Kingantz
Growing too fast.
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- Oct 6, 2007
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A quote from the illusione site…
“The Teaching Machine 42 x 5 1/8
A classic connoisseurs’ cigar revealing hints of leather, cinnamon, and a long finish. A touch of sweetness is brought forward from the high caliber of Viso used in this blend.”
I received this gifted smoke from LouTam, thank you for the opportunity to try one of these Lou! Really appreciated!
This is a gorgeous cigar with a nice colorado wrapper. Very firm when squeezed, however looking at the foot the tobacco seems a bit loose. A triple cap covers the head, and I notice a crack in the wrapper leaf approximately an inch in length. This crack looks to have happened during the rolling of the cigar. I punch the head and pre-draw is very loose. This is the third illusione in a row I've had that has had a very loose draw to it. I toasted the foot and slowly put fire to it. I really tried to take a very slow, short draw at first, however I must have over drawn anyway as I was hit with a blast of powerful, spicy smoke. After the initial head rush, I slowly took another draw and the flavor really came through. Very smooth and a sweet, dirty earth taste. A twinge of leather with a little spice mingling in there. After a bit I did detect cinnamon. I remember when I was a kid, my mom would toast some light bread, slather it with butter, pour cinnamon sugar on it, and then toast it a bit more. This had a little bit of that cinnamon toast flavor (a darker version of it) followed by a fresh brewed cup of black coffee. Around the halfway point, the loose draw actually tightened up just a bit, however I still had to be careful when taking draws from this thing. A definite full-bodied smoke to me. It was slow going, however I smoked it until my fingers couldn’t take it any longer. Fairly hot at the end. I am hoping that the next illusione I fire up has a perfect draw. However, the way my luck has been going with smokes lately, it’ll be completely plugged!
:blush:
Again, thank you Lou for the opportunity to try this smoke. It really was a very good cigar, thoroughly enjoyed it!
Just had to throw this in....took almost three hours this morning detailing it.
“The Teaching Machine 42 x 5 1/8
A classic connoisseurs’ cigar revealing hints of leather, cinnamon, and a long finish. A touch of sweetness is brought forward from the high caliber of Viso used in this blend.”
I received this gifted smoke from LouTam, thank you for the opportunity to try one of these Lou! Really appreciated!
This is a gorgeous cigar with a nice colorado wrapper. Very firm when squeezed, however looking at the foot the tobacco seems a bit loose. A triple cap covers the head, and I notice a crack in the wrapper leaf approximately an inch in length. This crack looks to have happened during the rolling of the cigar. I punch the head and pre-draw is very loose. This is the third illusione in a row I've had that has had a very loose draw to it. I toasted the foot and slowly put fire to it. I really tried to take a very slow, short draw at first, however I must have over drawn anyway as I was hit with a blast of powerful, spicy smoke. After the initial head rush, I slowly took another draw and the flavor really came through. Very smooth and a sweet, dirty earth taste. A twinge of leather with a little spice mingling in there. After a bit I did detect cinnamon. I remember when I was a kid, my mom would toast some light bread, slather it with butter, pour cinnamon sugar on it, and then toast it a bit more. This had a little bit of that cinnamon toast flavor (a darker version of it) followed by a fresh brewed cup of black coffee. Around the halfway point, the loose draw actually tightened up just a bit, however I still had to be careful when taking draws from this thing. A definite full-bodied smoke to me. It was slow going, however I smoked it until my fingers couldn’t take it any longer. Fairly hot at the end. I am hoping that the next illusione I fire up has a perfect draw. However, the way my luck has been going with smokes lately, it’ll be completely plugged!
:blush:Again, thank you Lou for the opportunity to try this smoke. It really was a very good cigar, thoroughly enjoyed it!
Just had to throw this in....took almost three hours this morning detailing it.
