Took one of these in last night. Unfortunately, to me, it did not step up to any of the hype that I have been hearing about it. My feelings may have been influenced by the atomsphere I was in, or lack there of. A B&M that had 3 people in it with personalities and cigar knowledge of a rock. Kinda sad. I am a talker and can keep quite a conversation going, especially about sticks. These gents (one being an owner) had, pretty much "zero knowledge" about cigars. Kinda Sad.
None the less:
Cigar: Exile Perfecto #1
Size: 50 X 5 1/2"
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
MFG'd: Nicaragua
Nice looking cigar. Nice presentation with slightly oily looking wrapper and nice looking band.
Cut very nicely with my Palio Burlwood cutter (love this cutter like no other). Predraw was very easy to pull but did not provide too much taste in it. Maybe a little spice or grass. The roll was not as firm as I like, but alright.
It lit up without and issue and burned beautiful right out of the shoot. Nice free draw with a nice amount of smoke. Nice medium taste of cedar and a little grassy with some sweetness.
The first 1/3 was pretty consitant with the taste and razor sharp burn. I was looking forward to the tastes that I would be looking at soon. Well, this was not in the future.
It was at that moment that this one got weird. I hit a spot in this stick that I call "the slot spot". It almost immediately stopped smoking. I had a nice glow on the foot, but was just sucking air. Like trying to drink a chocolate shake through a broken straw. I also noticed, in the feel, an area of about 1 1/2" that seemed to have collapsed. Like the binder just broke down. I was looking for a hole or reason for this but could not find anything obvious. This was a little weird and I had to put it to rest.
I would probably not buy another one of these. Especially at $9 a stick. Maybe I am being a little too harsh. But, with cigars, my first impression stands pretty firm in my memory. This stick to me was one of those "lemon" cigars.
Thanks for watching.
None the less:
Cigar: Exile Perfecto #1
Size: 50 X 5 1/2"
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
MFG'd: Nicaragua
Nice looking cigar. Nice presentation with slightly oily looking wrapper and nice looking band.
Cut very nicely with my Palio Burlwood cutter (love this cutter like no other). Predraw was very easy to pull but did not provide too much taste in it. Maybe a little spice or grass. The roll was not as firm as I like, but alright.
It lit up without and issue and burned beautiful right out of the shoot. Nice free draw with a nice amount of smoke. Nice medium taste of cedar and a little grassy with some sweetness.
The first 1/3 was pretty consitant with the taste and razor sharp burn. I was looking forward to the tastes that I would be looking at soon. Well, this was not in the future.
It was at that moment that this one got weird. I hit a spot in this stick that I call "the slot spot". It almost immediately stopped smoking. I had a nice glow on the foot, but was just sucking air. Like trying to drink a chocolate shake through a broken straw. I also noticed, in the feel, an area of about 1 1/2" that seemed to have collapsed. Like the binder just broke down. I was looking for a hole or reason for this but could not find anything obvious. This was a little weird and I had to put it to rest.
I would probably not buy another one of these. Especially at $9 a stick. Maybe I am being a little too harsh. But, with cigars, my first impression stands pretty firm in my memory. This stick to me was one of those "lemon" cigars.
Thanks for watching.
