BLEND: Hit & Run Redux
WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres
BINDER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Pennsylvanian
FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Medium-full
SPICE: 3/5
NOTES:
Walnut mocha torte | Paprika | Pumpernickel
Depth. Complex layers. Dense and weighty. Plush. Well-balanced. A dark unfurling of motion and stillness. Dappled sunlight exhibits traces of mulling spice, cola, black dahlia.
TASTE: A-
DRAW: B+
BURN: A-
BUILD: A-
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
A word about dahlias (black and otherwise, I'd imagine) from The Perfume Society: "One thing's for sure: dahlias don't smell as blowsy as they look. It's the leaves and the stems which are used in fragrance, giving a slightly bitter note."
In the fullest of disclosures, this review was conducted nigh immediately upon receiving this sample. While I'm not normally as big on 'resting' cigars as some folk are, I will dully note this here. As well as promise a deeper (if not longer) redux review in fair time. thx
::: very :::