H. Vachon
King of the Hobo Hut
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Robusto
Clean triple cap/Closed foot
Firm and consistent construction
Cold draw: Floral/Sweet tobacco
Initial thoughts: Sweet, floral and woody notes. Very low smoke output but the draw is perfect for me. Typically takes two or three draws to get much in the way of smoke. (ROTT not dry boxed may be the cause)
1/3 - It’s a solid medium off the bat. The floral notes are gone. I didn’t toast the closed foot, I just lit it right up to get a taste for the wrapper, I think that may have been where that was coming from. Smoke volume has really increased now. Earth, sweet tobacco and oak. A decent amount of pepper spice in the retrohale. The burn is razor sharp with no corrections.
2/3 - As I enter the second third, I’m starting to get some citrus. I can say I’ve never really experienced that or at least I’ve never been able to pick it out. The sweetness is fading and starting to get more leather and earth. The pepper is barely hanging on in the background.
3/3 - The final third was similar to the second. Leather, earth and oak. Stepped up to medium+ near the end.
I really enjoyed smoking this cigar and I’m excited to see what some time and dry boxing does for it. The draw had a little hiccup in the beginning but self corrected within a few minutes. Burn and construction were spot on. I’m curious to hear what everyone else thinks after trying these
Clean triple cap/Closed foot
Firm and consistent construction
Cold draw: Floral/Sweet tobacco
Initial thoughts: Sweet, floral and woody notes. Very low smoke output but the draw is perfect for me. Typically takes two or three draws to get much in the way of smoke. (ROTT not dry boxed may be the cause)
1/3 - It’s a solid medium off the bat. The floral notes are gone. I didn’t toast the closed foot, I just lit it right up to get a taste for the wrapper, I think that may have been where that was coming from. Smoke volume has really increased now. Earth, sweet tobacco and oak. A decent amount of pepper spice in the retrohale. The burn is razor sharp with no corrections.
2/3 - As I enter the second third, I’m starting to get some citrus. I can say I’ve never really experienced that or at least I’ve never been able to pick it out. The sweetness is fading and starting to get more leather and earth. The pepper is barely hanging on in the background.
3/3 - The final third was similar to the second. Leather, earth and oak. Stepped up to medium+ near the end.
I really enjoyed smoking this cigar and I’m excited to see what some time and dry boxing does for it. The draw had a little hiccup in the beginning but self corrected within a few minutes. Burn and construction were spot on. I’m curious to hear what everyone else thinks after trying these
My reviews kinda go something like this: liked it. hated it. loved it. I can think of a lot of places to use that too...but I’ll leave that one alone lol
