LigaPrivadaFanboy
Unrepentant Hoarder
On my 36th Birthday, January 13th 2012 I smoked my first FFP (6 boxes arrived that day!) with a stout glass of Bruichladdich Octomore. Today I'm smoking the last stick from those 6 boxes with a newer revision of Octomore still peated at 169ppm. Amazingly enough, it's still a really good cigar just not without its quirks.
Pre-light: acrid tannins and complete ashy unpleasantry. I mean REALLY bad. They developed this note 2 years ago but you get past it on light.
First third: exactly like double-fisting young UF-13s while watching Vikings fight dinosaurs in a peat bog.
Second third: Turnaround time! Creamy, brown sugar sweetness with strength subsiding to a more enjoyable level. Definitely firing on all cylinders! Perfect compliment to the peaty-as-hell scotch. Solid nic hit without the stomach grumblings of the first third.
Final third: A good mix between the first and second third, just coats your mouth better. Wakes you up and powers through the booze.
I smoked one of these fresh at the factory last year and while it was understandably too wet to stay lit, the flavors were what I would consider ideal for this stick. I think the sweet spot is 6-12 months. Smoke 'em if you got 'em!
Overall I could not ask for a better birthday pre-funk stick!
Pre-light: acrid tannins and complete ashy unpleasantry. I mean REALLY bad. They developed this note 2 years ago but you get past it on light.
First third: exactly like double-fisting young UF-13s while watching Vikings fight dinosaurs in a peat bog.
Second third: Turnaround time! Creamy, brown sugar sweetness with strength subsiding to a more enjoyable level. Definitely firing on all cylinders! Perfect compliment to the peaty-as-hell scotch. Solid nic hit without the stomach grumblings of the first third.
Final third: A good mix between the first and second third, just coats your mouth better. Wakes you up and powers through the booze.
I smoked one of these fresh at the factory last year and while it was understandably too wet to stay lit, the flavors were what I would consider ideal for this stick. I think the sweet spot is 6-12 months. Smoke 'em if you got 'em!
Overall I could not ask for a better birthday pre-funk stick!
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