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bobbyg29
CL's Mad Cigar Scientist
Registered: April 2007
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 1719
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Review Date: Wed August 8, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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smooth creamy and leather flavors
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rough appearance, tasteless on pre-light
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Blind Tasting Panel #119
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ATMOSPHERE: Smoked on a sunny morning on my patio paired with iced tea and a good book.
PRE-SMOKE:
Scent: I detected leather and a very faint spice from the wrapper and just basic tobacco from the foot.
Appearance: Light brown, caramel colored, very veiny wrapper with some inconsistencies in color (especially near the head). Slightly rough looking cap.
Feel: Felt a little soft in some spots otherwise OK.
Pre-light draw: No tingle on my tongue after my punch cut. Very airy and tasteless pre-light draw. If anything it was slightly bitter.
SMOKE:
Taste & Flavor: Started out with a very creamy leather flavor and a faint hint of pepper at the end of the draw. The leather became a bit more rich and the pepper stronger when the smoke was expelled through the nose. After about and 1” or so I picked up a nice syrupy sweetness that mixed very well with the other flavors. Definitely enjoyable!
Strength: Medium in flavor, mild in overall strength.
Feeling: Good resistance to chewing and comfortable shape to hold in the mouth.
Scent of smoke: This cigar produced an above average amount of creamy white smoke that had a predominately pine and grass odor with a slight hint of nuttiness.
Heat: None at all.
Draw & Burn: The draw was too tight with the punch cut so I needed to do a blade cut. After that it was OK. Razor even burn throughout that did not require a single correction.
Finish: A medium-length, mouth-coating, buttery finish with leather and a nice spice. Very tasty!
OTHER:
Ash: Light grey ash with tiny ridges that held extremely well! Nice cone after ashing.
Duration: Nubbed in about 1hr and 25 min.
CONCLUSION: A very nice creamy and leathery cigar with hints of spice and sweetness. This cigar was much milder that what typical smoke but it was very flavorful and I enjoyed it a lot. The draw was a little tight but not too bad and the pre-light impressions were not that positive (but who cares as long as it smokes well!). This is a cigar I would definitely keep on hand for those rare occasions when I do feel like a milder cigar and I would recommend it to others.
FINAL RATING: 8.2/10
Cheers!
Rob
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Contributing Author and Resident "Cigar Science Guy", Team Stogie Fresh
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baboruger
Senior Member
Registered: June 2007
Location: Palatine, IL
Posts: 4149
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Review Date: Wed August 8, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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nice flavoring, good draw.
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Cons:
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Small Burn issue
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#199 was a 6 x 48 or maybe 46 cigar that I enjoyed over the weekend. Here is my review
Pre-Smoke
Sent of Wrapper: I could smell fresh cut grass on this wrapper. It was pleasant.
Sent at Foot: Some spice or peppery scents at the foot. They were very nice.
Wrapper: The wrapper was a nice brown color, but I did notice a patch at the foot of the cigar. I would say that the patch was 1/4in. by 1/8in. It was hard to notice, but the patch was slightly darker than the rest of the cigar.
Feel: The cigar was firm but there was one soft spot about 4 inches up from the foot of the cigar.
Tongue:: Very slight tingle when I placed my tongue to the cut end.
Flavor on Draw: This was a firmish draw, with a slight woodsy flavor very slight.
Smoke
Taste: Very mild hints of flavors in this one, I at first had a slight peppery flavor that was very faint. This lasted for about 1 1/4 in. Then things seemed to move into slightly bolder peppery or spice flavor profile that continued to build the more I smoked. This never really made it much past the Medium or mild flavor profile, but it did build in flavor as I smoked. Very nice.
Strength: Mild to Medium as you smoke it gets more flavorful, but never gets out of the medium category in my opinion.
Sent of smoke: Mild sent in the smoke, just a nice and mild peppery smell.
Heat on Fingers and in mouth: none noted.
Draw: I thought that the draw was firm, but not bad. The cigar still produced plenty of smoke, but was a bight tight for me.
