section will be updated every time I journal this cigar!

The Flavor Wheel

With every cigar I journal, I capture simple ratings of the basic flavor categories that I experience.  These are more generalized than what you would see in a review, but a distinct profile can still be built out.  When multiple instances of the same cigar have been journaled, the scores are averaged out in an attempt to build a reliable flavor profile based on my palate.

The values entered for the strength of each flavor range from 0 to 3.

• 0:   No flavor detected
• 1:   Mild flavor
• 2:   Medium flavor
• 3:   Strong flavor

Note: desktop / large screens will see a flavor wheel while mobile / small screens will see a bar chart.

With every cigar I journal, I capture simple ratings of the basic flavor categories that I experience.  These are more generalized than what you would see in a review, but a distinct profile can still be built out.  When multiple instances of the same cigar have been journaled, the scores are averaged out in an attempt to build a reliable flavor profile based on my palate.

The values entered for the strength of each flavor range from 0 to 3.

• 0:   No flavor detected
• 1:   Mild flavor
• 2:   Medium flavor
• 3:   Strong flavor

Note: desktop / large screens will see a flavor wheel while mobile / small screens will see a bar chart.