Stolen Throne Cigars War Council in Review

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Stolen Throne Cigars War Council in Review

WRAPPER: Habano
BINDER: Undisclosed
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Honduran

FORMAT: Corona Gorda
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-full

NOTES:

Pepper-spice | Lemon meringue | Cocoa butter

I'm a Habano nut and SPOILER ALERT this here is Habano done ::: very ::: well. It brings both the pushin' spice and the cushion cream. Between the two is a neat-O bracing buttery cedar. Smooth suede envelopes the kitchen sink. Spices are orange-to-red. Saffron & smoked paprika lead. White peppercorn boatloads (in balance) and red pepper flake. Lemon meringue softens the blow. Cocoa butter. Quite intricate play therein the last two. 

Middlings feature Cafe au lait and a poultry-level savoriness. Milk chocolate. Pale grains. Underbelly is a chicken coop on golden dirt. The profile is both brighter & deeper than expected. Weighty but light on its feet. Complex AF, nuanced to beat the band. Finishes dense and full, on long intricate legs. Between finish & pull is clean. I'll take a swing at a knock here, lest I lose my critic cred. At times a cardboard lilt almost flits in, drying the corners of the tongue a tick. 

It burns just a half-bit hot-and-cold. Mascara line is thin and while at times slightly wobbly, always self-corrects post haste. The pacing does stop-and-go mildly but the out-put is even-keeled plentiful. The aroma and room-note are big selling points, w/ much of the menu lingering about you sweetly. No hard nor soft spots in the roll, seams hold tight. To summarize: excellent and perhaps even superb. Excellperb, then. A muse worthy of its own word. Huzzah.

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

::: very :::