I was lucky enough to get one of the first 10 off the production line.
Appearance: Medium to dark oily wrapper, approx 48x6 with a pig tail cap. Beautifully wrapped and firm with no soft spots as I rolled it in my fingers. Pre light draw was like breathing through a big straw. Nice and easy!
14.5 points
Smoking Performance: The light was even and the draw was smooth, medium amounts of smoke came out of this cigar. I did not need a window exhaust fan to get ride of the smoke with this one.
However, the smoke did build as the cigar burned down and the smoke left a slight bite on the tip of the tongue due to it’s med/strong profile. Mild it is NOT!
22 points
Flavor: The flavors changed from sweet at the start to nutty to a mello smooth creamy taste at the finish. Rich in flavors and full in body. I wish I had a nice cup a coffee with this one.
22 points
Overall Impression: The ash on this cigar hung on for about 3" before I had to flick it off or else it would have ended up on my keyboard. (See Photo) A dark/grey firm ash.
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I enjoyed this cigar from start to finish........the profile constantly changed as the cigar burned. Very COMPLEX! Very RICH!! Very SMOOTH!!! It was like being on a roller coaster not knowing where it was gonna take you with each puff. Total enjoyment of a very well made cigar.
Now if I only had another one! :-(
33 points
Total points.......91.5
