arvee
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Details
Size: 5.75" x 54
Wrapper: Criollo '99 Nicaraguan shade grown
Binder: ?
Filler: ?
Prelight
Very firm with a slight springiness. Feels like it should be constructed quite well. Aroma is a pretty straight forward tobacco smell with a slight sweetness. Pretty much smells like a cigar.
Light
Clipped the head and tested the draw. Felt pretty tight. Checked the cut depth again, can't go much more without cutting past the cap. I decided to try and light it up. Toasted the foot and started puffing. It is tight, yet worked better than I was thinking it would. Good deal. I let it rest a bit, now on to smoking.
Draw
At first it was tough going, long hard pulls to get very little smoke. After rounding the bend of the perfecto tip to the full gauge portion the draw was a good deal easier. It was still of the tight side, but it was fuctional.
Flavor
First couple puffs had a slight nuttyness to them. Then a few puff later nuttiness is pretty much gone, but now we have a woody flavor (oak I think... I'm new to this) and a subtle sweetness. Aftertase is a touch ashy, I hope this changes. After the draw became easier the ashiness went away, yet the flavor was a flat woody note. No great melody to speak of. After the half-way point the cigar picked up a bit of spice. Still nothing to write home about. I pitched it with about 2 inches to go due to ashiness and bitterness starting to creep in. The next inch would likely still have been alright, yet I was not in the mood and the hockey game was over.
Burn
Burned straight and true. No touch-ups needed. Ash was a nice solid light gray. It held it's ash fairly tight. I ashed every inch and half or so just to be safe.
Overall
A decent cheaper smoke. Not great, but not bad. I would give this cigar a strength rating of a mild to medium. I'm not much for mild cigars, yet Macanudos are pretty good. This was no Macanudo. (for whatever that is worth)
Thanks for putting up with my first in-depth review. Hopefully I covered everything that should be covered.
Size: 5.75" x 54
Wrapper: Criollo '99 Nicaraguan shade grown
Binder: ?
Filler: ?
Prelight
Very firm with a slight springiness. Feels like it should be constructed quite well. Aroma is a pretty straight forward tobacco smell with a slight sweetness. Pretty much smells like a cigar.
Light
Clipped the head and tested the draw. Felt pretty tight. Checked the cut depth again, can't go much more without cutting past the cap. I decided to try and light it up. Toasted the foot and started puffing. It is tight, yet worked better than I was thinking it would. Good deal. I let it rest a bit, now on to smoking.
Draw
At first it was tough going, long hard pulls to get very little smoke. After rounding the bend of the perfecto tip to the full gauge portion the draw was a good deal easier. It was still of the tight side, but it was fuctional.
Flavor
First couple puffs had a slight nuttyness to them. Then a few puff later nuttiness is pretty much gone, but now we have a woody flavor (oak I think... I'm new to this) and a subtle sweetness. Aftertase is a touch ashy, I hope this changes. After the draw became easier the ashiness went away, yet the flavor was a flat woody note. No great melody to speak of. After the half-way point the cigar picked up a bit of spice. Still nothing to write home about. I pitched it with about 2 inches to go due to ashiness and bitterness starting to creep in. The next inch would likely still have been alright, yet I was not in the mood and the hockey game was over.
Burn
Burned straight and true. No touch-ups needed. Ash was a nice solid light gray. It held it's ash fairly tight. I ashed every inch and half or so just to be safe.
Overall
A decent cheaper smoke. Not great, but not bad. I would give this cigar a strength rating of a mild to medium. I'm not much for mild cigars, yet Macanudos are pretty good. This was no Macanudo. (for whatever that is worth)
Thanks for putting up with my first in-depth review. Hopefully I covered everything that should be covered.
