danthebugman
BoM Nov '10
Tonight my wife was out of town with her girlfriends so after putting the baby to sleep, I decided it would be a perfect time for a cigar. The choice was difficult as I have several in the humi that were calling my name. The Graycliff Turbo won out over the others and I headed out onto the deck.
The appearance on this cigar is beautiful. This is a 6x60 stick, medium tan color, a few small veins present. The pre-light aroma was that of a hay/barnyard mixture, which I find to be quite pleasing. The feel was solid, no soft spots anywhere. I clipped the cap and the draw was good. Pre-light taste was that of mild tobacco. I toasted the food and got this baby going.
The burn was okay, it needed some touch ups here and there though nothing major. The smoke output was great, I even managed to get a few smoke rings going :halfgrinw. However, I was disappointed with the flavor. I have read that this is a full bodied cigar. I have to humbly disagree. I would rank it as a mild to medium. There were some cedar aromas given off by the cigar early in the first 1/3, but it disappeared for the rest of the cigar and I got no cedar flavor from this cigar. The predominant flavor was that of mild tobacco, but it was different somehow as I didn't really mind it. In other cigars I have smoked that had a mild tobacco flavor, I have not found them pleasing at all (they usually remind me of weak cigarettes).
The ash was a light gray color and, as you can see in the pics, held strong. It finally fell at around 3 inches when the dogs bumped the porch swing on their way to bark at a car :squinteye. I theorize it may have gone much longer, I was hoping I could get a Nub like photo of the Greycliff standing on its ash :cjump:, but it was not meant to be. The mild tobacco flavor continued into the second 1/3, though I got what I can only describe as a floral note a few times. It was pleasant, but didn't continue which I'd have enjoyed.
I don't have pics for the rest of the smoke because my camera's battery ran dead
. Overall it was a pleasant smoke, but not one I really enjoyed...if that makes sense. The mild tobacco flavor was better in this cigar than in any others I've had. That said, it's not what I was expecting and it's not really my cup o' tea. I prefer a more medium-full/full cigar and for the price ($10-12) I'd certainly consider getting something else. That's it for now, hope you enjoyed the review and the pics (I was rather inspired by r3db4r0n's nice pics in his reviews).
Dan
The appearance on this cigar is beautiful. This is a 6x60 stick, medium tan color, a few small veins present. The pre-light aroma was that of a hay/barnyard mixture, which I find to be quite pleasing. The feel was solid, no soft spots anywhere. I clipped the cap and the draw was good. Pre-light taste was that of mild tobacco. I toasted the food and got this baby going.
The burn was okay, it needed some touch ups here and there though nothing major. The smoke output was great, I even managed to get a few smoke rings going :halfgrinw. However, I was disappointed with the flavor. I have read that this is a full bodied cigar. I have to humbly disagree. I would rank it as a mild to medium. There were some cedar aromas given off by the cigar early in the first 1/3, but it disappeared for the rest of the cigar and I got no cedar flavor from this cigar. The predominant flavor was that of mild tobacco, but it was different somehow as I didn't really mind it. In other cigars I have smoked that had a mild tobacco flavor, I have not found them pleasing at all (they usually remind me of weak cigarettes).
The ash was a light gray color and, as you can see in the pics, held strong. It finally fell at around 3 inches when the dogs bumped the porch swing on their way to bark at a car :squinteye. I theorize it may have gone much longer, I was hoping I could get a Nub like photo of the Greycliff standing on its ash :cjump:, but it was not meant to be. The mild tobacco flavor continued into the second 1/3, though I got what I can only describe as a floral note a few times. It was pleasant, but didn't continue which I'd have enjoyed.
I don't have pics for the rest of the smoke because my camera's battery ran dead
. Overall it was a pleasant smoke, but not one I really enjoyed...if that makes sense. The mild tobacco flavor was better in this cigar than in any others I've had. That said, it's not what I was expecting and it's not really my cup o' tea. I prefer a more medium-full/full cigar and for the price ($10-12) I'd certainly consider getting something else. That's it for now, hope you enjoyed the review and the pics (I was rather inspired by r3db4r0n's nice pics in his reviews).Dan
