BLEND: Fourth Dimension
WRAPPER: Habano Rosado
w/ Candela flourishes
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Dominican
FORMAT: Robusto (550)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 3/5
NOTES:
Allspice | Vegetal | Masala chai
Exotique. Savoir-faire. Je ne said quoi. I believe I'd have made an excellent Frenchman. I just realized that sounds like henchman, a propos of nothing. Back to the topic at hand, the Candela seems to lend substantially more than its slight pin-striping might've (did) lead me to believe.
Vegetal salinity, but a taut then nigh naught flirtation of it. white chocolate hot cocoa powder, white pepper sauteed in butter, and cardamom additions. Crisp and clean, them all. Finishes with a bit of a floral note. Definitely an offering worthy of an occasional revisit. Maybe even reset my palate a hair-tick.
I'd have liked a bit more delineation and a half-bit more oomph. Burned well. Built sans complaint. The draw was a bit sluggish throughout, nothing major. What do they call those little hats that fancy ladies wear? Fascinators? Quite that, really. In a good way. Tre bon!
TASTE: A-
DRAW: B
BURN: B+
BUILD: A-
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
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