My Father No.4 - Cigar Review

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THE CIGAR

My Father No. 4 

7 1/2 x 38 Lancero

w. Ecuadorian Habano Rosado
b./f. Nicaraguan

Sampling courtesy of Cigars City, where ya can snap up some of yer own HERE.

K A P L O W I T Z SCALE

K least, Z most

Construction T
Combustion T
Flavors I
Body W
Strength O

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Sweet W
Sour W
Salty L
Bitter W
Umami W

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Complexity T
Nuance T
Transition O
Balance T
Smoothness I

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Animal I
Spicy W
Woody T
Vegetal O
Earthy O
Chemical K

SUMMATION

Sweetly smooth with a wonderful sour balance on a wooden under-belly which steers high and prominently so. Citrus never gets acidic in an unfriendly way. Weighty body in a sunny fashion. Finishes in a sweet bready way with a malt attachment on -long legs which end in a pith note, then cleanly. Burn is even on a thin+ line which self-corrects an occasional ribbon in no time flat. There is a slight tunneling threat at the start of 3/3 but too, self-corrects. Ash builds white and solid on even and close ladder-rungs with an occasional and slight heather grey streak. Room note is aromatic tobacco with an inherent sweetness and woody drive. Smoke-out-put is nigh full yet kindly so. Draw is an even light side of medium+ tension throughout; satiating smoke-hole fully but not in a ham-fisted manner. Verily, this My Father is a complex and nuanced thing; but not overtly or flamboyantly so. All 'round muscular, but not in a bullying sense. Excellent. The stick does go out on me once, at mid-point, but re-lights well. Smoke stays smooth and cool to the somewhat softened nub.

Flavor notes in mainly no particular order are: white and black peppers. Hazelnut. Cream. Caramel. Cedar, sweet. Oak, lively but not green. Leather. Meat. Citrus rind with almost three full ticks of orange pith. Peat. Dirt. Nutmeg led medium to dark red spices -- chili, cumin, cinnamon. Coffee, roasted to full city and heavy creamed heavily. Salt. Papaya, dried. Rye malt. Orange Julius and Nutella are each on my tongue and palate respectively, at brilliant glimpses.

SMOKE TIME

75mins

FINAL GRADE

****A-****

EDITOR'S NOTE

This my Father offering had roughly eight months of age on it. 

L'shalom