I am even shorter on time than yesterday, which is a shame because I could go on forever about this cigar. Here's the review:
Scores
Appearance - 85
Construction - 92
Burn - 93
Draw - 87
Flavor - 90
Value - 95
Overall - 92
According to CI this cigar is the result of a collaberation between Rocky Patel and Augusto Reyes. It is medium to full bodied yet has a lot of flavor. It isn't as strong as the Ashton VSG but stronger than a CAO Brazilia (I smoked both of those last week). The ash was a nice dark grey straight enough for cigar mag glamor shots and went at least 2" before dropping. The wrapper is one of the only things that lets you know this is a bundled cigar; it had splotchy variable sized tooth, was notably veiny, was rather light for maduro, and lacked the oily sheen typical of Brazilian maduro leaves. I am more than willing to overlook the less than perfect wrapper for the taste and body this stick provided. Clip was great, draw started a bit tight but opened up in the first 1/2".
The cigar did get a bit harsh twice during its length, but maybe that could be because I was smoking it too fast. It took me over and hour to smoke (which is why I am short on time); and I smoked it down to a nub - something I RARELY do, even with expensive cigars. I can't describe the flavor other than to say it was good. Trying hard to isolate flavors I noticed leather and nuts at times.
A quick comparison; this is a poor man's CAO Brazilia. Its a little less smooth and has a bit less flavor. In return though you get a bit more kick and its less than 1/2 the price at under $2 a stick. You can get them for even less yet if you can control yourself on cigarbid.
I highly recommend this cigar.
Matt
Scores
Appearance - 85
Construction - 92
Burn - 93
Draw - 87
Flavor - 90
Value - 95
Overall - 92
According to CI this cigar is the result of a collaberation between Rocky Patel and Augusto Reyes. It is medium to full bodied yet has a lot of flavor. It isn't as strong as the Ashton VSG but stronger than a CAO Brazilia (I smoked both of those last week). The ash was a nice dark grey straight enough for cigar mag glamor shots and went at least 2" before dropping. The wrapper is one of the only things that lets you know this is a bundled cigar; it had splotchy variable sized tooth, was notably veiny, was rather light for maduro, and lacked the oily sheen typical of Brazilian maduro leaves. I am more than willing to overlook the less than perfect wrapper for the taste and body this stick provided. Clip was great, draw started a bit tight but opened up in the first 1/2".
The cigar did get a bit harsh twice during its length, but maybe that could be because I was smoking it too fast. It took me over and hour to smoke (which is why I am short on time); and I smoked it down to a nub - something I RARELY do, even with expensive cigars. I can't describe the flavor other than to say it was good. Trying hard to isolate flavors I noticed leather and nuts at times.
A quick comparison; this is a poor man's CAO Brazilia. Its a little less smooth and has a bit less flavor. In return though you get a bit more kick and its less than 1/2 the price at under $2 a stick. You can get them for even less yet if you can control yourself on cigarbid.
I highly recommend this cigar.Matt
