USCG Cigar Newb
USCG Cigar Newb
Well I am a huge fan of AJ's sticks and today read about the new Diesel Wicked. It reminded me that I have a Diesel Crucible that has been sitting for a while so I figured it was as good a time as any to burn it. Since I have never been able to find any reviews for it, except of course the wonderful giver of cigar news, Halfwheel, I figured that I would post my first cigar review and give it a go (basically just posting what is in my journal).
Diesel Crucible
Roughly 6.5X52
Wrapper: Ecuadoran Habano Medio Tiempo
Binder: ? (Couldnt find much info on the leaves used)
Filler: Nicaraguan Ligero
MSRP: 12 bucks...needless to say a step up from the usual Diesel price range of 3-5
Production: 12,000 cigars, by far the smallest Diesel batch
Pre-light:
-Milk Chocolate color wrapper, oily with mild tooth
-1 or 2 prominent veins, nothing major though
-VERY SPONGY. Quite disappointed actually, usually you might find one soft spot but this one seemed like the majority was
-Medium resistance on the pre-light draw, which surprised me since it seemed so loosely packed/rolled. Flavors on the draw had nothing prominent, mainly hints of hay and chocolate
-Nose was of pepper, chocolate, wood and barnyard
1st:
-Medium resistance on the draw, notes of leather with pepper on the tongue and bitter spices (could not pinpoint what spices though). Possibly some bitter coffeeness (new word) to it.
- Medium smoke production
-Ash was white but flake, fell off consistently at .5in
-Jagged burnline but nothing major, no touch ups needed
2nd:
-Finally the harsh bitter ending that was rather off putting has died down, now there is a certain creaminess to the finish.
-Flavors remain leather with some bitter chocolate that can be noticed now that the pepper has died down also. Also I believe I also detect oak.
-Smoke production and ash remain same as 1st third. Burn line has straightened out.
- Had to re-light once, but I believe that is because of the humidity that I am always battling with here in the Bahamas.
3rd:
-Actually tasting some floral notes, a flavor I have only started being able to pick out in the last 2 months.
-Bitterness sadly returned towards the end and drowned out some of the other flavors.
-Burn stayed straight, ash fell off still at .5in consistantly. Smoke out put seemed to increase a touch.
Conclusion:
While it was a decent stick, but it was not very complex and personally the flavors that were there were not as "rich" and satisfying as I would like. I do not believe that it is worth the 12 dollar price tag. Granted I dont know the cost of producing it, but IMHO there are better sticks you can get out there in this "premium" price range, such as TATS and LPs. Really had hoped for something also since I love AJs stuff and I have a 100ct humidor always full of his stuff, MOW, Diesel, San Lotano Oval etc... But alas, seems like my initials suspisions about the cigar were right. Good, but not worth the money, I am going to stick with the Diesel UC and Diesel Unlimited.
Diesel Crucible
Roughly 6.5X52
Wrapper: Ecuadoran Habano Medio Tiempo
Binder: ? (Couldnt find much info on the leaves used)
Filler: Nicaraguan Ligero
MSRP: 12 bucks...needless to say a step up from the usual Diesel price range of 3-5
Production: 12,000 cigars, by far the smallest Diesel batch
Pre-light:
-Milk Chocolate color wrapper, oily with mild tooth
-1 or 2 prominent veins, nothing major though
-VERY SPONGY. Quite disappointed actually, usually you might find one soft spot but this one seemed like the majority was
-Medium resistance on the pre-light draw, which surprised me since it seemed so loosely packed/rolled. Flavors on the draw had nothing prominent, mainly hints of hay and chocolate
-Nose was of pepper, chocolate, wood and barnyard
1st:
-Medium resistance on the draw, notes of leather with pepper on the tongue and bitter spices (could not pinpoint what spices though). Possibly some bitter coffeeness (new word) to it.
- Medium smoke production
-Ash was white but flake, fell off consistently at .5in
-Jagged burnline but nothing major, no touch ups needed
2nd:
-Finally the harsh bitter ending that was rather off putting has died down, now there is a certain creaminess to the finish.
-Flavors remain leather with some bitter chocolate that can be noticed now that the pepper has died down also. Also I believe I also detect oak.
-Smoke production and ash remain same as 1st third. Burn line has straightened out.
- Had to re-light once, but I believe that is because of the humidity that I am always battling with here in the Bahamas.
3rd:
-Actually tasting some floral notes, a flavor I have only started being able to pick out in the last 2 months.
-Bitterness sadly returned towards the end and drowned out some of the other flavors.
-Burn stayed straight, ash fell off still at .5in consistantly. Smoke out put seemed to increase a touch.
Conclusion:
While it was a decent stick, but it was not very complex and personally the flavors that were there were not as "rich" and satisfying as I would like. I do not believe that it is worth the 12 dollar price tag. Granted I dont know the cost of producing it, but IMHO there are better sticks you can get out there in this "premium" price range, such as TATS and LPs. Really had hoped for something also since I love AJs stuff and I have a 100ct humidor always full of his stuff, MOW, Diesel, San Lotano Oval etc... But alas, seems like my initials suspisions about the cigar were right. Good, but not worth the money, I am going to stick with the Diesel UC and Diesel Unlimited.
