From: The Cigar Collection
C&C Roll Back Maduro Robusto (5 x 50)
Alright, friends. Welcome back! Today I will be carrying on according to routine and posting a new review. About a week or so ago I did the review for the Roll Back CT. This review will cover the "Dark Side" if you will (had to put in a Star Wars reference somewhere). Once again, this cigar comes from my friends over at StogieBoys. Let's begin the review.
Beginning with the visuals, this cigar has very tight seems and minimal veins. It is a bit toothy and very aesthetically pleasing. Smelling the foot of the cigar, I detect coffee and hay notes with a tad bit of earth. I taste hay and a little spice from the pre-light draw with a slight coffee note. I toast the foot and take a few puffs and I get instant spice; enough to grab my attention but not enough to halt the press.
There is very little smoke output, but the aroma is nice; a generic, yet pleasant, cigar smell. However, the draw proves to be a little tight. [Side Note: I smoked the second Roll Back Maduro about a week or so later and the draw had evened out quite a bit. I recommend giving these cigars two weeks min. in the humidor prior to smoking.]
From the draw I taste woodiness, along with the coffee notes from the pre-light. A little creaminess enters the mix as the spiciness backs off from the draw but lingers in the finish, which is at an even duration. The finish is not too wet and not too dry, just right. The ash is a light gray with rings and flakes here and there. Slight earth and cocoa notes dip their toes into the flavor profile as the finish begins to shorten as I move further thru the first third.
Approaching the second third, the ash is still hanging on by a thread. Woodiness and spice begin to pick up as the taste of coffee sits at the back of my palate, quiet and comfortable. Earthiness lingers on the finish. The retro-hale is peppery and smoky with cedar-like attributes.
The ash finally falls off as the second third is getting under way. The burn line has remained quite even and the draw is finally loosening up. Tobacco notes and heavy pepper dominate the finish with an underlying coffee. Black coffee. Just the way I like it. Hints of cocoa continue to float around aimlessly. May I say, I could definitely stand to buy a box of these at the right price (especially after smoking the second one).
The black coffee and earth pick up steam as the spiciness evens out once more. Woodiness has vacated the draw and now occupies the finish. Cocoa notes linger on the finish, barely noticeable. Creaminess returns to the draw and stirs the cocoa up to finally distinguish itself. A little crack has appeared near the band and moved down towards the foot. Not an issue; I'll end up smoking thru it soon enough.
The finish has become dry, so I turn to my sidekick: MONSTER. As the cocoa picks up, the coffee falls to the wayside and has nearly disappeared from my palate. Smoke is flowing freely from the foot as the draw has opened up to near perfection for my taste. The burn line has remained even up until this point (Now reaching the crack from the band) and I remove the band and get ready for the final third.
The cocoa takes on a sweetness as the spice picks up once more in this final third. Earthy and woody notes are just background noise at this point to the cocoa, the lingering coffee, and the spice. This cigar has had that nice heavy tobacco flavor bouncing on and off the palate for the duration of the smoke. I've noticed little nicotine up to this point, which is neither good nor bad. Creaminess is almost flooding the draw smoke as the spice has made its home in the back of my throat.
Finally! The sweet and spicy, creamy chocolate I've been waiting for kicks in alongside the nicotine creeps. It waited all this time and now it's here to dance. Lip tingles, sweat, and a warm nub. That's how I love to finish my cigars. Now the ash falls into my lap; almost at the two inch mark.
A warm, spicy-sweet dessert. That's how this cigar leaves it's lasting impression upon me, the sweet and smoky aroma floating away with the wind. It's time to put down this nub.
I definitely recommend this cigar to maduro fans on a budget. It was an even and tasteful smoke. Grab yourself a stick and enjoy the long ashes, friends! Until next time...
