BLEND: Miami 2023
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Habano
BINDER: Undisclosed
FILLER: Peruvian, undisclosed
FORMAT: "Canonazo" (5 7/8x53)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Mild-Medium/Medium
NOTES:
Cocoa butter | Cafe au lait | Meadowfoam honey
Meadowfoam honey tastes like marshmallows. "Hunny." - Winnie the Pooh. The middle name 'The' is typically used in rougher circles. This Miami leans more toward Winnie though. Jimmy The Gent was a gangster and I believe the name was ironic but I'd posit this smoke between Pooh and a mob guy deserving of the Gent moniker.
That's on account, mainly, of the finely-ground white pepper. All told, silky powdery smooth in mouth and mitt. A pleasure to the palate but a tick fragile in the fingers. A single solitary superficial slight crack occurs. Creaminess engulfs the italicized notes above as well as a calm lemony citrus and a wildflower bouquet. A thin soft suede is present as well. A neat saltiness.
The draw is exceptional. The ash is rather airy and does, indeed, drop in my lap fluffily-so. Other than the small crack there are zero cosmetic blemishes. Nary a vien and invisible seams. The aroma is pretty dang delightful and smells like the draw notes. A sweet not sugary offering that'll soothe any savage beast; with the middle name of The or otherwise.
TASTE: A-
DRAW: A-
BURN: B+
BUILD: B+
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
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