danthebugman
BoM Nov '10
Size: 6 x 54
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Rosado
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan, Mexican, Dominican
Price:
Intro: It was mostly cloudy and pretty damn windy with the storm front rolling in, but warm. And warm is a damn important thing if you're smoking outside...which I do. So after my son exhausted himself and was down for the count, I rooted around the humidor. I've had this cigar in the humidor for a while and today seemed like the right day. 262 is an interesting cigar company. They are very much into the rights of cigar smokers and they have a kick ass website (http://smoketherevolution.com) to boot.
Amen guys, keep up the good work!
Prelight: The wrapper on this cigar is a tan color, not very oily looking. Noticable box press, feels good in the hand. A few veins, but small and insignificant. Slight sponginess to it when pinched between the fingers, but still feels well packed. Clean tobacco aroma with a slightly sweet earthiness to it. Cut the cap with my Palio and cold draw flavors were a lighty, slightly sweet, faintly spicy tobacco. After a few test draws, the cap unexptectedly came off in my mouth. Took a few licks and some pressing to get it to stay again, but didn't come undone for the rest of the smoke.
First Third: Initial flavors were a dominant dry woodiness with a roasted, almost harsh, coffee finish. The draw was effortless, slightly on the loose side...probably should have cut a little shallower given this is a box press cigar. Burn was pretty sharp, which given the windy conditions was pretty good I think. Toward the end of the first third the coffee flavor lost the harshness which made it a much better experience. Poured smoke. The ash seemed strong, but bits of it kept being eroded by the wind which caused it to be crumbly.
Second Third: Going into the second thrid the woody flavor became sweeter, though still remainded dry. The coffee flavor on the finish was creamier and I started to detect a floral-like note on the retro-hale. The burn wavered some here and there, but corrected itself without assistance. Overall definitely a mild to medium bodied cigar.
Last Third: Not much changed from the secong third to the last. Dropped it in the ash tray with about an inch left.
Final Thoughts: Overall I wasn't blown away, but still was a decent cigar. The harshness in the coffee flavor put me off a bit, but once that cleared up then things got better. Still I felt it was too mild for my preference. If you like a mild to medium cigar with a woody profile to it, then you might find this more to your tastes than did I.