Thanks for reading! Pictures and cigar stats can be found here: http://martincigars.blogspot.com/2013/06/review-c-roll-back-maduro.html
C&C Roll Back Maduro Robusto (5 x 50)
Alright, friends. Welcome back! Today I will be carrying on according to routine and posting a new review. About a week or so ago I did the review for the Roll Back CT. This review will cover the "Dark Side" if you will (had to put in a Star Wars reference somewhere). Once again, this cigar comes from my friends over at StogieBoys. Let's begin the review.
Beginning with the visuals, this cigar has very tight seems and minimal veins. It is a bit toothy and very aesthetically pleasing. Smelling the foot of the cigar, I detect coffee and hay notes with a tad bit of earth. I taste hay and a little spice from the pre-light draw with a slight coffee note. I toast the foot and take a few puffs and I get instant spice; enough to grab my attention but not enough to halt the press.
There is very little smoke output, but the aroma is nice; a generic, yet pleasant, cigar smell. However, the draw proves to be a little tight. [Side Note: I smoked the second Roll Back Maduro about a week or so later and the draw had evened out quite a bit. I recommend giving these cigars two weeks min. in the humidor prior to smoking.]
From the draw I taste woodiness, along with the coffee notes from the pre-light. A little creaminess enters the mix as the spiciness backs off from the draw but lingers in the finish, which is at an even duration. The finish is not too wet and not too dry, just right. The ash is a light gray with rings and flakes here and there. Slight earth and cocoa notes dip their toes into the flavor profile as the finish begins to shorten as I move further thru the first third.
Approaching the second third, the ash is still hanging on by a thread. Woodiness and spice begin to pick up as the taste of coffee sits at the back of my palate, quiet and comfortable. Earthiness lingers on the finish. The retro-hale is peppery and smoky with cedar-like attributes.
The ash finally falls off as the second third is getting under way. The burn line has remained quite even and the draw is finally loosening up. Tobacco notes and heavy pepper dominate the finish with an underlying coffee. Black coffee. Just the way I like it. Hints of cocoa continue to float around aimlessly. May I say, I could definitely stand to buy a box of these at the right price (especially after smoking the second one).
The black coffee and earth pick up steam as the spiciness evens out once more. Woodiness has vacated the draw and now occupies the finish. Cocoa notes linger on the finish, barely noticeable. Creaminess returns to the draw and stirs the cocoa up to finally distinguish itself. A little crack has appeared near the band and moved down towards the foot. Not an issue; I'll end up smoking thru it soon enough.
The finish has become dry, so I turn to my sidekick: MONSTER. As the cocoa picks up, the coffee falls to the wayside and has nearly disappeared from my palate. Smoke is flowing freely from the foot as the draw has opened up to near perfection for my taste. The burn line has remained even up until this point (Now reaching the crack from the band) and I remove the band and get ready for the final third.
The cocoa takes on a sweetness as the spice picks up once more in this final third. Earthy and woody notes are just background noise at this point to the cocoa, the lingering coffee, and the spice. This cigar has had that nice heavy tobacco flavor bouncing on and off the palate for the duration of the smoke. I've noticed little nicotine up to this point, which is neither good nor bad. Creaminess is almost flooding the draw smoke as the spice has made its home in the back of my throat.
Finally! The sweet and spicy, creamy chocolate I've been waiting for kicks in alongside the nicotine creeps. It waited all this time and now it's here to dance. Lip tingles, sweat, and a warm nub. That's how I love to finish my cigars. Now the ash falls into my lap; almost at the two inch mark.
A warm, spicy-sweet dessert. That's how this cigar leaves it's lasting impression upon me, the sweet and smoky aroma floating away with the wind. It's time to put down this nub.
I definitely recommend this cigar to maduro fans on a budget. It was an even and tasteful smoke. Grab yourself a stick and enjoy the long ashes, friends! Until next time...
Thanks for reading! Pictures and cigar stats can be found here: http://martincigars.blogspot.com/2013/06/review-c-roll-back-maduro.html
