3/5 King’s Blind Review C
Size: Lancero, 7.5 by 38ish
Construction/Appearance: Got a wrapper split, may get ugly. Feels a little squishy. Couple veins. Pig Tail Cap. Colorado wrapper. V cut, almost botched it.
Pre-Light/Cold Draw: Some resistance. Sweet tobacco flavor.
First Third: Pepper blast, with some sweet tobacco undertones on first blast. Burn is a little crooked. A very light creaminess on it all fades in and out quickly. Got a lot of pepper on the finish. Behind the pepper now is the sweet tobacco, and a sort of earthy, mineral taste mixed in. Retrohale is mostly very smooth, a slight sting to the nostrils. Draw is still good, burn is still a little wonky, but nothing crazy. Halfway through the first third, the pepper subsides a little bit, and I start to get sweetness coming back, somewhat similar to cookie dough. It lingers on the lips for a moment after the exhale. Ash held on for an inch or so, then landed on my sweater. Shit… As the first third wraps up, the sweetness is still a little fleeting, with the main flavors being tobacco, and a earthy/mineral taste. Pepper has definitely taken a step back; reminds me of something rolled at the MF factory…
Second Third: Into the second third, its very consistent. This sweetness is almost fun; it shows up and as soon as I try to find it again, it’s gone. Burn is starting to go crooked, but self correcting. Sweetness morphing from cookie dough to a milky chocolate. My lips aren’t as numb from the pepper anymore, and the “blast” seems to have subsided. Sweet milk chocolate bounces to sweet tobacco, back and forth. Halfway through the second third I’m getting some cedar on the front end of the draw, but it goes away as soon as I place it. Stick is at a solid medium strength and body. Transitioning to the final third, I get a dried fruit sweetness in the mix.
Final Third: POP. The wrapper cracks, as I predicted it would. Milk chocolate sweetness is morphing into a raisin type. Smoking real hard, and real hot, gotta be careful with this one. Dried fruit and milk chocolate, with a hint of bitterness (from the heat, I presume). Goes out one, two, than three times. Trying to be real ginger with this one. Getting a savory taste every so often; a roasted garlic maybe? It’s hard to place. Smoking like a chimney, draw is getting to be real open. Hard to keep it from getting too hot. With about an inch and a half left, getting bitter, and falling apart, I decide it’s time to call it quits.
Final Thoughts: This stick wasn’t badly constructed, by any means. A few relights were necessary; my wife came home and we were gabbing during the final third, which I think caused the stick going out. Had a split wrapper (I probably did this on accident cause I’m an oaf), but it didn’t complete explode at the beginning of the final third, which I was expecting. The burn got ugly at the end, probably because it starting to fall apart. It was a little loose throughout, but nothing crazy. For taste, it was fairly diverse. The core profile of mineral, to sweet tobacco, to chocolatey was nice. It had a lot of subtle nuances to it that crept in and crept out quickly; probably way more than I was able to catch. All in all, I’d say this is a cigar that a palate way more developed than mine can really appreciate.
Thanks for the great stick, Dave! A Tatuaje Havana Lancero, or My Father No. 4?
Size: Lancero, 7.5 by 38ish
Construction/Appearance: Got a wrapper split, may get ugly. Feels a little squishy. Couple veins. Pig Tail Cap. Colorado wrapper. V cut, almost botched it.
Pre-Light/Cold Draw: Some resistance. Sweet tobacco flavor.
First Third: Pepper blast, with some sweet tobacco undertones on first blast. Burn is a little crooked. A very light creaminess on it all fades in and out quickly. Got a lot of pepper on the finish. Behind the pepper now is the sweet tobacco, and a sort of earthy, mineral taste mixed in. Retrohale is mostly very smooth, a slight sting to the nostrils. Draw is still good, burn is still a little wonky, but nothing crazy. Halfway through the first third, the pepper subsides a little bit, and I start to get sweetness coming back, somewhat similar to cookie dough. It lingers on the lips for a moment after the exhale. Ash held on for an inch or so, then landed on my sweater. Shit… As the first third wraps up, the sweetness is still a little fleeting, with the main flavors being tobacco, and a earthy/mineral taste. Pepper has definitely taken a step back; reminds me of something rolled at the MF factory…
Second Third: Into the second third, its very consistent. This sweetness is almost fun; it shows up and as soon as I try to find it again, it’s gone. Burn is starting to go crooked, but self correcting. Sweetness morphing from cookie dough to a milky chocolate. My lips aren’t as numb from the pepper anymore, and the “blast” seems to have subsided. Sweet milk chocolate bounces to sweet tobacco, back and forth. Halfway through the second third I’m getting some cedar on the front end of the draw, but it goes away as soon as I place it. Stick is at a solid medium strength and body. Transitioning to the final third, I get a dried fruit sweetness in the mix.
Final Third: POP. The wrapper cracks, as I predicted it would. Milk chocolate sweetness is morphing into a raisin type. Smoking real hard, and real hot, gotta be careful with this one. Dried fruit and milk chocolate, with a hint of bitterness (from the heat, I presume). Goes out one, two, than three times. Trying to be real ginger with this one. Getting a savory taste every so often; a roasted garlic maybe? It’s hard to place. Smoking like a chimney, draw is getting to be real open. Hard to keep it from getting too hot. With about an inch and a half left, getting bitter, and falling apart, I decide it’s time to call it quits.
Final Thoughts: This stick wasn’t badly constructed, by any means. A few relights were necessary; my wife came home and we were gabbing during the final third, which I think caused the stick going out. Had a split wrapper (I probably did this on accident cause I’m an oaf), but it didn’t complete explode at the beginning of the final third, which I was expecting. The burn got ugly at the end, probably because it starting to fall apart. It was a little loose throughout, but nothing crazy. For taste, it was fairly diverse. The core profile of mineral, to sweet tobacco, to chocolatey was nice. It had a lot of subtle nuances to it that crept in and crept out quickly; probably way more than I was able to catch. All in all, I’d say this is a cigar that a palate way more developed than mine can really appreciate.
Thanks for the great stick, Dave! A Tatuaje Havana Lancero, or My Father No. 4?
