mostholycerebus
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Seeing the deal CI has going on these, I couldn't wait and had to try one before I lost the chance. These had been on my humi for a month, then I froze them a week (precautionary, after a week of 80+ temps), then I put them back in the humi for two weeks now.
I pulled it out of the cello, and noticed the even coloring. It looked as if it had been spray painted, it was so even in tone. The build was fantastic, smooth, even the cap was pretty nicely done. No major veining, and you could hardly even tell where the leaves overlapped. It had even bunching, but was not as springy as other cigars, yet not quite what I would call loose. The smell was woodsy and tobbacco-y. I clipped the end with my cheap freebie guillotine and lit the end.
At this point the fiance and I stepped out into the night air, which smelled strongly of earth and moisture. After a few straight days of rain, it had stopped a mere 30 minutes ago, and I was taking advantage of my window. I took a few puffs, the rich earthy smells of the cool dripping night and the SO's incessant yammering both faded from my mind as I enjoyed the flavors of this cigar. We strolled the dark neighborhood.
The first draws were surprisingly mild. I was expecting a little bitterness after this sticks' trial-by-ice, and it was there, but barely barely in the background. It reminded me of, a fresh oak sapling, with the bark peeled off, in taste and smell. The draw was one of the easiest i've smoked, again back to the smooth theme, and I think it would have suffered for a more tight bunching. I had some uneven burn for the whole stick, but I believe this was due to not sitting in a stable environment for long enough. The oak/tobbacco taste, and the excellent smooth draw, continued for the first and second third of the stick. Also, a pepperyness so mild I hardly dare to call it pepper. It was more like pepper.
Ashing throughout was strong, I don't know if it would have fallen at all despite my pace, had I not tapped it off twice to touch up a run. Completely white ash. Smoke was billowing white, and it remained lit with ease.
The last third was where this cigar really picked up. The smooth draw turned into a smooth taste, as the interesting bits of flavors i'd noticed coalesced into an extremely creamy smoke. Like, a thimble of coffee in a shotglass of warm hazlenut cream. I smoked this guy down to the nub, and left it resting under a bench.
Afterwards, my mouth was filled with a stronger wood/tobbacco taste and, this was surprising, a sweet aftertaste. Now the cigar itself wasn't sweet, it hinted like it could have been sweet, like it wanted to have a sweet profile, but it did not actually have the slightest bit of sweetness that I could discern. Yet, there it was, a creamy sweet taste left over, reminding me of a watery butterscotch.
Overall, I was very happy with this cigar. It was not very strong, and would make a great breakfast or 'light' smoke. It most reminded me of a 5 Vegas Gold I had a month back, which remains one of my favorite sticks to date. I think with 6 months this could be one of the best light cigars i've known, and well worth the $4 price tag. With the special CI is running (about $2 a stick), I think I may have to get into a box split on this with someone.
I pulled it out of the cello, and noticed the even coloring. It looked as if it had been spray painted, it was so even in tone. The build was fantastic, smooth, even the cap was pretty nicely done. No major veining, and you could hardly even tell where the leaves overlapped. It had even bunching, but was not as springy as other cigars, yet not quite what I would call loose. The smell was woodsy and tobbacco-y. I clipped the end with my cheap freebie guillotine and lit the end.
At this point the fiance and I stepped out into the night air, which smelled strongly of earth and moisture. After a few straight days of rain, it had stopped a mere 30 minutes ago, and I was taking advantage of my window. I took a few puffs, the rich earthy smells of the cool dripping night and the SO's incessant yammering both faded from my mind as I enjoyed the flavors of this cigar. We strolled the dark neighborhood.
The first draws were surprisingly mild. I was expecting a little bitterness after this sticks' trial-by-ice, and it was there, but barely barely in the background. It reminded me of, a fresh oak sapling, with the bark peeled off, in taste and smell. The draw was one of the easiest i've smoked, again back to the smooth theme, and I think it would have suffered for a more tight bunching. I had some uneven burn for the whole stick, but I believe this was due to not sitting in a stable environment for long enough. The oak/tobbacco taste, and the excellent smooth draw, continued for the first and second third of the stick. Also, a pepperyness so mild I hardly dare to call it pepper. It was more like pepper.
Ashing throughout was strong, I don't know if it would have fallen at all despite my pace, had I not tapped it off twice to touch up a run. Completely white ash. Smoke was billowing white, and it remained lit with ease.
The last third was where this cigar really picked up. The smooth draw turned into a smooth taste, as the interesting bits of flavors i'd noticed coalesced into an extremely creamy smoke. Like, a thimble of coffee in a shotglass of warm hazlenut cream. I smoked this guy down to the nub, and left it resting under a bench.
Afterwards, my mouth was filled with a stronger wood/tobbacco taste and, this was surprising, a sweet aftertaste. Now the cigar itself wasn't sweet, it hinted like it could have been sweet, like it wanted to have a sweet profile, but it did not actually have the slightest bit of sweetness that I could discern. Yet, there it was, a creamy sweet taste left over, reminding me of a watery butterscotch.
Overall, I was very happy with this cigar. It was not very strong, and would make a great breakfast or 'light' smoke. It most reminded me of a 5 Vegas Gold I had a month back, which remains one of my favorite sticks to date. I think with 6 months this could be one of the best light cigars i've known, and well worth the $4 price tag. With the special CI is running (about $2 a stick), I think I may have to get into a box split on this with someone.