Finish: I noted a short but creamy finish. This was a very pleasant finish.
Other aspects of the Cigar Smoking Experience: I had 1 small burn issue with this cigar, and I let it work it's way out. This started at the same point I noticed the patch, so I think that the patch might have been to blame. Other than that I thought that the construction was really good.
Overall, I liked this cigar. I found the building of flavors to be interesting and enjoyable. I thought that the overall smoking experience here was very good. This cigar is a little mild for my usual taste profile, but I still enjoyed it thanks to the construction and the building of the flavors. I think that I am rating this one as a 7.4 out of 10 on the scale putting it between Very Good and Excellent. I put it closer to a 7 just because of the patch (I think that is what was responsible for my burn issue that I had) on the wrapper, and the semi tight draw (even thought this did not detract from the flavors and the amounts of smoke, it was a little to tight for my liking).
Well another blind review in the books, and so far so good. I cannot wait to see what this one was!
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Say what you mean and do what you say.
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Pug
Getting Active
Registered: May 2007
Location: Livonia (Suburb of Detroit), MI
Posts: 42
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Review Date: Sun August 12, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Smooth, perfect burn
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Cons:
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None
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Pre Smoke:
Scent of Wrapper: Unusual sweet floral-ish scent
Scent at Foot: Same as wrapper
Appearance: Slight oily sheen. Very veiny.
Wrapper: Toothy wrapper,consistent medium brown in color
Feel: Firmly packed with light spring to the touch. No soft spots.
Tongue: Very sharp tingling sensation
Flavor on Draw (unlit): Mild tobacco flavor with hint of dirt
Smoke:
Taste:
Initial: Smooth tobacco flavor with a hint of sweetness
1/3 point: Beginning to build body. A bit of spice
2/3 point: Definitely medium in body. Rich spicy flavor
Flavor Changes: Flavor started sweet and mild and built to medium
body with a pleasant spiciness
Strength: Medium body wiyhout any excess nicotine buzz
Scent of Smoke: Pleasant rich sweet tobacco
Heat (hot on fingers or mouth?): Only because I nubbed it
Draw Quality: Perfect draw
Finish: Long but pleasantly mild given medium body
Other comments: Another excellent smoke. Panel #108 definitely has some
winners. Pretty sure this was a cameroon wrapper. Large volume of great
tasting smoke. Very smooth right to the nub.
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Irish Hawk
Getting Active
Registered: April 2007
Location: Lake Stevens
Posts: 85
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Review Date: Wed August 15, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Flavor was excellent
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Cons:
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construction
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Pre Smoke:
Scent of Wrapper: I smelled the aroma of hay or grass
Scent at Foot: Same
Appearance:Very heavy vein.
Wrapper: very dry brittle wrap, cracking in places, medium brown in color
Feel: very firm and with a bit of sponge in the middle I did not want to feel to hard I did not want the rest of the wrapper to crack
Tongue: tingling sensation
Flavor on Draw: Mild tobacco flavor with hint of oak,savor.
Smoke:
Taste:Sweet spicy taste with a hint of cedar
Strength: Medium body
Scent of Smoke: Pleasant rich sweet spicy cedar tobacco
Heat on fingers or mouth: it got hot with about 2.5 inches left
Draw Quality: Good draw consistent
Finish: It had a excellent finish with a very smooth creamy taste almost like a La Gloria
Other comments: I had a lot of burn issues with this cigar I had to consistently even out the burn other than that if I could rate the taste of this cigar alone I would give it a 7.5 however with the construction issues that I had I rated this cigar a 5.7
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"If I paid $10 for a cigar, first I'd make love to it, then I'd smoke it."
-- George Burns
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silentjon
Senior Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: Plains
Posts: 2489
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Review Date: Tue August 21, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Very Nice Flavor
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Cons:
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Appearance
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Pre-Smoke:
Scent: A little bit of leather, mostly tobacco, somewhat sweet.
