Project X: Offering #1_ Serie II - Blind Cigar Review (La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva)

Blind review, then? Oh, yes. Blind review.
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THE CIGAR

*classified*

6 x 50-ish Toro Maduro
DECLASSIFIED
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva

ACT I

FLAVORS

Animal: Manure. Smoked meat.
Sweet: Molasses. Blackberry. Fresh fruit.
Spicy: Black pepper. Chili pepper. Salt. Licorice/anise.
Woody: Hickory wood. Mesquite wood. Charred/burnt. Toasted. Wine cask. Dark roasted coffee.
Vegetal: Herbs (dried). Nuts, roasted.
Earthy: Barnyard. Espresso. Heavy tobacco.
Chemical: Charcoal. Diesel (vibe on r/h)

K A P L O W I T Z SCALE

K being the least, Z the greatest

Appearance W
Construction I
Combustion I
Flavors/Body W
Strength L

NOTES

• Interesting molasses, toasted until nigh all sweet is gone.
• Very dry notes, but nicely moist mouth-feel.
• Very solid white ash in a tightly woven sheath.
• The slight point to the cap... the looks of the rugged-cut well-stuft foot tobacco...
• ... ringing a bell.
• Couple crimped veins in along shaft. Rustic.
• Construction is a brick feces house, gentlepersons.
• Very short, very clean finish.
• At about 1": dark fruit juices.
• Inch+ ash thuds to desk. Heaviest/tightest I've seen in a tick.
• Pace is slowing and was never near quick.
• A black tea note is at the end of a slightly longer finish.
• Draw is a lil tight. Reward, a lil light.
• Line is dead even. Packing is firm as ever.
• Notes beyond woods are very light and led by meat.
• Hand-feel is a calloused handshake.
• 1/2" ash dumps.
• Smoke out-put off both ends, up-ticks.
• Throat is dry, nigh irritated.
• Pumpernickel, in oven. Leather, stiff.

ACT II

FLAVORS

Animal: Manure. Smoked meat.
Sweet: Molasses. Blackberry. Fresh fruit. Black cherry.
Spicy: Black pepper. Chili pepper. Salt. Licorice/anise.
Woody: Hickory wood. Mesquite wood. Charred/burnt. Toasted. Wine cask. Dark roasted coffee.
Vegetal: Herbs (dried). Nuts, roasted. Floral (r/h) Moss. Mushroom.

Earthy: Barnyard. Espresso. Heavy tobacco. Peat.
Chemical: Charcoal. Diesel (vibe on r/h).

K A P L O W I T Z SCALE

Appearance W
Construction I
Combustion T
Flavors/Body I
Strength O

NOTES

• Smoked/charred/toasted wood note liquefy and up-tick fruit juices.
• Ash lasts about a half inch. Darker. Ladder-rungs.
• Oils hit the shaft. Pack soften 1/2 tick.
• Veg notes get some moist add-ons.
• Pack and notes soften two ticks, but on oil, not wet.
• Draw loosens nice in 3/3.
• Construction/combustion each hold well.
• Mouth errs a tick toward dry.
• I WANT BLACKBERRY MANISCHEWITZ.
• Fantastic smoke pace.
• Not overly delineated nor nuanced.
• Pleasant and performed well.

SMOKE TIME

95mins

FINAL GRADE

****B+****

EDITOR'S NOTE

In the interest of uniformity, I will be working from a flavor chart via Stogie Fresh.
("Malt" added by moi, when added.)