pulse746
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Here is my first attempt at reviewing a cigar.
Inital Impressions:
The HDM band is by far my favorite band, I love the way it looks, just simple and awesome.
This is the first HDM no.2 I have ever had and it has been sitting in my humidor for just over a year. The first thing I noticed was how light this cigar was, it weighed next to nothing. I used a puch cutter and the cold draw was effortless, almost no resistance.
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First Half:
Talk about creamy! The first few puffs yielded nice big clouds of smoke and it was so creamy it literally felt like there was no smoke in my mouth. I was getting nice mild woody /earthy tobacco flavors as well as florally notes on the retrohale. The ash held on like champ for the entire first half of the cigar. Really enjoying it so far and I can see why people who enjoy milder cigars love these.
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Last Half:
Unfortunately, the light weight and open draw lead me to believe I have an underfilled cigar. It is starting to burn very hot (I was not smoking fast) and was quite soft/spongy before I even lit it up (Kept in humidor at 68% so softness and weight not due to that). I was, in all honesty, getting the same flavors as the first half, woody, florally, just with a tad of bitterness starting to show through. Unfortunately, the bitterness got more powerful the farther I smoke it down. The burn was also good, just required a few touch ups here and there.
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Conclusion:
I wanted to love this cigar, I really did, but the underfilling sort of ruined the second half for me. It was an extremely enjoyable smoke the first half, something I would certainly smoke again, just the roll quality with these cc's is a hit or miss.
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Inital Impressions:
The HDM band is by far my favorite band, I love the way it looks, just simple and awesome.
This is the first HDM no.2 I have ever had and it has been sitting in my humidor for just over a year. The first thing I noticed was how light this cigar was, it weighed next to nothing. I used a puch cutter and the cold draw was effortless, almost no resistance.
[sharedmedia=gallery:images:12628]
First Half:
Talk about creamy! The first few puffs yielded nice big clouds of smoke and it was so creamy it literally felt like there was no smoke in my mouth. I was getting nice mild woody /earthy tobacco flavors as well as florally notes on the retrohale. The ash held on like champ for the entire first half of the cigar. Really enjoying it so far and I can see why people who enjoy milder cigars love these.
[sharedmedia=gallery:images:12630]
Last Half:
Unfortunately, the light weight and open draw lead me to believe I have an underfilled cigar. It is starting to burn very hot (I was not smoking fast) and was quite soft/spongy before I even lit it up (Kept in humidor at 68% so softness and weight not due to that). I was, in all honesty, getting the same flavors as the first half, woody, florally, just with a tad of bitterness starting to show through. Unfortunately, the bitterness got more powerful the farther I smoke it down. The burn was also good, just required a few touch ups here and there.
[sharedmedia=gallery:images:12632]
Conclusion:
I wanted to love this cigar, I really did, but the underfilling sort of ruined the second half for me. It was an extremely enjoyable smoke the first half, something I would certainly smoke again, just the roll quality with these cc's is a hit or miss.
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