BOTL 2010 (thanks Hendy)
Palió cutter
Perfect cut
Pre draw: sweet tea and hay
ST dupont lighter
The light was bad on my part, though it seemed to singe easily
1st third
Initial taste was still sweet tea, the hay has diminished a bit and a pepper taste has emerged. The pepper did not last long, maybe 6 or 7 puffs. All of the flavors complement each other so well!
2nd third. This was the most interesting part of this stick for me. Sweet tobacco earth were the words that came to mind. The pepper is gone now and has been replaced by a leather taste, quite the range of flavors thus far. A bit farther down the 2nd third, the hay made a comeback and less of the sweet tea was present.
Here's the stick in my new Ashcan
Final Third: the final third of this stick changed once again. The leather is still present but now it's joined by a creamy flavor. Not often do I pick up cream from a cigar, especially one that has notes of pepper early on.
Over all: I'm thoroughly impressed with this stick! Very complex and very tasty! Thank you Hendy for Bombing me with a pair of these sticks (as well as a few hitchhikers) this cigar would have been a terrible one to miss out on!
Palió cutter
Perfect cut
Pre draw: sweet tea and hay
ST dupont lighter
The light was bad on my part, though it seemed to singe easily
1st third
Initial taste was still sweet tea, the hay has diminished a bit and a pepper taste has emerged. The pepper did not last long, maybe 6 or 7 puffs. All of the flavors complement each other so well!
2nd third. This was the most interesting part of this stick for me. Sweet tobacco earth were the words that came to mind. The pepper is gone now and has been replaced by a leather taste, quite the range of flavors thus far. A bit farther down the 2nd third, the hay made a comeback and less of the sweet tea was present.
Here's the stick in my new Ashcan
Final Third: the final third of this stick changed once again. The leather is still present but now it's joined by a creamy flavor. Not often do I pick up cream from a cigar, especially one that has notes of pepper early on.
Over all: I'm thoroughly impressed with this stick! Very complex and very tasty! Thank you Hendy for Bombing me with a pair of these sticks (as well as a few hitchhikers) this cigar would have been a terrible one to miss out on!
