Kingantz
Growing too fast.
Many thanks to Stu (Punklawyer) for sending this to me in a PIF, a cigar I’ve been wanting to try for some time. The wrapper is a medium to golden brown with noticeable oil, slight tooth throughout, and one prominent vein running the length. It has a solid weight in the hand, a slight give when squeezed, and quite loose bunching in the foot. After clipping a bit off the sharply tapered head, I find a perfect draw with taste of good, straightforward tobacco.
I toast the foot with my new S.T. Dupont Xtend lighter, which I’m really liking btw, and get a really nice aroma from the forming smoke. After a couple puffs, I take a long draw and find a mild spiciness on the back of the tongue and throat with the smoke itself on the mild side as well. Flavors are really good, that of a coffee toffee taste, sweet and creamy feeling over the palate with a nice woody, toasted nut in the finish.
A third in and the burn is sharp with a light gray ash forming that has somewhat compact layers. It holds strong until tapped off revealing a very slight coning in the almost white ash. I’m still finding the smoke a bit on the mild side and flowing well through the perfect draw with flavors becoming more of a straightforward tobacco taste the further in I go. There’s a mild spice still there and a decent, clean finish left on the palate after slowly exhaling through the mouth and nose.
Halfway and into the final third, the flavors of the mild to almost medium strength smoke are still that of a straightforward tobacco, not a bad smoke at all, however there’s not a lot of richness in it. The body is smooth and creamy, feeling a bit heavy on the palate with a decent finish that seems a bit short after exhaling. This was an interesting smoke, I think the best part of it being in the first third Thanks again Stu for the opportunity to sample this cigar!
I toast the foot with my new S.T. Dupont Xtend lighter, which I’m really liking btw, and get a really nice aroma from the forming smoke. After a couple puffs, I take a long draw and find a mild spiciness on the back of the tongue and throat with the smoke itself on the mild side as well. Flavors are really good, that of a coffee toffee taste, sweet and creamy feeling over the palate with a nice woody, toasted nut in the finish.
A third in and the burn is sharp with a light gray ash forming that has somewhat compact layers. It holds strong until tapped off revealing a very slight coning in the almost white ash. I’m still finding the smoke a bit on the mild side and flowing well through the perfect draw with flavors becoming more of a straightforward tobacco taste the further in I go. There’s a mild spice still there and a decent, clean finish left on the palate after slowly exhaling through the mouth and nose.
Halfway and into the final third, the flavors of the mild to almost medium strength smoke are still that of a straightforward tobacco, not a bad smoke at all, however there’s not a lot of richness in it. The body is smooth and creamy, feeling a bit heavy on the palate with a decent finish that seems a bit short after exhaling. This was an interesting smoke, I think the best part of it being in the first third Thanks again Stu for the opportunity to sample this cigar!
