I&C-05 Illusione 88

[cabaiguan juan]

Beautiful looking robusto. Firm draw but I attempted to correct that with my PerfecDraw.
1/3: Maraschino cherry juice, black pepper and wood.
2/3: Nugget, salty pretzel and peanuts.
3/3: Simple syrup and white pepper.

The tight draw took away from the experience but the flavor was definitely there! Next time I would dry box this longer then the week I had it in there for.

 

[xyz123]

Beautiful looking robusto. Firm draw but I attempted to correct that with my PerfecDraw.
1/3: Maraschino cherry juice, black pepper and wood.
2/3: Nugget, salty pretzel and peanuts.
3/3: Simple syrup and white pepper.

The tight draw took away from the experience but the flavor was definitely there! Next time I would dry box this longer then the week I had it in there for.

Your PerfectDraw help at all?

 

[cabaiguan juan]

Your PerfectDraw help at all?

Some. Enough to smoke it but it still had a firm draw after one good go at it.

 

[xyz123]

Some. Enough to smoke it but it still had a firm draw after one good go at it.

That sucks. Don't let it dissuade you from trying another one. I've only had two from that particular box so far (but plenty others), and the draw issue yours had isn't indicative of the brand.

Hopefully it was a one-off and you get a good one so you can see why it's liked so much.