Combusts nigh sans complaint. There is a brief hiccup in the burn when it seems to cool at the stick's mid-point. Other than that somewhat heavy re-touch, the Revelation operates on Sunday drive cruise control on a languidly pleasant pacing. Construction hits a brief mid-smoke snag as draw hesitates alongside cooling char, recovers. Nevertheless, seams and form hold admirably as does shoulder assemblage; delivering cool smoke gate-to-wire on a medium-tensioned draw.
KAPLOWITZ SCALE
<least to most, K to Z>
sweetness: O
sourness: W
saltiness: A
bitterness: L
savoriness: W
pungency: O
More? Soitenly. a sour/sweet offering carried on a savory backbone achieved in a vegetarian manner. Pungency hits middle-of-the-road via retro-hale, elevates in the back-loaded 3/3 to the tune of a neat tongue-tingle. 'Nuff? I hope. Just in case: a verily smooth textured thing. Fairly far from heavily-weighted but well-rounded and satiating, nonetheless. Quite rich and well-balanced. Some complexities are lost via notes pleasantly blending together in second-half. A sedate and mid-day meditative cigar, this San Cristobal Legend Revelation.
- Pepper, white, green bell, black
- Chocolate, Swiss Miss packet
- Spices: allspice, saffron, and cardamom (hint of capers)
- Cream
- Sugar
- Woods: oak, cedar (tick green), hickory(trace)
- Coffee (Americano w/ cream)
- Honey, alfalfa
- Nuts: raw macadamia, cashew butter
- Vanilla bean
- Grains: cornmeal, raw oats
- Earth
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
STRENGTH: Medium
FORMAT: Toro "Legend" Box-pressed
ORIGIN: My Father Cigars S.A., Nicaragua
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
I originally reviewed this blend in its Robusto-ish "Prophet" iteration in my posting: San Cristobal Revelation - Cigar Review. This Cigar was named 18th-best of 2014 by Cigar Aficionado.
s/o Cigars on 7th and Cigars City.
I'll put a ribbon on dis Redux by noting this Toro format carries slightly less pop and is delivered a tick more smoothly than its Robusto brother, brother. Some mottling past the mid-point.
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BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
STRENGTH: Medium
FORMAT: Toro "Legend" Box-pressed
ORIGIN: My Father Cigars S.A., Nicaragua
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
I originally reviewed this blend in its Robusto-ish "Prophet" iteration in my posting: San Cristobal Revelation - Cigar Review. This Cigar was named 18th-best of 2014 by Cigar Aficionado.
s/o Cigars on 7th and Cigars City.
I'll put a ribbon on dis Redux by noting this Toro format carries slightly less pop and is delivered a tick more smoothly than its Robusto brother, brother. Some mottling past the mid-point.
Report a typo, win a No-prize.
Keep me going.
Keep me GROWING.
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"Not Again..." Kaplowitz Radio: January 24, 2018