Kingantz
Growing too fast.
It’s been some cold weather for a while now, at least for SC standards, dipping down in the teens to lower twenties as of late. This morning is a beautiful day with bright sun and clear blue sky, the temperature gauge reading right at 35F. With a brisk wind blowing, it is downright cold out, however I bundle up and head out to put fire to a La Riqueza Petit Robusto.
I have to admit, I’ve been quite the Tat whore for a little while now with the La Riqueza being one of my favorite smokes, the Noellas coming in right behind it. This petit robusto has a medium brown wrapper with tiny crystals glistening in the morning sunlight, one prominent vein running the length. It has a slight give to it when squeezed, a good weight in the hand, and with the cap punched I find a perfect resistance with a sweet tobacco taste coming through in the cold draw.
After putting fire to the foot, I take a few quick puffs and volumes of bluish white smoke pours from the forming embers. In my first draw I get a decent amount of peppery spice, however not overpowering at all, with the smoke itself a medium strength and somewhat thick on the palate. Flavors are rich and delicious right from the start with tastes of sweet cocoa and toasted nuts with a hint of worn leather (or assless chaps as Brandon would say
).
A third in and the burn is razor sharp with a medium gray, compact ash forming that holds strong until tapped off, leaving a slight cone., the filler ash is a much darker color than the binder wrapper. Deliciously rich, medium strength smoke is flowing just right through the perfect draw, the spice becoming quite mellow the further in I get. Flavors continue to be that of sweet cocoa, roasted nuts, and a more pronounced worn leather taste with a smooth, almost creamy finish that is long on the palate.
Halfway and into the final third, the medium strength smoke seems even smoother with more of a mild spice hitting the back of the tongue and throat. The burn continues to be razor sharp with a perfect draw allowing just the right amount of rich smoke to flow through, the finish lasting and delicious. This was an incredibly good cigar for me, a perfect fit for my palate.
I have to admit, I’ve been quite the Tat whore for a little while now with the La Riqueza being one of my favorite smokes, the Noellas coming in right behind it. This petit robusto has a medium brown wrapper with tiny crystals glistening in the morning sunlight, one prominent vein running the length. It has a slight give to it when squeezed, a good weight in the hand, and with the cap punched I find a perfect resistance with a sweet tobacco taste coming through in the cold draw.
After putting fire to the foot, I take a few quick puffs and volumes of bluish white smoke pours from the forming embers. In my first draw I get a decent amount of peppery spice, however not overpowering at all, with the smoke itself a medium strength and somewhat thick on the palate. Flavors are rich and delicious right from the start with tastes of sweet cocoa and toasted nuts with a hint of worn leather (or assless chaps as Brandon would say
). A third in and the burn is razor sharp with a medium gray, compact ash forming that holds strong until tapped off, leaving a slight cone., the filler ash is a much darker color than the binder wrapper. Deliciously rich, medium strength smoke is flowing just right through the perfect draw, the spice becoming quite mellow the further in I get. Flavors continue to be that of sweet cocoa, roasted nuts, and a more pronounced worn leather taste with a smooth, almost creamy finish that is long on the palate.
Halfway and into the final third, the medium strength smoke seems even smoother with more of a mild spice hitting the back of the tongue and throat. The burn continues to be razor sharp with a perfect draw allowing just the right amount of rich smoke to flow through, the finish lasting and delicious. This was an incredibly good cigar for me, a perfect fit for my palate.
