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Megan the Great
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Well, the weather was nice, it wasn't as cool as other days so I thought I take a smoke outside where there was fresh cool air, a November sun and pretty much just nature company.
This fantastic cigar was sent to me on November 20th of 2009 (yes... I let it sit for a year, well, it was just days away from being a year) by a fantastic BOTL member username Strife.
Alright, let's get started, shall we?
Diesel torpedo 5x56
Wrapper: Oscuro
Drink: Black Tea
We can expect already that this cigar will be a full bodied cigar by the wrapper. The color of the wrapper indicates the leaves that where used for rolling and methods. Each type of wrapper gives a unique taste and flavor to the cigar.
This cigar, by being an oscuro (the darkest wrapper you can get) we can tell that the leaf of the cigar was left on the plant to ferment at it's fullest.
Pre-light: There was no shine to the wrapper and barely had veins. There was hints of wood, earth and tobacco.
There was hints of pepper and some type of nut. Perfect draw and creamy smoke.
1/3
Hint's of pepper and wood, I think I detect a little bit of leather and earth. Ash has a beautiful color and construction.
Flavor's eased up into a more soother, creamy flavor, preserving it's strong attitude and personality. I eventually got a hint of flowers.
Thoughts: It's amazing how you can detect flowers as a flavor rather than just a scent. We all eat through smell too, that's why some people, when they have been around food for too long they get full and don't feel like eating.
Earth and leather persist with that small hint of flowers to ease it a little.
So far, I had one inch of ash, white and toasty at the foot of the cigar, revealing faint lines of the veins it has. Not bending anywhere but straight, revealing a firm and perfect construction and even the smoke pace.
The cigar is a natural, it reveals it self very much alive and fresh.
2/3
Earth kicks in stronger this time, starting to reveal it's true power through this 2/3 of the cigar.
Got hint's of leather at this point, overpowering the rest of the flavors, although I got lot's of spice. This cigar is all about spice at this point, getting the occasional pepper here and there, not letting forget it self.
Thoughts: I loved smoking this cigar by myself. I heard the small fountain in my pond, the sun was so beautiful, revealing a smooth color to the trees; dark yellows, oxidized colors... Autumn is my favorite season of the year. Every time I took a puff from the cigar I heard how the wrapper crackled in a very tranquil manner.
Towards the end of the 2/3 I got pepper again coming in stronger and sophisticated.
Ash fell at 1"1/2
3/3
Hints of pepper and wood. Nice combination for my palette. Black tea did it's job very well by toning down the strong flavors once in a while, but not overpowering it so that I didn't know what was I tasting in the cigar.
Tasted leather and wood for a while and eventually loads of pepper and wood, though, not in a uncomfterable way.
Over all, good cigar. Didn't loose my interest in it and always kept me looking for the flavors.
It's a recommendable cigar by the fact that it isn't a long smoke, it'll take you an hour or so to smoke the cigar if you where to smoke at my pace.
Thank you for reading =)
Well, the weather was nice, it wasn't as cool as other days so I thought I take a smoke outside where there was fresh cool air, a November sun and pretty much just nature company.
This fantastic cigar was sent to me on November 20th of 2009 (yes... I let it sit for a year, well, it was just days away from being a year) by a fantastic BOTL member username Strife.
Alright, let's get started, shall we?
Diesel torpedo 5x56
Wrapper: Oscuro
Drink: Black Tea
We can expect already that this cigar will be a full bodied cigar by the wrapper. The color of the wrapper indicates the leaves that where used for rolling and methods. Each type of wrapper gives a unique taste and flavor to the cigar.
This cigar, by being an oscuro (the darkest wrapper you can get) we can tell that the leaf of the cigar was left on the plant to ferment at it's fullest.
Pre-light: There was no shine to the wrapper and barely had veins. There was hints of wood, earth and tobacco.
There was hints of pepper and some type of nut. Perfect draw and creamy smoke.
1/3
Hint's of pepper and wood, I think I detect a little bit of leather and earth. Ash has a beautiful color and construction.
Flavor's eased up into a more soother, creamy flavor, preserving it's strong attitude and personality. I eventually got a hint of flowers.
Thoughts: It's amazing how you can detect flowers as a flavor rather than just a scent. We all eat through smell too, that's why some people, when they have been around food for too long they get full and don't feel like eating.
Earth and leather persist with that small hint of flowers to ease it a little.
So far, I had one inch of ash, white and toasty at the foot of the cigar, revealing faint lines of the veins it has. Not bending anywhere but straight, revealing a firm and perfect construction and even the smoke pace.
The cigar is a natural, it reveals it self very much alive and fresh.
2/3
Earth kicks in stronger this time, starting to reveal it's true power through this 2/3 of the cigar.
Got hint's of leather at this point, overpowering the rest of the flavors, although I got lot's of spice. This cigar is all about spice at this point, getting the occasional pepper here and there, not letting forget it self.
Thoughts: I loved smoking this cigar by myself. I heard the small fountain in my pond, the sun was so beautiful, revealing a smooth color to the trees; dark yellows, oxidized colors... Autumn is my favorite season of the year. Every time I took a puff from the cigar I heard how the wrapper crackled in a very tranquil manner.
Towards the end of the 2/3 I got pepper again coming in stronger and sophisticated.
Ash fell at 1"1/2
3/3
Hints of pepper and wood. Nice combination for my palette. Black tea did it's job very well by toning down the strong flavors once in a while, but not overpowering it so that I didn't know what was I tasting in the cigar.
Tasted leather and wood for a while and eventually loads of pepper and wood, though, not in a uncomfterable way.
Over all, good cigar. Didn't loose my interest in it and always kept me looking for the flavors.
It's a recommendable cigar by the fact that it isn't a long smoke, it'll take you an hour or so to smoke the cigar if you where to smoke at my pace.
Thank you for reading =)
