La Flor de Ynclan
Robusto 550
- Caramelized sugar, then brown stuffs. Then nigh molasses.
- White pepper, black through the schnoz.
- Medicinal sweet orange. Visions a' orange degreaser. Mellows quickly.
- Cedar w/ mulling spice addition, and building in creaminess.
- Cafe Americano intensifies throughout.
- Suede-cum-leather, then thickly.
- Golden dirt with sweet hay attachment. Slightly fusty malt.
- Chamomile lilt.
- Richness/roundness takes too long in coming on not 'nuffly.
- Balance and complexities: somewhat lacking.
PERFORMANCE NOTES:
- Burn-line is thick & wonky, but even 'nuff to stave off re-touch.
- Pack softens/puckers up at char.
- Draw is even with a say medium+ resistance. Double/triple puff it.
- Ash shows some flakiness; don't so-much build to much.
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian
BINDER: Indonesian
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican
STRENGTH: Medium
ORIGIN: ABAM factory, Dominican Republic
BLENDER: Jose Matias Maragoto
BINDER: Indonesian
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican
STRENGTH: Medium
ORIGIN: ABAM factory, Dominican Republic
BLENDER: Jose Matias Maragoto
IN ADDITION:
I done a Redux Review of the Villiger La Flor de Ynclan in its Churchill format.
Chairman of the board of Villiger Soehne AG, Heinrich Villiger: "The La Flor de Ynclan cigar has been an ongoing labor of love for us. We feel that there is a difference between a good and great cigar, Matias Maragoto and I hope you feel the same."
I done a Redux Review of the Villiger La Flor de Ynclan in its Churchill format.
Chairman of the board of Villiger Soehne AG, Heinrich Villiger: "The La Flor de Ynclan cigar has been an ongoing labor of love for us. We feel that there is a difference between a good and great cigar, Matias Maragoto and I hope you feel the same."
Frequently, I'll not be asked certain questions. 'Nuff so, that I think it's high-time I at long last address 'em in a new series of work I shall call: Frequently Unasked Questions. These shall consist of cigar-centric queries pulling mainly from etiquette and primer dimensions.
Now, without any further ado, adon't, or amaybe...
CAN I WEAR MY SWEATPANTS TO THE CIGAR LOUNGE?
Yes. From there to three-piece suit. I give that spectrum because I feel the true query is "How slovenly may I dress?" Lettuce just cover, then, all what I know a' sweats. For some care is required and I feel it to be a topic of no small import. And one close to my heart. Close to my thighs...
One must first understand that thou shalt not wear plastic and/or nylon. I'm speaking herein of cotton or cotton/poly blend, heavy knit materials... elastic waist... introduced in the 1920s by one Mr. Emile Camuset... Savvy? Good. Furthermore, there are three (3) appropriate and/or acceptable colors of which to opt, cigar lounge or not: grey, black, and navy blue. Furthermore, furthermore? Soitenly!
- GREY: The classic. The go-to. The cannot miss. Dress down-to-up; light to dark hue'd.
- BLACK: Formal to funky, the more well-worn and age-d, the more toward funky.
- BLUE: Wear sparingly. The novelty sock a' allowable sweatpants.
What's more, only wear sweats with elastic cuffs, lest ya look like yer wearing PJs, and that ain't cool. Never wear anything with a logo unless you are on that particular corporation's pay-roll. Actually -- no designs at all. Try not to go all sweat tuxedo in matching tops and bottoms. In grey, you'll look like Rocky. In black, a puppeteer. In navy blue, a police academy flunky.
Sweatshirts? Glad ya unasked. Color wheel spins under the same afore-listed rules -- BUT -- only wear full zip-up fronts. NO PULL-OVERS. Instead, wear a long-sleeved white T-shirt. White T-shirts are a topic for another FUQ. Quite important, they. Perchance the very most-so.
A popular somewhat related unasked question is:
CAN I WEAR SHORTS?
No.
Care and maintenance of sweats: Shave off pills with a disposable razor. Wash inside-out on gentle cycle. Hang dry. That'll insure less pills to shave. Now get out there and hit up yer B&M, gentlepersons.
CELLO ON OR OFF?
Sounds good.
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BASEBALL:
Throughout time and again yester-day, teams line-up to help the Damn Yankees succeed at their own expense. Clippard ain't worth a bag of chips -- which is what I imagine his arm sounds like when he puts his Sox on in the morning.