CasaSoho
New Englander at Heart
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2006
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Let me first start by taking you back to this time yesterday. Relaxing at work, I knew a cigar would be in the mix for the night's plans. It really didn't take a lot of contemplation to figure out which stick was going to exit my humi. I acquired the PSD4 as a gift from a generous west coast CP'er and have been waiting for the right occasion to light it up. In a moment of clarity at my desk, I decided the act of smoking a cigar was an occasion within itself and no less than deserving of my first PSD4 that night.
I went in with the mind-set that I wanted to love this cigar. Not only was it my first PSD4, it was my first Partagas. (Not entirely true, I did try an 8-9-8, but was rich in naiveté at the time and am now 95% sure it was sick, did you know they now have hymen reconstruction surgery? I digress.) My first Partagas, what a momentous occasion I thought it would be.
I would describe the stick as being medium in color, well constructed, with a smooth shimmering wrapper. It smelled rather ordinary, heavy notes of cedar. My trusty torch provided a nice light that would keep straight burn all the way through. The initial draw yielded a sharpness I can't define. It prevented me from immediately submitting to the flavors of the cigar the way I have with so many other Habanos (i.e. RA, Cuaba, RDM, SCDLH, among others). After initial displeasure, I tried to lower the bar for this cigar by imagining it as a mid-level NC I found at the local B&M. To my surprise, this was a bar the flavor was barely able to clear, although a smoothness quickly emerged. After looking through many past posts this morning, I am still unable to identify the overt taste that held back this cigar for me. The closest fit would be "grassy". It's not my intention to solely judge this cigar on what I thought was the dominant flavor because I would be discounting another area where it really shined.
After a little research over at m-w.com the word that best describes the PSD4's smoke is mellifluous. Although somewhat objectionable in flavor, the smoke emitting from this cigar was unlike any other I had experienced. It was rich and creamy. I could feel it move around my mouth before melting away, the way only a decadent desert can. Within the smoothness of the smoke I picked up undertones of leather and other notes I can't recall. I won't bother insulting you by either making them up or stealing from elsewhere. In any event, they were flavors I wished were much more pronounced than the "grass". The quality of the smoke alone gave me the feeling I had the making of an excellent cigar, I just wish it had the flavor to match.
I won't be so brazen as to say this was my last PSD4 or Partagas. It would be ludicrous to do so based one 1 cigar. However, with so much out there that I have yet to try, I would imagine it will be awhile before I revisit this line. I truly hope my first Cohiba doesn't yield similar results. There might be a Sig IV in the mix tonight.
I welcome any of you to help me further understand the profile of the PSD4.
I went in with the mind-set that I wanted to love this cigar. Not only was it my first PSD4, it was my first Partagas. (Not entirely true, I did try an 8-9-8, but was rich in naiveté at the time and am now 95% sure it was sick, did you know they now have hymen reconstruction surgery? I digress.) My first Partagas, what a momentous occasion I thought it would be.
I would describe the stick as being medium in color, well constructed, with a smooth shimmering wrapper. It smelled rather ordinary, heavy notes of cedar. My trusty torch provided a nice light that would keep straight burn all the way through. The initial draw yielded a sharpness I can't define. It prevented me from immediately submitting to the flavors of the cigar the way I have with so many other Habanos (i.e. RA, Cuaba, RDM, SCDLH, among others). After initial displeasure, I tried to lower the bar for this cigar by imagining it as a mid-level NC I found at the local B&M. To my surprise, this was a bar the flavor was barely able to clear, although a smoothness quickly emerged. After looking through many past posts this morning, I am still unable to identify the overt taste that held back this cigar for me. The closest fit would be "grassy". It's not my intention to solely judge this cigar on what I thought was the dominant flavor because I would be discounting another area where it really shined.
After a little research over at m-w.com the word that best describes the PSD4's smoke is mellifluous. Although somewhat objectionable in flavor, the smoke emitting from this cigar was unlike any other I had experienced. It was rich and creamy. I could feel it move around my mouth before melting away, the way only a decadent desert can. Within the smoothness of the smoke I picked up undertones of leather and other notes I can't recall. I won't bother insulting you by either making them up or stealing from elsewhere. In any event, they were flavors I wished were much more pronounced than the "grass". The quality of the smoke alone gave me the feeling I had the making of an excellent cigar, I just wish it had the flavor to match.
I won't be so brazen as to say this was my last PSD4 or Partagas. It would be ludicrous to do so based one 1 cigar. However, with so much out there that I have yet to try, I would imagine it will be awhile before I revisit this line. I truly hope my first Cohiba doesn't yield similar results. There might be a Sig IV in the mix tonight.
I welcome any of you to help me further understand the profile of the PSD4.
