tkoepp
Lil' RASScal
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Well lets set a preface to this cigar as I do not believe it has been reviewed yet, and not a lot is known about it yet.
Quote from Leaf n Ale
I would say that this cigar is close to a 5.5" x 48 (I forgot to measure before smoking). Upon inspection, I noticed that this is one sexy looking cigar with the twisted pigtail at the head and wrapped foot. The wrapper has a silky, but velvet feel to it and is very veiny. The feel of it is solid, with just a lil give when pressed. My initial impression was that this might draw a little tight (more on that later)
As I clipped the cap of this cigar with my Palio, I noticed that it was a good clean cut. This smoke was gifted to me by THANKYOUFORNOTSMOKING (Thanks alot bro) a couple weeks ago, and I have been itching to smoke this, but it needed to rest a bit at 65% rh.
The prelight was great, a raw tobacco taste came through. I noticed that this had a very loose draw, it reminded me of Rocy Patel cigars. Enough looking at this smoke, it was time to sacrifice it to the smoke gods.
I then lit this fine smoke, and the extra tobacco on the foot created a ton of smoke, and upon the first few draws I encountered a taste of ash, (probably due to the loose tobacco on the foot). After the first 1/2 inch this smoke REALLY started to show what its all about. Started to notice a small amount of spice coming through, but at the same time, a strong full bodied flavor was showing up. I am not the greatest at detecting flavors, but I picked up some earth tones, leather, and a little bit of what seemed like cinnamon. The first third I also noticed that this thing emitted a TON of smoke, and had a very loose burn to it, a flaky ash, and became uneven at times, but then straightened itself out.
About midway through this smoke I started to really enjoying it as it was developing into a very strong smoke, but it was not bitter and maintained a constant flavor profile to it. I would say that it is not very complex but flavorful nonetheless. It also left a long lasting taste in the back of my palette, so much in fact that a couple times I had to sip some water to wash it down. By the time I got half way finished, this cigar was starting to develop a strong kick.
Due to the size of the band I had to remove it so that I could finish this smoke. I think they borrowed the glue from the Fuente's as I had to wait until it got heated up to remove it.
Ok, I was on the last third of this potent robust cigar when, this thing started to really kick, I almost thought of tossing it, but I held on to see what the finish was. The end was ever so powerful and strong, but still was not bitter nor harsh, the profile remained constant to the end.
My overall impression of this cigar is that it is a really good smoke. I am not sure if I would buy a box as it is more strength than flavor but a year or so of rest would probably mellow it out a little bit. This is one of those cigars that will definetly leave you satisfied and not wanting another smoke. This cigar reminded me of some of the LFD DL and maybe Camacho negro, but a profile that stood on its own.
Quote from Leaf n Ale
I would say that this cigar is close to a 5.5" x 48 (I forgot to measure before smoking). Upon inspection, I noticed that this is one sexy looking cigar with the twisted pigtail at the head and wrapped foot. The wrapper has a silky, but velvet feel to it and is very veiny. The feel of it is solid, with just a lil give when pressed. My initial impression was that this might draw a little tight (more on that later)
As I clipped the cap of this cigar with my Palio, I noticed that it was a good clean cut. This smoke was gifted to me by THANKYOUFORNOTSMOKING (Thanks alot bro) a couple weeks ago, and I have been itching to smoke this, but it needed to rest a bit at 65% rh.
The prelight was great, a raw tobacco taste came through. I noticed that this had a very loose draw, it reminded me of Rocy Patel cigars. Enough looking at this smoke, it was time to sacrifice it to the smoke gods.
I then lit this fine smoke, and the extra tobacco on the foot created a ton of smoke, and upon the first few draws I encountered a taste of ash, (probably due to the loose tobacco on the foot). After the first 1/2 inch this smoke REALLY started to show what its all about. Started to notice a small amount of spice coming through, but at the same time, a strong full bodied flavor was showing up. I am not the greatest at detecting flavors, but I picked up some earth tones, leather, and a little bit of what seemed like cinnamon. The first third I also noticed that this thing emitted a TON of smoke, and had a very loose burn to it, a flaky ash, and became uneven at times, but then straightened itself out.
About midway through this smoke I started to really enjoying it as it was developing into a very strong smoke, but it was not bitter and maintained a constant flavor profile to it. I would say that it is not very complex but flavorful nonetheless. It also left a long lasting taste in the back of my palette, so much in fact that a couple times I had to sip some water to wash it down. By the time I got half way finished, this cigar was starting to develop a strong kick.
Due to the size of the band I had to remove it so that I could finish this smoke. I think they borrowed the glue from the Fuente's as I had to wait until it got heated up to remove it.
Ok, I was on the last third of this potent robust cigar when, this thing started to really kick, I almost thought of tossing it, but I held on to see what the finish was. The end was ever so powerful and strong, but still was not bitter nor harsh, the profile remained constant to the end.
My overall impression of this cigar is that it is a really good smoke. I am not sure if I would buy a box as it is more strength than flavor but a year or so of rest would probably mellow it out a little bit. This is one of those cigars that will definetly leave you satisfied and not wanting another smoke. This cigar reminded me of some of the LFD DL and maybe Camacho negro, but a profile that stood on its own.
I don't smoke any of the tatuaje's other than the brown line so I can't compare them to the reds but again IMO, the tatuaje's are a different breed and a cut above these. For the price thought, these are a good deal. G1
