Kingantz
Growing too fast.
In honor of Brian (Infinity), I lit this cigar up this past Wednesday December 3, 2008. This was one of the cigars Brian gifted to me almost a year ago and was fitting for the occasion. I unfortunately was quite sick with a flu bug, so it was fairly difficult tasting/smelling anything at all, however from what I could taste this was an incredible smoke.
This was a beautiful cigar with perfect construction and oils all over the dark maduro wrapper. The perfect box pressed shape was impressive with the head forming into a razor sharp tip. I clipped only a small piece from the head and found the draw to be quite loose, so left it at that. With most Padrons I’ve smoked, there’s a good bit of black pepper spice, and I had prepared myself to get a decent blast of it with this, however there was none to be found when I took my first draw. I could detect, although slightly, a dark cocoa that was sweet with a very smooth and creamy smoke. The strength was a medium and an all around excellent cigar.
A little ways in I noticed tar had started to build on the tip, so I made another clip that remedied that, however the draw really opened up afterwards. Still, the smoke had a perfect balance and between the bouts of coughing and nose blowing, it was delicious!
I really wish I had not been as sick as I was because Brian almost always commented on how much he really enjoyed my reviews, and I really wanted to do a good one on this. Brian – I know you’re watching and reading CP on that ethereal laptop in heaven, this review is for you brother!
This was a beautiful cigar with perfect construction and oils all over the dark maduro wrapper. The perfect box pressed shape was impressive with the head forming into a razor sharp tip. I clipped only a small piece from the head and found the draw to be quite loose, so left it at that. With most Padrons I’ve smoked, there’s a good bit of black pepper spice, and I had prepared myself to get a decent blast of it with this, however there was none to be found when I took my first draw. I could detect, although slightly, a dark cocoa that was sweet with a very smooth and creamy smoke. The strength was a medium and an all around excellent cigar.
A little ways in I noticed tar had started to build on the tip, so I made another clip that remedied that, however the draw really opened up afterwards. Still, the smoke had a perfect balance and between the bouts of coughing and nose blowing, it was delicious!
I really wish I had not been as sick as I was because Brian almost always commented on how much he really enjoyed my reviews, and I really wanted to do a good one on this. Brian – I know you’re watching and reading CP on that ethereal laptop in heaven, this review is for you brother!
