cabaiguan juan
Fucking Pandas
I wanted to smoke this one while the JL2 was fresh in my head, just to see what the similarities might be. It was either @CigarStone or @kann , I believe, who asked the question about keeping the flavor profile across the marca line. Well, I recognized a lot of similar flavors but also some variation.
1/3: Chalk/mineral right of the light (same as the JL2). Red pepper spice on the 2nd draw, much sooner than the JL2, but same red pepper. The retrohale tingles a little bit due to that pepper. Now, the draw is a bit firmer then the JL2 so I'm sipping this a bit more, but it’s not terribly tight. Beginning at the half inch mark, i start getting some roasted corn (no roasted corn on the JL2, nor do I get the black pepper or espresso that the JL@ had towards the end of its first third).
2/3: This was for sure a new flavor for me- Corn flakes/potato skins/hay. I definitely did not get that on the JL2! As I continue to work my way through the second third, it appears to be mossy and/or mesquite (which I'm iffy on the mesquite flavor). Mesquite is common down in Texas, right? Can anyone from Texas confirm if they get mesquite on a JL1? There was zero overlap between the middle third of the JL2 and JL1.
3/3: The last third begins with the moss now joined by pasta water and salt. The pasta water was at the end of the JL2's second third, so I would say this is similar across the two. However, the pasta water soon dissipates leaving just moss/mustiness and salt. Some onion joins the mix, but that is fleeting, and there is pepper on the retrohale. The JL2 ended with just a black/white pepper, so this too sets the JL1 apart from the JL2.
It was very interesting being able to compare the two together this way. It was neat to be able to look back and see how the JL1 & 2 stacked up with each other, third for third. I wish I knew what the year was for this one just to further the comparison but I imagine they were similar in age. I could be happy with either the JL1 or the JL2's at this point.
1/3: Chalk/mineral right of the light (same as the JL2). Red pepper spice on the 2nd draw, much sooner than the JL2, but same red pepper. The retrohale tingles a little bit due to that pepper. Now, the draw is a bit firmer then the JL2 so I'm sipping this a bit more, but it’s not terribly tight. Beginning at the half inch mark, i start getting some roasted corn (no roasted corn on the JL2, nor do I get the black pepper or espresso that the JL@ had towards the end of its first third).
2/3: This was for sure a new flavor for me- Corn flakes/potato skins/hay. I definitely did not get that on the JL2! As I continue to work my way through the second third, it appears to be mossy and/or mesquite (which I'm iffy on the mesquite flavor). Mesquite is common down in Texas, right? Can anyone from Texas confirm if they get mesquite on a JL1? There was zero overlap between the middle third of the JL2 and JL1.
3/3: The last third begins with the moss now joined by pasta water and salt. The pasta water was at the end of the JL2's second third, so I would say this is similar across the two. However, the pasta water soon dissipates leaving just moss/mustiness and salt. Some onion joins the mix, but that is fleeting, and there is pepper on the retrohale. The JL2 ended with just a black/white pepper, so this too sets the JL1 apart from the JL2.
It was very interesting being able to compare the two together this way. It was neat to be able to look back and see how the JL1 & 2 stacked up with each other, third for third. I wish I knew what the year was for this one just to further the comparison but I imagine they were similar in age. I could be happy with either the JL1 or the JL2's at this point.
