StillWell Star Aromatic No. 1 by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Cigar Review
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Habano
BINDER: San Andreas Negro
FILLER: Black Cavendish, Golden Virginia, Burley, & undisclosed
FORMAT: Toro (652)
ORIGIN: Joya de Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Mild-medium/Medium
NOTES:
Vanilla | Sweet spices | Sandalwood
I get hit first by light-bright Golden Virginia, then its sweetness comes to rest in more sweetness via the underlining Black Cavendish. Like a mattress set atop a mattress and let me tell you, this princess can feel the pea. Said pea is a hard little spiky ball of Burley. Sugary. Floral. Some mulling spice. Surprisingly complex and never boring although a bit imbalanced w/ a sweet vanilla-like tilting. Tethered in a decent if not pedestrian cigar experience. A nice big canvas. A few broad strokes.
I get hit first by light-bright Golden Virginia, then its sweetness comes to rest in more sweetness via the underlining Black Cavendish. Like a mattress set atop a mattress and let me tell you, this princess can feel the pea. Said pea is a hard little spiky ball of Burley. Sugary. Floral. Some mulling spice. Surprisingly complex and never boring although a bit imbalanced w/ a sweet vanilla-like tilting. Tethered in a decent if not pedestrian cigar experience. A nice big canvas. A few broad strokes.
Taste is a mouth-thing and flavor is what incorporates smell. There, throw in some vanilla, a bit of orange blossom honey, and white peppercorn firmament. Earthen, if you look down far enough from the heighty blend... a sunlit hiking trail. Grassy all-along its sides. Complex in a pleasing way. A bit cloying if over-smoked. The finish is long and sinewy-strong. Graceful. A ballet dancer studying a martial art? Maybe Tai Chi whilst sipping Chai tea.
A bit of a snug draw seems somehow correct here. Nice smoke out-put actively, and more importantly, passively. Sit with it and in it... sit both still and well. If you sit with others, the aroma will never cross their olfactory sensibilities. Sandalwood. Burns on a tick of a wobble. Builds a neat sheath of ash. Wants to be puffed often lest it threatens to peter-out, a tricky thing since I made mention of not over-smoking. All-told pleasant, and calmly entertaining.
As a pipe smoker, I tend to shy well-away from aromatics. This cigar did not at all offend me. I'm sure it's greatly relieved to hear that.
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
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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
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