northernmoris
FFOX Whore
Arturo Fuente
Chateau Sun Grown '08
Origin: D.R.
Wrapper: Ecudorian Sun Grown
Binder: D.R.
Filler: D.R.
Place of purchase: Local B&M
Smoking Results
SIZE: Length: 4 1/2" Ring: 50 Cuban Belicoso
APPEARANCE: Dark caramel
CONSTRUCTION: Good weight, very firm
Cut: Cut with my Xicar x3
DRAW: Very tight
BURN: Horrible
FLAVOR: Sweet, spice, rich, earthy
STRENGHT: medium
SMOKING TIME: Only had 45min.
GENERAL IMPRESSION: Flavor profile is great, wrapper amazing
Lay out: I "tried" smoking this monday 4/4/11. From the time I got home from work and ate dinner I only had 45 minutes until I had to leave for a NY Yankees game. It was the second warmest day of the year reaching the low sixties. For the first time the wind is calm, the birds are chirping and I can here the kids playing baseball at the park. As I turned on my Sirius app. Peter Gabriel- Games without Frontiers just came on..
The smell of this cigar is fantastic. The color of the wrapper is a medium-dark caramel, there was a prominent vein running down the back. This stick has a good weight to it and feels very firm. When I clipped off the cap I found the draw to be extremely tight, at the band there was a hard spot. The predraw left a sweet taste on the lips and some spice on the tongue, not that Opus, Padron or Tat spice, but a nice subtle spiciness. I torched the foot and started with a even burn..
1/3 After a couple small puffs, I let it sit for a minute. The draw was so tight I couldn't get much smoke. The flavor though is spot on, there is a rich earthiness and a nice bit of spice on the tongue. The flavor is very rich and I love the taste of the sun grown wrapper. Because of the tight draw this is smoking slowly. On top of that, the burn is horrible and all over the place.
2/3 I really wanted to fully enjoy this smoke, I only picked this cigar because ymmit07 did a review and it made me realize A) I really enjoy this cigar, B) I haven't smoked one in a long time. After reading his post again we both had the same burn issues. Anyways, the flavor profile is amazing, its early in the second third and times up..
3/3 Didn't get there.
So I can say, did the burn issues hinder the experience? Yes. But not enough for me to say I did not enjoy the taste. I would and will buy a box in a heartbeat. I love the spiciness of the wrapper, this is a tastey smoke. Put down the Opus, Padrons and other smokes and revisit a Chateau Sun Grown. Oh yeah, the Yanks beat the Twins 4-3.
Mike
Chateau Sun Grown '08
Origin: D.R.
Wrapper: Ecudorian Sun Grown
Binder: D.R.
Filler: D.R.
Place of purchase: Local B&M
Smoking Results
SIZE: Length: 4 1/2" Ring: 50 Cuban Belicoso
APPEARANCE: Dark caramel
CONSTRUCTION: Good weight, very firm
Cut: Cut with my Xicar x3
DRAW: Very tight
BURN: Horrible
FLAVOR: Sweet, spice, rich, earthy
STRENGHT: medium
SMOKING TIME: Only had 45min.
GENERAL IMPRESSION: Flavor profile is great, wrapper amazing
Lay out: I "tried" smoking this monday 4/4/11. From the time I got home from work and ate dinner I only had 45 minutes until I had to leave for a NY Yankees game. It was the second warmest day of the year reaching the low sixties. For the first time the wind is calm, the birds are chirping and I can here the kids playing baseball at the park. As I turned on my Sirius app. Peter Gabriel- Games without Frontiers just came on..
The smell of this cigar is fantastic. The color of the wrapper is a medium-dark caramel, there was a prominent vein running down the back. This stick has a good weight to it and feels very firm. When I clipped off the cap I found the draw to be extremely tight, at the band there was a hard spot. The predraw left a sweet taste on the lips and some spice on the tongue, not that Opus, Padron or Tat spice, but a nice subtle spiciness. I torched the foot and started with a even burn..
1/3 After a couple small puffs, I let it sit for a minute. The draw was so tight I couldn't get much smoke. The flavor though is spot on, there is a rich earthiness and a nice bit of spice on the tongue. The flavor is very rich and I love the taste of the sun grown wrapper. Because of the tight draw this is smoking slowly. On top of that, the burn is horrible and all over the place.
2/3 I really wanted to fully enjoy this smoke, I only picked this cigar because ymmit07 did a review and it made me realize A) I really enjoy this cigar, B) I haven't smoked one in a long time. After reading his post again we both had the same burn issues. Anyways, the flavor profile is amazing, its early in the second third and times up..
3/3 Didn't get there.
So I can say, did the burn issues hinder the experience? Yes. But not enough for me to say I did not enjoy the taste. I would and will buy a box in a heartbeat. I love the spiciness of the wrapper, this is a tastey smoke. Put down the Opus, Padrons and other smokes and revisit a Chateau Sun Grown. Oh yeah, the Yanks beat the Twins 4-3.
Mike
breaking our second baseman's leg.
