WRAPPER: Connecticut Broadleaf
BINDER: Ecuadorian Sumatran
FILLER: Dominican, Honduran, Nicaraguan
FORMAT: Robusto (554)
ORIGIN: HATSA Honduras
INTENSITY: Medium
NOTES:
Dark chocolate | Leather | Earth
It well might have been better to have smoked this yesterday--but by all means, smoke it today. This is at once a recommendation and (sage?) advice. The two words slightly differ, after all. It's like this: you put down a box of smokes to age. You test them periodically to see their progress. At a certain age, the calendar begins to work against them and they peter-out in terms of profile. This cigar comes across as 'better smoke these puppies (at the latest) now.' It's a bit flat and meek, but pleasant and interesting nonetheless.
A sense of urgency can be exhilarating, and in turn, lend toward being rather entertaining. Like having to pee while recording a podcast, say.
That said, an almost too-smooth lightness-of-weight chocolate; dark, with swirls of semi-sweet, some breadiness there. Some fruitiness (a tart berry that apes citrus) attaches to a small sugary sweetness on the back-end. Earthen core... a barnyard-savory thing. Leather is muted but thick, well-worked, and encompassing. Ebbings and flowings of anise, finely-ground & scant black pepper, weak coffee, powdered milk. Overall, a consistent and well-balanced (although in a droning fashion) profile. Not much aroma, sans for a bit of paper bag.
Draws well and good, but the cap does erode a tick. Burns on a dead-even, razor-thin line. Build solidly, firmly-so, with tight seams and no soft-spots. Moderate smoke out-put. Ash grows quite nicely in a combination of stacked dimes and paler sheathing. Definitely scans as a situation whose sum adds up to more than its parts, equaling out into a different type of experience without yelling about itself. An at once quirky and proper blend. Quietly charming. A twinkle in a sleepy eye.
TASTE: B+
DRAW: B+
BURN: A-
BUILD: A-
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
That said, an almost too-smooth lightness-of-weight chocolate; dark, with swirls of semi-sweet, some breadiness there. Some fruitiness (a tart berry that apes citrus) attaches to a small sugary sweetness on the back-end. Earthen core... a barnyard-savory thing. Leather is muted but thick, well-worked, and encompassing. Ebbings and flowings of anise, finely-ground & scant black pepper, weak coffee, powdered milk. Overall, a consistent and well-balanced (although in a droning fashion) profile. Not much aroma, sans for a bit of paper bag.
Draws well and good, but the cap does erode a tick. Burns on a dead-even, razor-thin line. Build solidly, firmly-so, with tight seams and no soft-spots. Moderate smoke out-put. Ash grows quite nicely in a combination of stacked dimes and paler sheathing. Definitely scans as a situation whose sum adds up to more than its parts, equaling out into a different type of experience without yelling about itself. An at once quirky and proper blend. Quietly charming. A twinkle in a sleepy eye.
TASTE: B+
DRAW: B+
BURN: A-
BUILD: A-
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
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