Appearance: This cigar was very veiny. The cap was rough looking.
Feel: Firm throughout, no major faults.
Smoke:
Taste: This cigar started mild-medium, but had very nice flavor and was somewhat spicy. It grow more medium-bodied and remained flavorful throughout.
Heat on Fingers and in Mouth: None. It remained cool done to the nub.
Draw: Very good draw.
Burn: Excellent. Burned evenly and required no touch-ups.
Overall, this was a great smoke. It had a very nice, somewhat spicy flavor thoughout. It wasn't the best looking cigar, but overall no construction issues. I look forward to smoking this cigar again.
8.0/10.0
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JohnRider
Iowa Statesman
Registered: April 2007
Location: Eastern IA
Posts: 2662
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Review Date: Wed August 22, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Great mellow smoke, noticeably sweet
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Cons:
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A little tight on the draw. Ash in my lap.
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PRE-SMOKE
Scent of Wrapper: Nothing. Not aromatic.
Scent at Foot: Nothing.
Appearance: Corona shape
Wrapper: Smooth, but somewhat bumpy and irregular - it's not toothiness, but rather the veiny type nature of the wrapper. Nice sheen. Color is slightly mottled, but mostly consistent medium to dark brown.
Feel: Farily consistent, but there was a spongy spot near the head. Overall it is a little bit spongy, especially near the head.
Tongue: No tingle. Mildly sweet taste, with slight grassy/hay taste.
Pre-light Flavor on Draw: Light molasses flavor, hints of grass/hay.
SMOKE
Lit easily, and has an okay draw, but definitely leaning towards too tight.
Noted some nice grass/hay type flavors (which I like) and just a little bit of spice. Seemed to have some mild corojo-like flavors - not very pronounced in this cigar, but I think they were there. I keep noticing some sweetness - the good kind of natural sweetness you get from well-treated tobacco.
The cigar is producing an adequate amount of smoke. Produces no smoke when resting. Located a hard spot near the middle of the cigar which seems to be causing the slightly difficult draw.
Smoke is pleasant and smooth. Not harsh at all. Flavor I notice most is the hint of Field Grass or Hay flavor mixed with mild corojo-like flavors. I noticed it had some mild sweet tones which were very enjoyable. Creates a pleasant aromatic wood/cedar and grass scent in the room.
Strength: The flavor is mild-medium.
The feeling (or nicotine strength) is mild. No noticeable nicotine effects.
Scent of the Smoke: Very pleasant and aromatic, not heavy. Smells like cedar and grass. I think most people would say it smells good.
Heat on fingers and mouth: Nothing observed.
Draw: Draw was a little too deliberate for my taste. Cheeks were getting a workout - massaging the head helped some.
Finish: Short and mild finish. Pleasant. Leaves me ready for another puff right away.
Other: Fairly consistent burn line. Enjoyed the subtle natural sweetness of this tobacco. It comes across as being a fairly refined cigar. It strikes me as being very smooth - I keep expecting a little harshness to come out with the flavor, but it keeps on being surprisingly mellow. Seems to be well-balanced and thought out blend. Reminds me of a corojo-like flavor, but with a surprisingly nice sweet mellow flavor. I definitely like this cigar.
Ash is light and doesn't hold on well. I tended to have a lot of ash in my lap! I had to re-light the cigar after a couple of inches.
Overall, I would rate this cigar 7.2 which is a solid Very Good. Construction overall was good - it went out once, the draw was a little tight (but loosened up after a few inches) and the ash tended to fall off easily. It kind of reminds me of a Tatuaje Unicos, but milder and sweeter.
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Warning: This Post May Contain Cynicism Known To The State of California To Cause Depression, Social Ostracism And Other Reproductive Harm.
