Size: 6″ x 52
Vitola: Perfecto (Diploma shape)
Wrapper: Cameroon
Origin: Honduras
Age: 3 years
Continuing the 4th of Fireworks celebration, I reviewed the next oldest Liberty I had on hand, the 2006. The 2006 Liberty is a bit special as it is the only Liberty that featured a Cameroon wrapper. This has been one of my favorites over time, but one I did not enjoy that much when they came out as I thought the potent filler overwhelmed the spicy sweetness of the Cameroon wrapper.
The wrapper has a beautiful oily sheen to it, along with the requisite tooth that is a characteristic to Cameroon leaf.
The draw was nice and easy, but almost immediately after lighting, the burn started to canoe. 
Flavor-wise, I actually noticed the Cameroon flavors right away, which was different than what I experienced when these first came out. I was greeted with sweet and spicy cinnamon with a hint of cocoa and licorice.
As I was nursing the burn back even, the licorice flavors intensified and this really started to get good!
The last third was delicious: Cocoa, coffee and licorice oh my!
It was a little dry on the finish, but that’s kind of a Cameroon thing, and the cigar was dangerously close to “overheating” a few times, but I really enjoyed it! I can’t give it as high of a score as I want to as the construction and heat issues need to be subtracted from the overall score.
Rating: 88 (B+)
Don’t stress J, you will have a few new ones to review tomorrow, one of which should not last long knowing you…