About 6 months ago I bought a nice cigar collection consisting of some rare OpusX, pre-embargo Cubans and a few other rare collectable cigars. When I bought this collection I asked if there was anything I should only smoke for a special occasion. The gentleman reached into the humidor and said only to smoke this one if I won the lottery, or was celebrating the birth of my first born son.

Turns out I don’t plan on having any more children, and I have given up on winning the lottery, so I reached for the cigar, which ends up being a Johnny-O Corona Gorda pigtail. I thought my wife was going to pass out when I told her I was going to smoke it.

So, I cut the cigar and lit it. At first the draw was very tight, so I stuck a cigar poker into it and then it came to life. I have described cigars with hints of leather, but this had a strong leather flavor with some hints of pepper, almost a buttery taste if that sounds right.

I do not know a lot about the Johnny-O Corona Gorda pigtail, but if I ever find them again, I would grab a few to stock in my humidor. After doing some research online, I cannot find any information except for a few reviews of other Johnny-O’s, but not the Johnny-O Corona Gorda pigtail. So, if you know anything about these, please feel free to comment and if you have a source to grab a few of these, please email me!

Overall, I really enjoyed the Johnny-O Corona Gorda pigtail and the cigar really came alive just midway. I started getting some hint of chocolate and as I nubbed the cigar it had a strong pepper taste. I would rate this one a 9 out of 10.