ilovecl
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Registered: April 2007
Location: I LOVE CL
Posts: 4331
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Review Date: Fri August 17, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
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Pros:
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Nice smooth flavors, burn, and construction!!!
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Cons:
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Can't get em yet!!!!
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PRE-SMOKE
Scent of wrapper: Sweet with very little spice, hints of cocoa.
Scent at foot: some earthyness with more spice.
Wrapper: Very nice Oscuro wrapper, very dark brown. It was very silky smooth with almost a sheen to it. There were almost no veins vivible. It was topped with a triple cap!!
Feel: This stick was a medium firm. It had a few soft spots, but nothing bad.
Tongue: It cut very nicely, and was smooth on the tongue. There was no tingle to the lips or tongue. I did see a few meduim sized stems vivible after the cut.
Flavor on draw: Earthyness, cocoa, coffee, and some spice to it.
SMOKE
Flavor: This was a very nice blend. I can't wait to try this after about 6 months to a year of age on it. I believe it will meld nicely. I picked up a few different flavor changes throughout. It had lots of coffee/cocoa, with some cedar on the second half. I did not get any of the earthyness I got from the pre-light though.
Strength: I would say the first third was a med/full strength, then moved to a medium and then back to med/full!!
Burn/Ash: It had a nice solid ash which held on for about 2-2 1/2 inches and had very little flakyness to it.
Scent of Smoke: I could smell some sweetness and a nice tobacco smell.
Heat on fingers/Mouth: Heat was never an issue with this bad boy!!
Draw: Perfect!!
Finish: The finish was short lived. It was a good finish though. It had some nice cedar and coffee.
Overall this stick was one of the best I have had by 601, and cannot wait to get a box of these. I will say I thought it would have been a little more full bodied than it was. This is a very nice addition to the line they already have. It would go well with some nice strong coffee or a deep dry red wine. I give this a 8.25-8.5 on the ICRS rating system.
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I LOVE CL!
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