Pura Soul
Barber Pole
WRAPPER: Honduran Corojo | Maduro
BINDER: Honduran
FILLER: Honduran
FORMAT: Toro barber pole
ORIGIN: Honduras
INTENSITY: Medium
WEBSITE: www.purasoulcigars.com
NOTES:
WRAPPER: Honduran Corojo | Maduro
BINDER: Honduran
FILLER: Honduran
FORMAT: Toro barber pole
ORIGIN: Honduras
INTENSITY: Medium
WEBSITE: www.purasoulcigars.com
NOTES:
Lemon curd | Coconut | Milk chocolate
Citrus (sour) & sweet (milk chocolate) play off each other in a jockeying less-than-friendly manner. There is an imbalanced competition there, won out almost immediately & throughout by tangy af. Very lightly toasted nigh raw. Sunny-bright like an overly hoppy IPA. Coconut is a confectioner's take, aiding some with sweetness but not enough w/ bracing of structure.
Undertones are a white peppercorn that admirably supports further beneath, a pinch of salt, a bit of shortbread. That pepper is a little aggressive but the cream which fills out the middlings cushions well. Some savoriness would be a welcome addition. Here, the profile swirls rather quickly, w/ abrupt changes in direction. Nice depth, & complexly-so. Although writ large, not a very complex smoke. Mild but not mellow; a soft-spoken wildman.
The two wrapper leaves burn in accord & thus evenly. Pacing seems a tick quick. Ash grows well in a sheath/stack of dimes combo. Smoke out-put is bigly; culminating a sour-sweet room-note with a dandelion lilt picked up through the retro-hale. All told a jittery yet subtle thing. Tangy, as noted already but worth mentioning again. Almost refreshingly-so, really. Effervescent?
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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