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Chris#####'s Blind Journey

That was an Ashton San Cristobal Guajero! You might be going, "but that doesn't fit the theme of the blind tasting!?" But I believe, indeed it does. It got such great reviews and was the talk of the town when the line first came out... but it seemed to me that shortly after that people just randomly one day quit talking about them and you don't see anything about them anymore. So, I'm categorizing it in the oft-forgotten section.
Chris
 
Very nice.... After reading the San Cristobal website I found this about the cigars:
The cigar itself turned out to be a dream come true! We truly could not be happier with the finished product! Blended entirely from rich and delicious Nicaraguan tobaccos, these cigars feature dark, oily Nicaraguan wrappers. The flavor is rich and full-bodied, exhibiting a perfect balance between strength and complexity. Hearty notes of earth, cedar and spices are accompanied by lighter notes of walnuts, espresso and dark chocolate. Each cigar is constructed impeccably and finished with a traditional Cuban Triple-Cap. Available in 7 sizes in cedar chests of 22

As for the Graycliff Double Espresso they don't claim that it has any other flavor than espresso on their website:
This richly handsome dark cigar is for the smoker whose palate has evolved to demand something stronger, the Espresso delivers a powerful punch of flavor with every puff.
 
Very good reading.. It seems as if your palate may be more involved than what you think since you seem to be nailing these pretty good. They sound like solid sticks too.
 
haguc said:
Very good reading.. It seems as if your palate may be more involved than what you think since you seem to be nailing these pretty good. They sound like solid sticks too.
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Thanks for the kind words... I have been quite shocked with what I taste when I really concentrate on the cigar. Normally when I smoke I will taste a few of things in the cigar but I will just say that was a good cigar or just average. This has been a real treat doing this and I can't think Chris enough for making me do the blind cigar review!!!!!
 
Cigar #4
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Wrapper: It had a nice brown wrapper with little to no veins showing.

Pre-light: It had a rich caramel flavor

1/3: It immediately had a very rich caramel flavor with a little bit of nuttiness. It was producing a nice ash from the start. Towards the middle of this 1/3 I started to get an earthy flavor.
Rating: 6.8
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2/3: Just a little bit in I was pleased to get a nice caramel coffee flavor!!! It still has a bit of the earthy nuttiness coming through. About half way through the cigar I picked up a bit of cinnamon that paired well with the caramel coffee.
Rating: 7.4/10
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3/3: Going into the final 1/3 the coffee started to get much stronger and became espresso flavored. The caramel was just barely there now as well as the nuttiness and cinnamon. This was a great finish to a good cigar.
Rating: 7.2/10
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Overall: This was a good cigar that developed nicely throughout the entire time. It had a great even burn the entire time with a nice ash that held like a champ. I wouldn't mind having a few of these lying around to smoke every now and then.
Overall Rating: 7.13/10
Estimated Cost: $7

*I don't know what happened to my final pic of the nub so I added a pic of my girl out enjoying the smoke and great outdoors!
 
That sir, is #2 on my list of under-rated cigars, right behind the Diablo. That is Alec Bradley's Pryme. Made to be a super-premium, didn't cut it, and since it wasn't what it was marketed to be, people totally ignored it despite the fact that, IMO, it's an amazing smoke that can now be had a down and dirty prices.
Chris
 
It looks like it will be a couple of days before I get to try out the final smoke.... I'm hoping it will be a good one.
 
The Finale

Wrapper: A good looking wrapper with very small veins. The smell of the wrapper is intoxicating

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1/3: It has a nice earthy flavor to start. It is joined by a slight vanilla flavor and it is a very creamy cigar. It also has some cedar flavors coming through with a little spice and sweetness.
Rating: 7.5

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2/3: It still has the earthy flavor and remains quite creamy. The spice is picking up a bit with a little coffee coming through. The spice starts to go away towards the end of this 1/3.
Rating: 7.9

Final 1/3: The earthy flavor and coffee are the main taste coming through. Towards the very end it tasted as if I lit some coffee grounds on fire. This is not a bad thing, It was quite a unique flavor though.
Rating: 7.8

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Overall: The smell of this cigar from the pre-light until I nubbed it was very good and very familiar. The cigar was not so familiar and was good all in itself.
Overall Rating: 7.73
 
I included this cigar because Chris was talkinga bout how much he disliked the Fuente Sungrowns to me, and I told him that the King B was a great cigar.... which spurred much discussion on either side of that opinion. Chris now knows for himself whether he likes the King B, cause that's what that was!
Chris
 
I loved reading this blind review. I would like to do that sometime. It looked like it was really fun and makes you evaluate a cigar more when you don't have any expectations based on reputation.
 
This has been a lot of fun and I have learned quite a bit while doing this!
By far my favorite was the San Cristobal and the biggest surprise would be the King B. I have only had the Cuban Belicoso sungrown and hated it.
 
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