Smoked one last night while reading a book in the back yard. Damn. THis thing was a powerhouse. Good thing I had just eaten a hearty meal.
Full of pepper and leather, and was described as "about as subtle as a gorilla wearing brass knuckles."
Now, I like a strong cigar sometimes, and other times I like a nice light "morning smoke," and everything in between But this monster knocked my socks off. I still smoked it down to below the band, becasue it was a very good cigar, and I really like smoking. I put it down once, long enough to go inside, pour a hearty scotch, and come back out.
The draw was a little easy, IMHO for a cigar so powerful and LARGE, I think it was about a 58-60 ring gauge. Maybe 6.5 inches? I don't even remember how long it was. I smoked for around 2.25 hours, I think, give or take a bit.
The burn was a tad uneven for the first two inches, but then evened out pretty nicely. The flavors, strong as they were, were well developed and changed as the huge amount of smoke built up and affected the remainder of the cigar.
It is a little strong for me for almost all occassions, and is definitely not a smoke to be taken lightly. Honestly, I'm not sure I will smoke another, even though it was a good cigar. FOr the money (about 7.50/stick retail), there are other cigars that I enjoy more. On the rare occassions that I have the time and inclination for a powerhouse, there are finer cigars that I enjoy, and save for just such an occassion.
The name is not official, apparently, and they are taking applications for the naming of the cigar, withthe winner getting a trunk of 365 cigars from Camacho. I can't even begin to think of a name for this brute.
ANyone else smoked one?
I'd love to hear someoene else's opinion.
Full of pepper and leather, and was described as "about as subtle as a gorilla wearing brass knuckles."
Now, I like a strong cigar sometimes, and other times I like a nice light "morning smoke," and everything in between But this monster knocked my socks off. I still smoked it down to below the band, becasue it was a very good cigar, and I really like smoking. I put it down once, long enough to go inside, pour a hearty scotch, and come back out.
The draw was a little easy, IMHO for a cigar so powerful and LARGE, I think it was about a 58-60 ring gauge. Maybe 6.5 inches? I don't even remember how long it was. I smoked for around 2.25 hours, I think, give or take a bit.
The burn was a tad uneven for the first two inches, but then evened out pretty nicely. The flavors, strong as they were, were well developed and changed as the huge amount of smoke built up and affected the remainder of the cigar.
It is a little strong for me for almost all occassions, and is definitely not a smoke to be taken lightly. Honestly, I'm not sure I will smoke another, even though it was a good cigar. FOr the money (about 7.50/stick retail), there are other cigars that I enjoy more. On the rare occassions that I have the time and inclination for a powerhouse, there are finer cigars that I enjoy, and save for just such an occassion.
The name is not official, apparently, and they are taking applications for the naming of the cigar, withthe winner getting a trunk of 365 cigars from Camacho. I can't even begin to think of a name for this brute.
ANyone else smoked one?
I'd love to hear someoene else's opinion.