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Eespidie
Active Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: Tempe
Posts: 434
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Review Date: Thu August 30, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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taste / construction
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Cons:
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draw
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Pre-Smoke
scent of wrapper: i couldnt seem to smell anything
scent at foot: (cinnimon?) some sort of sweet spice
wrapper: very nice looking, smooth
feel: somewhat hard
Smoke
flavor on draw: bitter beginning for almost an inch smoothing out into some sort of woody flavor and leather with a hint of sweetness.
strength: mild-medium
scent of smoke: woodsy
heat on fingers and in mouth: none
draw: somewhat stifled, thought it might be plugged but no such luck
finish: smooth finish
other aspects of the cigar smoking experience: enjoyable smoke could have drawn more freely but would smoke again.
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A cigar is as good as memories that you have when you smoked it. --Raul Julia
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ilovecl
Banned
Registered: April 2007
Location: I LOVE CL
Posts: 4332
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Review Date: Tue September 18, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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Good size, nice burn.
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Cons:
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Flavor profile, construction.
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PRE-SMOKE
Scent of WrapperNothing except some light tobacco, and maybe some leather.
Scent at FootI picked up some nice barnyard hay, leather and mellow tobacco.
AppearanceThis cigar had a very light almost "connecticut" wrapper, with a slight shine, and some vivible veins and blemishes. There was a double cap which was also semi-rough.
WrapperSmooth and non consistant with appearance.
FeelVery soft construction with some soft spots. The foot was very very soft.
TongueSmooth and loose when cut. I did notice a very faint spicyness there.
Flavor on DrawI did notice the same barnyard flavor, which was almost like fermenting hay. I also picked up some leather and plain old tobacco.
SMOKE
Flavors/TasteUpon lighting this cigar, I noticed an almost bitter flavor, which carried until the mid point. I picked up very little spice, which was consistant throughout the cigar. The leather was there and gone a few times. Nothing really stood out and hit my tastebuds.
StrengthI would say this stick was a med/mild strenght.
Scent of SmokeBurning tobacco.
Heat on Fingers and in MouthWas not a factor until about 2 inches left. The heat made the cigar spongy and hot very quickly.
DrawThe draw was very easy and produced tons of smoke anytime you wanted it.
Burn/AshThe ash was a light gray/black, flaky ash, which held on for about 1 1/2-2 inches.
FinishThe finish was long lasting with some bitterness and harshness. there was a small amount of spice there also.
Other Aspects of the CigarThere was nothing special about this cigar. None of the flavors seemed to go together. It was just a "plain" cigar. The best thing it had going was its perfect burnline.
I rated this cigar on the ICRS system as a solid 4.5. It was not bad, but nothing I would go out of my way to smoke again. There is always the chance I had a bad cigar also. I never rule that out. I always try to have an open mind and will always try a cigar twice, if the first go is not great.
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I LOVE CL!
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Topshelf14
Very Active Member
Registered: March 2007
Location: Old Hickory, TN
Posts: 506
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Review Date: Wed October 3, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Pleasing mellow flavors
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Cons:
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Not the prettiest cigar in the humi
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Pre-Smoke
Scent of Wrapper: Mild cedar and leathery tobacco aroma
Scent at Foot: I picked up hints of earth with some mild pepper overtones
Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown with several rather prominent veins. Some toothiness.
Feel: Very firm. This cigar felt like a Lincoln Log.
Tongue: Bland and almost tasteless.
Flavor on Draw: I got a rather earthy taste that left a slight tingling sensation on the back of my tongue.
Smoke
Taste: This cigar started out with a slightly bitter, straw-like taste with some hints of black pepper.
Flavor Changes: About a third of the way in, the bitterness disappeared and I began to notice a faint nuttiness that was rather pleasant.
Strength: Mild
Feeling: Relaxing
Scent of Smoke: Just a mild tobacco aroma
Heat on Fingers and in Mouth: None
Draw: Deliberate with copious amounts of smoke. Just about the perfect draw for my tastes.
Finish: Creamy, rather smoky medium-length finish; almost like a peaty Scotch.
Other Aspects of the Cigar Smoking Experience: This cigar burned perfectly all the way down to the nub and left behind a solid, light gray ash. A very well constructed cigar.
