Thursday, May 27, 2021

ATL Cigar Co. Black in Review

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ATL Cigar Co. Black in Review

WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

BLENDER: Jesus Martinez
MANUFACTURER: Martinez Cigars, NYC

FORMAT: Gordo (6.5x50)
ORIGIN: USA
INTENSITY: Medium-full

NOTES:
Mocha | Molasses | Spice

Brawny but lacking in focus. Heavy minerality, which I appreciate but is far from universally adored. Very thin-sleek delivery of notes. Cafe Americano, semi-sweet chocolate, pushed on-ahead by hot sauce. A nifty parallel smoky-sweetness, blackstrap molasses. Back-end of patent leather sinewy savoriness. Mid-palate rests in minerality. Dark flintiness, copper pennies. Graphite. 

Cool but odd, particularly odd where it's cool. Asphalt as the 1/2 nears. That mid-palate do sure expand. This slightly imbalances the profile. Moderately complex in a challenging manner. Notes are too thin to dig into nuances; ::: very ::: little depth. Evolves pungently-so. Somewhat unkind. Ashy. I think "challenging," says it best. Transitional but not always for the best; until the 3/3 becomes a chocolate bar.

Smokes slowly and coolly--to the point of "AAARRRRGGGGHHH HURRY UP you ok?" Feels severely under-packed but performs well 'nuff all-'round.  An excellent stick as a peculiar accompaniment to something else. A game of cards, some type of puttering about, perhaps company. Said perhaps company will be privy to quite piercing spices and leather/hide room-notes. 

TASTE: B-
DRAW: B+
BURN: B
BUILD: B

FINAL GRADE: B-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

Other ATL reviews:
ATL Cigar Co. Libertad

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