Got this in a split with sir smokes a lot. Poured an already opened Taylor Fladgate 1999 LBV.
Construction was slightly below average for the typical regular production. I've always had some sort of wrapper issue with one out of 10 vitolas. The wrapper was a stained oak brown. It has a crack that ran longitudinal from band to capa. When the head was snipped the rest of the head fell apart and loosened up. I was picking pieces of the wrapper out of my mouth throughout the smoke. Had to smoke this gingerly and gently the whole time. The tooth was medium some veining is easily visible. Feel was soft. With that, the draw was easy. The robusto lit easily after a quick time at toasting the foot. It canoed halfway. Corrections had to be made from time to time.
Prelight draw was an earthy scent. First draws were very earthy with highlights of grassiness, the partagas way. A bit of twang touched sides of my tongue during the first few puffs. The earthiness remained throughout the smoke. The grassiness was replaced with full bodied tobacco taste. The ever entertaining earthy taste did not let me put the cigar in it's cradle often. I was very suprise to find peppery tastes. I'm sure the FOGs know this.
I did not nub this. The canoeing problems led to some cold cigar tastes near the band. The overall taste experience was certainly above average, as was it is with all vitolas with the same pedigree.
Construction was slightly below average for the typical regular production. I've always had some sort of wrapper issue with one out of 10 vitolas. The wrapper was a stained oak brown. It has a crack that ran longitudinal from band to capa. When the head was snipped the rest of the head fell apart and loosened up. I was picking pieces of the wrapper out of my mouth throughout the smoke. Had to smoke this gingerly and gently the whole time. The tooth was medium some veining is easily visible. Feel was soft. With that, the draw was easy. The robusto lit easily after a quick time at toasting the foot. It canoed halfway. Corrections had to be made from time to time.
Prelight draw was an earthy scent. First draws were very earthy with highlights of grassiness, the partagas way. A bit of twang touched sides of my tongue during the first few puffs. The earthiness remained throughout the smoke. The grassiness was replaced with full bodied tobacco taste. The ever entertaining earthy taste did not let me put the cigar in it's cradle often. I was very suprise to find peppery tastes. I'm sure the FOGs know this.
I did not nub this. The canoeing problems led to some cold cigar tastes near the band. The overall taste experience was certainly above average, as was it is with all vitolas with the same pedigree.
