Spad31
Previously, on Battlestar Galactica...
Evenin'/Mornin' all!
Welcome to Trey's first Midnight Cigar and Cinema Review from my back porch! Glad ya'll could make it!
Up tonight we have the supremely silly and unrealistic, yet addictive Bourne Identity and a Partagas Serie D4 Tubo
Time Hack: 2330hrs. Outside Ambient: 56F / RH: 78% / Fresh ground whole bean Kona med roast coffee w/ a touch of vanilla cream
2x smiley Yellow Labs complete the stage
Let's get our smoke on!
Prelight - Wrapper is dark and velvety smooth. Firm but with a slight give under my finger tips. A joy to hold and feel.
- Punched and tested draw - clean and easy, with light resistance - so far, so good!
- Flavor impression of prelight draw were promising - no off smell or taste
Light - Toasted foot evenly and smell was just a fresh flame and new burning
1st 1/3 - First draw produced excellent, strong, creamy smoke. Immediate flavor impressions were of dark, earthy and rich Coffee. (Have had first sip of coffee.)
- Unknown age of tubo, but has been in 65/65 conditions with me for 5 months
- Absolutely no ammonia or wet/grass taste, suggesting cigar past the sick period - great!
T+25 - Flavor has smoothed out. Rich and flavorful, with not a "sugar" impression, rather deep coffee/chocolate/strength hints
- Retrohale provides excellent smooth mouth/nose feel to smoke and definite peppery/spiced tastes. Smoke waft on cool air smelled like cedar and pepper...very nice!
Bourne is busy looking lost and kicking everyone's ass bare handed with Matrix-fast KungJitsuFuJudoJedi moves...hot German chick...Danke!
T+ 40: 2/3d begins - First clear of smoke through cigar. Next draws are cool and spicy. Good strong/calm tobacco flavor. Continues to pair very well with my coffee.
- Flavor has continued to hint at coffee/wooshop, with definite pepper in there.
- Burn is even with strong ash, nice rings and not a bit of dropping or running
Bourne continues confused look and decides to continue spinning around and noting that he can tie his shoes. How does he know this and not know who he is?
WE MUST FIND OUT! (after the bathroom/coffee refill break. You only rent coffee, you know...)
T+ 60 Final 3d begins - Flavor/burn hasn't changed much..not sure how to describe the maturing faint hints...dark roasted almonds? A little very faint citrus/sharp bite, maybe. Whatever it was, it tasted great!
Final thoughts: First PSD4 really concentrated on and tasted/felt. Been about 6 years since my last one, and didn't have any idea what I had at the time. Only real impressions then were that it was an immediate favorite, just didn't know why.
Smoked this one to the label, no burn/draw issues at all throughout. Cleared smoke twice before finishing and dropped ash once, with a small shaping of it late in the smoke. 1 relight after a too-long in-house intermission. Camera batt dead! D'oh! (Mission note: bring phone charger for laptop outside next time. *shakes tiny fist*)
Bourne smooches on hot German chick, takes on entire government and wins. He's all he can be with his super Secret Squirrel treadstone-ninja skills.
Total time for PSD4 about 100 minutes. Not a quick smoke, but a slow, long, relaxed home-alone-outside-in the cool-night-air smoke!
Okay! We're done here! I look forward to comments, spears, random off-topic interruptions and anything else ya'll want to contribute!
-Trey
