First I want to say thank you for the opportunity to get involved in this. Sorry it took this long to post.
Smoking Results
SIZE: Length:5 1/2 Ring: *52 *actually a 50
APPEARANCE: The appearance was a nice, dark chocolate color
CONSTRUCTION: Was very good, firm to the touch, no soft spots, 1 or 2 prominent veins
Cut: Cut with my Xicar x3
DRAW: Predraw felt a little on the loose side
BURN: Was ok, a little hot towards the end
FLAVOR: Huge spice bomb to begin with, earthy, leathery
STRENGHT: Was a medium to full
SMOKING TIME: roughly 1 1/2 hr
GENERAL IMPRESSION: at bottom
Lay out: Man cave in my garage. Currently carpeted a section with a tv, dvd, xbox, mini fridge and chair and a space heater. I had a bottle of water, I used my new Xicar x3 to snip off part of the cap. The cut was real smooth. The predraw felt a little loose. I torched the foot and blew on it until it was evenly glowing red. Preburn smelt nice, the smoke was nice and thick. It was lit with no problems and off I went. 6:30 pm.
1/3
The first thing that hit me was a huge spice bomb, this lasted for about 20 minutes. Had a very smooth smoke, burn was nice and even at this point. This stick had a lot of spice to it and a earthy taste to start with a tobacco flavor. At this point i'm pulling a lot of smoke, i'm thinking this might be a CC. At 6:45 the spice has mellowed out, and there's a sweet flavor in the background. The sweet flavor lasted briefly(other than the spice this is tasting very familiar). The ash was a peppery color and lasted about a inch.
2/3
Still smoking nice, the flavor has turned one dimensional to me. At 6:50 i'm getting a woody flavor. The ash is still intact and looks a little lighter. At 7pm a hint of the pepper and spice breifly came back. At 7:05 the flavor mellowed out a bit, but was definetly feeling like a full body smoke. At 7:16 for some reason this smoke went out. I purged it and relit the smoke.
3/3
At 7:20 I had to go make a quick PB&J, started to get a little light headed. This smoke was very familiar, i'm now thinging something along the lines of Tat/Pepin. Shortly after I put the smoke to rest.
Guess: My final guess is a Tat., I didn't guess the size. I smoked a Noella a couple days or week ago and this was very similar. Unfortunatly I did not enjoy this smoke, or the Noella. I just don't enjoy the flavor, I know some are die hard Tat, but not me. :blush: As I opened up the envelope it indeed was a Tat Regios. I want to again thank Thinde for the great selection of smokes.
Wrapper: Nicaragua Corojo 99
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Rolled: El Rey de Los Habanos, Inc. Cigar Factory / Miami, FL , U.S.A.
All Tobacco is 1st Generation Cuban Seed
Cigars are Nicaraguan puros, rolled with a Cuban triple-cap
Created by Pete Johnson, buyer for the Grand Havana Room in Beverly Hills, CA
Cigars are rolled in the classic Cuban tradition by Master Rollers headed by Maestro Tobaquero Jose "Pepin" Garcia at the El Rey de Los Habanos, Inc. Cigar Factory ( Calle Ocha Street in Little Havana ) Miami, FL , U.S.A.
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