Final Rating: 7.8
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Joe
Nashville Cigar Club
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Viper139
Retailer
Registered: May 2007
Location: Carson City, Nevada
Posts: 117
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Review Date: Sun October 21, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Smooth smoke and flavor
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Cons:
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Not the best construction
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PRE-SMOKE
SCENT OF WRAPPER: Leather, hay.
SCENT AT FOOT: Leather, slight pepper
WRAPPER: Nice medium brown color, moderate veins, construction seemed a little less than great.
FEEL: slightly firm, good fill overall length of cigar, two soft spots one near foot and one mid cigar.
TONGUE: Nothing noted.
FLAVOR ON DRAW: Slight pepper.
SMOKE
TASTE: Slightly sweet with hints of spice.
STRENGTH: Mild, Mild-Moderate last third.
FEELING: Pleasant smoking experience but light on flavor.
SCENT OF SMOKE: Field Grass, Pepper, slight leather.
HEAT: Burned very cool throughout.
DRAW: Too firm on the draw throughout. Mouth was almost tired by last third from drawing.
OTHER ASPECTS: Clean burn edge the entire cigar with only slight burn issues, moderate amount of smoke.
Final rating is a 5. If the draw issue was not there I would recommend this cigar. With only one cigar to taste there is a possibility that others may not have this issue.
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The Bead Guy www.HeartfeltIndustries.com
Heartfelt Humidity Beads
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GoinFerSmoke
Forum Moderator
Registered: March 2007
Location: Salem
Posts: 4980
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Review Date: Sun November 4, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Nice creamy smoke
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Cons:
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A little rugged looking
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PRE-SMOKE
SCENT OF WRAPPER: very light hay
SCENT AT FOOT: fuller hay smell
WRAPPER: light brown color, veiny but nicely constructed though rugged looking
FEEL: a little give thoughout cigar but not too soft
TONGUE: N/A
FLAVOR ON DRAW: not much to detect
SMOKE
TASTE: hint of pepper with some sweet notes to it, some earthiness and wood
STRENGTH: mild overall with a more of a fuller body to it the further it smoked
FEELING: good mild/morning smoke
SCENT OF SMOKE: good smell but can't really note what it is but a very pleasant smell
HEAT: none
DRAW: A little hard on the draw for my liking but could still smoke it
OTHER ASPECTS: Good morning cigar, not a mid day cigar as it is too light but a decent morning smoke
Final rating is a 7.7.
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Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything. - Frank Dane
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RodneyFournier
Getting Active
Registered: April 2007
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 87
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Review Date: Sun December 16, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Tastes lie a Macanudo
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Cons:
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Ash was a little flighty
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PRE-SMOKE
Scent of Wrapper: Nothing. Not aromatic.
Scent at Foot: Slight flavor.
Appearance: Corona shape
Wrapper: Smooth, but somewhat bumpy and irregular with a 1/4 inch tear near the toe. Color medium to dark brown, very nice looking.
Feel: Farily consistent and smooth.
Tongue: No tingle.
Pre-light Flavor on Draw: Light flavor.
SMOKE
Lit easily, and has an great draw.
Noted some nice flavors and just a little bit of spice. Seemed to have some mild Macanduo flavors.
The cigar is producing an ok amount of smoke. Produces no smoke when resting.
Smoke is pleasant and smooth. Not harsh at all. Flavor is mild and not overpowering.
Strength: The flavor is mild-medium.
Scent of the Smoke: Very pleasant and aromatic.
Heat on fingers and mouth: Nothing observed.
Draw: Draw was nice, no issues.
Finish: Short and mild finish. Pleasant.
Other: Tunneled 2-3 times, but nothing major. Enjoyed the subtle natural sweetness of this tobacco. I swear this is a Macanudo, which most people really enjoy.
Ash is light and doesn't hold on well. I also had a lot of ash in my lap! I had to re-light the cigar 3-4 times.
Overall, I would rate this cigar 7.0.
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