Kiki Momo Cigars Patriot Cigar in Review

BRAND: Kiki Momo
BLEND: Patriot Cigar

WRAPPER: Habano // Maduro
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Torpedo (61/8x52) Barber-pole
[Maduro stars, Habano bars]
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 2/5

NOTES:
White toast | Nutter butter | White/Red pepper

Move over, "You'll be farting through silk." Hello, "You'll be spitting out stars." That was my thought exactly, as I spit out the aforementioned Maduro stars. A couple got in my mouth, see.

Serviceable smoke, Excellent visual appeal. People eat with their eyes, why not smoke with them too? As a disclaimer, I am not speaking in a literal sense. I'm not even speaking. I am typing.

Palate-wise, a smooth thing with not much complexity or delineation, but a nudge of pepper hither-thither. Sandy citrus notes tucked into thin suede. A bit of floral salinity and a distant apple butter.

TASTE: B
DRAW: B+
BURN: B
BUILD: A-

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

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Kiki Momo Cigars Belicoso Pigtail Maduro in Review

BRAND: Kiki Momo
BLEND: Maduro

WRAPPER: Maduro
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: (656) Belicoso* Pigtail
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 1.5/5

NOTES:
Chocolate | Black pepper | Whole Wheat flour

Bread's proofing, oven's pre-heating. Hints of French hot chocolate on the breath of someone speaking to you from across a room. A single peppercorn under your tongue, a shot of booze, taken hours before. Cardboard bits here/there. Soft. Smooth. Shy? Opening burn issues even-out.

TASTE: B
DRAW: B+
BURN: B-
BUILD: B

FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

*more of a Perfecto or double-ended Torpedo vitola, I'd say, but I'm not going to argue. Plus, I could be wrong. It happens. One time, I thought I was wrong, but I was actually correct. We all make mistakes.

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Kaplowitz Media. Coffee Review Index

Kaplowitz Media. (Supermarket) Coffee Review Index

Maxwell House Original Roast
Folgers Classic Roast
Yuban Traditional Roast

The above list of supermarket coffees reviewed (each which acts as a link to its full review) is listed in the particular order of my personal preference, top-to-bottom. Fairly but not at all entirely subjective. Next up at Kap Reviews Everything Else: macro beers. Stay tuned for that side quest coming soon.

FURTHER KM. READING:

Kaplowitz Media. Aftershave Reviews Index

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Kaplowitz Media. Cigars of the Month for September 2025

Kaplowitz Media.
Cigars of the Month
for September 2025

(listed in alphabetical order)
(names are links to full reviews)

Jake Wyatt Fourth Dimension

honorable mention:

Asylum Serenity Now

FURTHER KM. READING

Cigars of the Month 2025 Index

International Talk Like a Pirate Day sure seems to have run its course.

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