Short and sweet review.
Construction: Very nice. Smooth wrapper with good EMS color, no soft spots. Good weight in the hand. Has a triple cap which makes sense, as these are marketed as "...the cigars that rollers would smoke in the factories."
Draw: Fairly light, but not so much like you feel you're sucking an empty soda straw.
Pre-light: Rich, semi-coffee and chocolatey flavor. No vegetal taste.
Burn, ash and smoke: Dead straight, medium gray and solid, tons of smoke.
Flavor and finish: the coffee and chocolate didn't materialize. Woody/cedary in the first inch, then a straightforward tobacco flavor. Nothing particularly complex. Became a little bitter in the last 2 inches. Looooonnng finish, quite nice, a little spiciness comes through. Not a real creamy smoke, but not sharp or astringent.
Overall: A very nice, mild to medium stick, one that you don't have to pay a lot of attention to to enjoy. Would be a good stick to introduce someone to cigars.
I'd give it a B+, mostly due to its simplicity. I bought a sampler, so if any of the other sizes are different, I'll post again.
Construction: Very nice. Smooth wrapper with good EMS color, no soft spots. Good weight in the hand. Has a triple cap which makes sense, as these are marketed as "...the cigars that rollers would smoke in the factories."
Draw: Fairly light, but not so much like you feel you're sucking an empty soda straw.
Pre-light: Rich, semi-coffee and chocolatey flavor. No vegetal taste.
Burn, ash and smoke: Dead straight, medium gray and solid, tons of smoke.
Flavor and finish: the coffee and chocolate didn't materialize. Woody/cedary in the first inch, then a straightforward tobacco flavor. Nothing particularly complex. Became a little bitter in the last 2 inches. Looooonnng finish, quite nice, a little spiciness comes through. Not a real creamy smoke, but not sharp or astringent.
Overall: A very nice, mild to medium stick, one that you don't have to pay a lot of attention to to enjoy. Would be a good stick to introduce someone to cigars.
I'd give it a B+, mostly due to its simplicity. I bought a sampler, so if any of the other sizes are different, I'll post again.
