Kingantz
Growing too fast.
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- Oct 6, 2007
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At first inspection, I find the medium brown wrapper a bit coarse with prominent veins running the length and noticeable oils. It’s quite firm when squeezed and has a good weight in the hand. I punch the cap and find only a slight resistance in the pre-draw with a hint of raisin flavor.
Beginning 1/3
I torch the foot, take a few puffs to get it going, and smoke billows from the embers. First draw, the smoke is medium bodied with a good amount of pepper spice on the back of the throat. Tastes of roasted nuts, leather, sweet raisin, and cocoa come through. Tons of bluish white smoke is pouring from the fire on this cigar. I mean tons. The finish is quite short, clean, and has a decent taste immediately after exhaling. However, it’s just not there after a moment. The burn is slightly to one side and the ash is very loose and flaky, however no real issues to deal with. There is still just enough resistance in the draw to smoke well.
Middle 1/3
The pepper spice continues in the medium bodied smoke. Toasted nuts and cocoa are on the forefront in flavor and quite good. The finish continues to be short with the burn still wanting to go to one side, however does correct itself well. The ash is a whitish gray and flaky, bits falling off with the slightest of movement. When I ash the cigar about every half inch or so, it crumbles to pieces in the ashtray.
Final 1/3
There is a change happening in this cigar between the middle 1/3 and heading into the final 1/3. I find the roasted nut and cocoa flavors continue, however there’s a mixture of dark, ripe berry and charred wood in the aftertaste. It’s actually very good. I find the ash changes, becoming stronger and holding better. The color of the ash also changes from a light to darker gray. Interesting. The smoke seems to strengthen to a medium-full body with the spiciness continuing to the end.
Summary: This was a very good cigar, however it didn’t really blow my socks off. Flavors of roasted nuts, cocoa, and good peppery spice, then towards the end shifting to a darker, more flavorful smoke. It had a decent enough burn throughout with a good draw, however the only thing I found missing was a really good finish.
Beginning 1/3
I torch the foot, take a few puffs to get it going, and smoke billows from the embers. First draw, the smoke is medium bodied with a good amount of pepper spice on the back of the throat. Tastes of roasted nuts, leather, sweet raisin, and cocoa come through. Tons of bluish white smoke is pouring from the fire on this cigar. I mean tons. The finish is quite short, clean, and has a decent taste immediately after exhaling. However, it’s just not there after a moment. The burn is slightly to one side and the ash is very loose and flaky, however no real issues to deal with. There is still just enough resistance in the draw to smoke well.
Middle 1/3
The pepper spice continues in the medium bodied smoke. Toasted nuts and cocoa are on the forefront in flavor and quite good. The finish continues to be short with the burn still wanting to go to one side, however does correct itself well. The ash is a whitish gray and flaky, bits falling off with the slightest of movement. When I ash the cigar about every half inch or so, it crumbles to pieces in the ashtray.
Final 1/3
There is a change happening in this cigar between the middle 1/3 and heading into the final 1/3. I find the roasted nut and cocoa flavors continue, however there’s a mixture of dark, ripe berry and charred wood in the aftertaste. It’s actually very good. I find the ash changes, becoming stronger and holding better. The color of the ash also changes from a light to darker gray. Interesting. The smoke seems to strengthen to a medium-full body with the spiciness continuing to the end.
Summary: This was a very good cigar, however it didn’t really blow my socks off. Flavors of roasted nuts, cocoa, and good peppery spice, then towards the end shifting to a darker, more flavorful smoke. It had a decent enough burn throughout with a good draw, however the only thing I found missing was a really good finish.
BTW, I think it's great.. I was thinking about making a thread for each cigar in the blind review, and am glad that you're doing it for yours!
