Kingantz
Growing too fast.
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- Oct 6, 2007
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I was gifted this smoke a little while back (thanks ccsmoker), and figured today was as good a day as any to fire it up. The EL wrapper was a medium brown (rosado really) and looked of old leather. It was quite oily in the sunlight and had a slight sponginess to it when squeezed. The pre-light draw was perfect with sweet tastes of delicious, rich tobacco.
I toasted the foot and first draw was absolutely amazing. Strong, roasted nuts and a rich, dark chocolate rolled over my palate. Very rich tobacco, smooth and delicious. Second draw was full of the same and with notes of dark earth and coffee. I noticed a slight run forming, and the ash looked a little strange. Usually, with each draw the ash forms a single thin layer, however this had quite a large layer as if it were two draws in one. A few more draws in and the cigar began to run even more instead of righting itself. I was having a fairly difficult time getting smoke out as well, however when I did get a good draw it was absolute heaven!
The cigar continued to have serious burn issues, and I had to touch it up continuously. I wondered if the wrapper, which looked to be rather thick, was maybe causing some of the problem. The ash fell at about a third in and revealed a gaping hole, which I feel had some to do with not getting much smoke to come out. I kept hoping that it was just at that point, however the burn issues lasted the entire smoke. What a shame as this had to be one of the most delicious smokes I’ve had to date, when it was burning good. I’m not sure if these are still available anywhere, but I need to get more to try!
I toasted the foot and first draw was absolutely amazing. Strong, roasted nuts and a rich, dark chocolate rolled over my palate. Very rich tobacco, smooth and delicious. Second draw was full of the same and with notes of dark earth and coffee. I noticed a slight run forming, and the ash looked a little strange. Usually, with each draw the ash forms a single thin layer, however this had quite a large layer as if it were two draws in one. A few more draws in and the cigar began to run even more instead of righting itself. I was having a fairly difficult time getting smoke out as well, however when I did get a good draw it was absolute heaven!
The cigar continued to have serious burn issues, and I had to touch it up continuously. I wondered if the wrapper, which looked to be rather thick, was maybe causing some of the problem. The ash fell at about a third in and revealed a gaping hole, which I feel had some to do with not getting much smoke to come out. I kept hoping that it was just at that point, however the burn issues lasted the entire smoke. What a shame as this had to be one of the most delicious smokes I’ve had to date, when it was burning good. I’m not sure if these are still available anywhere, but I need to get more to try!
