Company: 7-20-4 By KA Kendall
Cigar: Hustler
Size: 5.5 x 52
Price: $8-$9
Burn Time: Just under 2 hours
Prelight:
The Hustler is a well constructed cigar with flawless overlap of the Brazilian Mata Fina & Ecuadorian Connecticut wrappers. The cigar has a paper bag like feel to it with a nice firm pack and a chocolate nutty aroma. The cap has a tiny pig tail, really to small to grasp and pull so I used a double blade cutter to open it up.
1st 3rd:
Upon first light the cigar exhibits flavors of sweet tobacco, milk chocolate, cedar and green tea. While I find the draw very snug the cigar is putting off a ton of foot smoke that is very pleasant with aromas of chocolate covered cherries. Very nice aroma indeed. The strength is a medium at best.
2nd 3rd:
The draw is still very snug, making this a very slow burner but it is still putting out a tremendous amount of foot smoke. There is a strong creaminess coming in now with flavors of coffee, cedar and rose petals with a hit of pepper. The strength has ticked up to a medium- full as we get closer to the band. The stick requires one touch up here, but nothing major considering the two different wrappers.
Final 3rd:
As we head for home the cream remains now accompanied by a nutty flavor to complement the cedar, pepper and chocolate. The draw never really opened up and the strength remained at a medium-full. A full relight is required once I tapped the ash the stick went out. Construction remained perfect with no tearing or flowering that is seen with some lesser quality barber poles.
Summary:
I'm a sucker for the looks of a barber pole and will try anything in that style at lease once. I was surprised by the Hustler because usually barber poles tend to be mild-medium at best with little complexity, but this one had a little kick that you full bodied guys might like. There were some very good flavor shifts enough that you pepper heads might actually enjoy in this stick. I was a little disappointed in the snug draw, which according to several other reviewers appears to be pretty common for this brand. I purchased all 3 sizes of the Hustler and will look forward to trying the remaining two at a later date.
Cigar: Hustler
Size: 5.5 x 52
Price: $8-$9
Burn Time: Just under 2 hours
Prelight:
The Hustler is a well constructed cigar with flawless overlap of the Brazilian Mata Fina & Ecuadorian Connecticut wrappers. The cigar has a paper bag like feel to it with a nice firm pack and a chocolate nutty aroma. The cap has a tiny pig tail, really to small to grasp and pull so I used a double blade cutter to open it up.
1st 3rd:
Upon first light the cigar exhibits flavors of sweet tobacco, milk chocolate, cedar and green tea. While I find the draw very snug the cigar is putting off a ton of foot smoke that is very pleasant with aromas of chocolate covered cherries. Very nice aroma indeed. The strength is a medium at best.
2nd 3rd:
The draw is still very snug, making this a very slow burner but it is still putting out a tremendous amount of foot smoke. There is a strong creaminess coming in now with flavors of coffee, cedar and rose petals with a hit of pepper. The strength has ticked up to a medium- full as we get closer to the band. The stick requires one touch up here, but nothing major considering the two different wrappers.
Final 3rd:
As we head for home the cream remains now accompanied by a nutty flavor to complement the cedar, pepper and chocolate. The draw never really opened up and the strength remained at a medium-full. A full relight is required once I tapped the ash the stick went out. Construction remained perfect with no tearing or flowering that is seen with some lesser quality barber poles.
Summary:
I'm a sucker for the looks of a barber pole and will try anything in that style at lease once. I was surprised by the Hustler because usually barber poles tend to be mild-medium at best with little complexity, but this one had a little kick that you full bodied guys might like. There were some very good flavor shifts enough that you pepper heads might actually enjoy in this stick. I was a little disappointed in the snug draw, which according to several other reviewers appears to be pretty common for this brand. I purchased all 3 sizes of the Hustler and will look forward to trying the remaining two at a later date.
