souldog
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Came home from watching District 9 with Stoggie13 and Mrs. Souldog, and I decided to review a cigar. This particular cigar was gifted to me by Pugman, and he asked me to do a review on it. From what I remember, this cigar is a favorite of Jonesy's, and I hear that guy smokes nothin' but trash, so we'll see how this goes! :sign:
Unfortunately, my Blackberry Storm is showing some issues and the camera doesn't want to work. I'm pissed that I won't have pictures, but bear with me.
Cigar: Alec Bradley Tempus Terra Novo
Size: 5" x 50
Wrapper: Corojo
Start Time: 2150 hours
Initial Impressions: Pulling it out of the humidor, I noticed the wrapper appeared very oily, and the production is without flaw. There are no prominent veins throughout the wrapper, and the smell of the cigar is sweet, with an earthy finish.
The Smoke: I clipped the cap, and took a pre-light draw. I wasn't able to pick up any strong flavors in the pre-light draw, but I noticed that it wasn't very difficult, and seemed kind of "open." I hope this isn't the case when it's lit, because I like a cigar to have a little resistance when drawing in the smoke.
I toast the foot, blow on the embers until the foot is a healthy bright orange, and go to work. Immediately I am hit with a bitter tobacco taste, and I'm not so sure about this cigar. After a fe more draws, I think I confused the bitterness of crappy tobacco with the bitterness of dark chocolate. I'm picking up alot of chocolate aftertaste, and the flavors are beginning to open up nicely. It's a damn good thing I didn't chuck this stick!
I normally don't smoke corojos, as maduro cigars are my weapon of choice, so this is taking some getting used to. I'm not getting that huge "punch in the mouth" type taste I'm used to, so I'm really going to have to pay attention. The ash is holding up very well, and the burn is perfect.
As I am moving into the second third, the spiciness of the corojo wrapper is beginning to manifest itself. The flavor of the cigar seems to be most prevalent in the aftertaste rather than the smoke, and it is giving off spicy pepper with the aftertaste of chocolate. I could definitely see smoking this on a foggy beach morning with a cup of joe. It's pretty darn tasty. I've had to fix the burn a few times as it's becoming lopsided in the middle of the smoke, but nothing like that Opus I had a few days ago! :laugh:
In the final third now, and man is this cigar nice. I was thinking about chucking it at the first sign of the bitterness, but now that I've stuck through it, it's flavor profile is presenting itself nicely. The sweet undertones of caramel and chocolate flavor are being overpowered by the bold spicy pepper taste, and I'm enjoying it!
Overall: This cigar was different from my usual pursuits, and a few turns were unexpected in the flavor profile, but overall it was a good medium-bodied cigar. The real test is if I would buy a box of these, and I'd have to say no. I would probably pay $7-$8 USD for this cigar, and would keep a fiver around for when I wanted something different. Thanks again to The Pugster for letting me try it, and hopefully this review was profanity-free!
End Time: 2250 hours
Unfortunately, my Blackberry Storm is showing some issues and the camera doesn't want to work. I'm pissed that I won't have pictures, but bear with me.
Cigar: Alec Bradley Tempus Terra Novo
Size: 5" x 50
Wrapper: Corojo
Start Time: 2150 hours
Initial Impressions: Pulling it out of the humidor, I noticed the wrapper appeared very oily, and the production is without flaw. There are no prominent veins throughout the wrapper, and the smell of the cigar is sweet, with an earthy finish.
The Smoke: I clipped the cap, and took a pre-light draw. I wasn't able to pick up any strong flavors in the pre-light draw, but I noticed that it wasn't very difficult, and seemed kind of "open." I hope this isn't the case when it's lit, because I like a cigar to have a little resistance when drawing in the smoke.
I toast the foot, blow on the embers until the foot is a healthy bright orange, and go to work. Immediately I am hit with a bitter tobacco taste, and I'm not so sure about this cigar. After a fe more draws, I think I confused the bitterness of crappy tobacco with the bitterness of dark chocolate. I'm picking up alot of chocolate aftertaste, and the flavors are beginning to open up nicely. It's a damn good thing I didn't chuck this stick!
I normally don't smoke corojos, as maduro cigars are my weapon of choice, so this is taking some getting used to. I'm not getting that huge "punch in the mouth" type taste I'm used to, so I'm really going to have to pay attention. The ash is holding up very well, and the burn is perfect.
As I am moving into the second third, the spiciness of the corojo wrapper is beginning to manifest itself. The flavor of the cigar seems to be most prevalent in the aftertaste rather than the smoke, and it is giving off spicy pepper with the aftertaste of chocolate. I could definitely see smoking this on a foggy beach morning with a cup of joe. It's pretty darn tasty. I've had to fix the burn a few times as it's becoming lopsided in the middle of the smoke, but nothing like that Opus I had a few days ago! :laugh:
In the final third now, and man is this cigar nice. I was thinking about chucking it at the first sign of the bitterness, but now that I've stuck through it, it's flavor profile is presenting itself nicely. The sweet undertones of caramel and chocolate flavor are being overpowered by the bold spicy pepper taste, and I'm enjoying it!
Overall: This cigar was different from my usual pursuits, and a few turns were unexpected in the flavor profile, but overall it was a good medium-bodied cigar. The real test is if I would buy a box of these, and I'd have to say no. I would probably pay $7-$8 USD for this cigar, and would keep a fiver around for when I wanted something different. Thanks again to The Pugster for letting me try it, and hopefully this review was profanity-free!
End Time: 2250 hours
It's nice to step out of your ordinary smokes once and a while, it's about time I do that again. How was District 9? I'm curious about that one.
Hey, you even write reviews like a cop!
