Kingantz
Growing too fast.
It’s a sunny, but hazy day out with the temperature right above 60F with a fairly decent breeze blowing making it feel slightly cooler out. There’s a large fire somewhere close as the air is filled with light smoke, which may be what’s causing most of the haziness. I’m taking a half-day today, just cause, so after a nice lunch I decided to come out on the back porch and have a go at a Tatuaje J21 Reserva from a January 2007 box. I find it very interesting that the wrapper is much lighter in color than one of my 2009 release sticks. I tried to do some research to see if there was a change in the wrapper, however was unable to really find anything other than its Nicaraguan ligero. Maybe someone has more information. The band is also different.
As previously stated, the wrapper is a lighter color almost looking natural next to the 2009. It has a couple of prominent veins, noticeable oil, and a nice triple cap on top. There’s a good weight in the hand, and squeezing the cigar I find it a bit spongy. After punching the cap with the largest ring on my knife, I find a perfect draw with taste of sweet, well matured tobacco.
The foot lights easily enough and volumes of smoke pour from the embers, a delicious aroma wafts to my nose, and I can’t wait to get a taste. After a couple quick puffs, I take a long draw and get a nice white peppery spice on the back of the tongue that is just right. The smoke itself is a good medium strength and very smooth over the palate with rich, delicious flavors; that of cedar wood and sweet roasted nuts with just a hint of cocoa and vanilla. The finish is fantastic, long and lasting well after exhaling.
A third in and the burn is razor sharp with a medium to light gray ash forming that holds strong until tapped off. The smoke continues to be a good medium strength and quite smooth, almost creamy over the palate, flowing effortlessly through the perfect draw. Medium white pepper spice still hits the palate just right, initially fairly strong however dissipating shortly after. Flavors remain rich and incredibly delicious with a very lasting finish, especially after exhaling slowly through both mouth and nose.
I can’t really describe how very much I’m enjoying this cigar. Through the final third, the burn remained sharp with an absolutely perfect draw and rich flavors coming through. Medium to almost full strength smoke flowed effortlessly in abundance, leaving a lasting finish on the palate. Compared to the 2009 release, this was without a doubt a better smoke by far, thoroughly enjoyable.
As previously stated, the wrapper is a lighter color almost looking natural next to the 2009. It has a couple of prominent veins, noticeable oil, and a nice triple cap on top. There’s a good weight in the hand, and squeezing the cigar I find it a bit spongy. After punching the cap with the largest ring on my knife, I find a perfect draw with taste of sweet, well matured tobacco.
The foot lights easily enough and volumes of smoke pour from the embers, a delicious aroma wafts to my nose, and I can’t wait to get a taste. After a couple quick puffs, I take a long draw and get a nice white peppery spice on the back of the tongue that is just right. The smoke itself is a good medium strength and very smooth over the palate with rich, delicious flavors; that of cedar wood and sweet roasted nuts with just a hint of cocoa and vanilla. The finish is fantastic, long and lasting well after exhaling.
A third in and the burn is razor sharp with a medium to light gray ash forming that holds strong until tapped off. The smoke continues to be a good medium strength and quite smooth, almost creamy over the palate, flowing effortlessly through the perfect draw. Medium white pepper spice still hits the palate just right, initially fairly strong however dissipating shortly after. Flavors remain rich and incredibly delicious with a very lasting finish, especially after exhaling slowly through both mouth and nose.
I can’t really describe how very much I’m enjoying this cigar. Through the final third, the burn remained sharp with an absolutely perfect draw and rich flavors coming through. Medium to almost full strength smoke flowed effortlessly in abundance, leaving a lasting finish on the palate. Compared to the 2009 release, this was without a doubt a better smoke by far, thoroughly enjoyable.
