Bongani Cigars 458 Short
Premium Selection in Review
WRAPPER: Cameroon
BINDER: Undisclosed
FILLER: Undisclosed
FORMAT: "458 Short" Gordito
ORIGIN: Mozambique
INTENSITY: Medium-full/Full
NOTES:
WRAPPER: Cameroon
BINDER: Undisclosed
FILLER: Undisclosed
FORMAT: "458 Short" Gordito
ORIGIN: Mozambique
INTENSITY: Medium-full/Full
NOTES:
Chocolate | Beefy | Black pepper
Imagine a porterhouse, charred & served under a chocolate espresso sauce. Imagine now, a heavyweight. A short stocky bruiser whose fights happened in black&white television sets. Smooth. Powerful. Deliberate, not plodding. Inornate. Cracked black peppercorn. Heavy black licorice on the back-end.
Imagine a porterhouse, charred & served under a chocolate espresso sauce. Imagine now, a heavyweight. A short stocky bruiser whose fights happened in black&white television sets. Smooth. Powerful. Deliberate, not plodding. Inornate. Cracked black peppercorn. Heavy black licorice on the back-end.
Mid-palate is herbs & grain. Melanges steered by fresh thyme & roasted barley, respectively. Bolstered by a sweetly-spiced cedar. Balanced by thick sweating leather. Boxing gloves. Via progression, the steak dinner is undone in a lovely delineated manner. Umami, Cuban coffee, dark chocolate fudge. Peanuts.
Character-driven w/ the proverbial skills to pay the hypothetical bills. Delivered in a manner of consequence. Slow, even burn. Heavy olfactory. Heavy just heavy. With a wry half-smile, to boot. Thick solid ash. Seams hold-fast. Cap/shoulder assemblage like a tank. Easy draw. Even burn smoldering on-down.
TASTE: A+
DRAW: A
BURN: A-
BUILD: A
FINAL GRADE: A
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
TASTE: A+
DRAW: A
BURN: A-
BUILD: A
FINAL GRADE: A
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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