Fourtotheflush
BoM Apr 12'
JDN Antano - Gran Consul
4.7 x 60
Would be a jawbreaker, but its got a torpedo head, cut off as much as you like.
Nicaraguan Puro
Prelight:
Cigar looks odd, short and fat w\ a tapered head. Almost like a little tuna!
The cigar is uniform brown, somewhat dark, but not maduro dark. Not very oily, no tooth to speak of. There are some veins, but they arent pronounced at all. The roll is really firm and nearly perfed except for a fold at one of the seam line turns near the band.
I clip the torpedo head and give it a cold draw. It is significantly tighter than I am wanting so I hit it agian. repeat, still too tight. Clip it again.
Now it has a firm draw, just a bit too tight for my liking but Im afraid to taketh any more off. There is a nice aged tobacco flavor with a nice mild pepper spice on the cold draw(s).
Light:
Of course I have lighter problems again! This time with my triple flame lighter. I just filled it, but two of the jets are having issues. Cleaning time me thinks! I get a nearly perfect light despite only working with 1 to 1.5 to 2 out of the three jet flames on my lighter.
1st Third:
The first puffs are a bit harsh. There is a light pepper that coats the pallet and give a little bit of zing on the tongue. After the first few puffs this really settles down to a smooth aged tobacco. On the retro hale (throught the nose) the tobacco flavors are fabulous with a little pepper on the finish. If you put too much through the nose it became real spicy and almost too much to handle.
The remaining two thirds are pretty much the same! Not too complex, but hey if the flavors are good/great who needs complexity.
Last third:
right about the point this hit the band it became a little hot and bitter (prolly cuz I was smoking a little fast combined with the 60 Ring Guage).
I chucked it at this point; BUT I will say I was not dissapointed at all (even though I could have got another 15-20 Min out of it) The 1:15 that I did smoke this for was GREAT!
In summation I would say that this cigar is totally a poor mans VSG or you could say it was a VSG with a little more pepper.
I think this cigar will be an All star with 1-2 years on it in the Humi. Im not sure I can wait that long as it can also be an every day player!!!!
LOVE IT
eckkiss::kissforeh:starrylov:rolling:
4.7 x 60
Would be a jawbreaker, but its got a torpedo head, cut off as much as you like.
Nicaraguan Puro
Prelight:
Cigar looks odd, short and fat w\ a tapered head. Almost like a little tuna!
The cigar is uniform brown, somewhat dark, but not maduro dark. Not very oily, no tooth to speak of. There are some veins, but they arent pronounced at all. The roll is really firm and nearly perfed except for a fold at one of the seam line turns near the band.
I clip the torpedo head and give it a cold draw. It is significantly tighter than I am wanting so I hit it agian. repeat, still too tight. Clip it again.
Now it has a firm draw, just a bit too tight for my liking but Im afraid to taketh any more off. There is a nice aged tobacco flavor with a nice mild pepper spice on the cold draw(s).
Light:
Of course I have lighter problems again! This time with my triple flame lighter. I just filled it, but two of the jets are having issues. Cleaning time me thinks! I get a nearly perfect light despite only working with 1 to 1.5 to 2 out of the three jet flames on my lighter.
1st Third:
The first puffs are a bit harsh. There is a light pepper that coats the pallet and give a little bit of zing on the tongue. After the first few puffs this really settles down to a smooth aged tobacco. On the retro hale (throught the nose) the tobacco flavors are fabulous with a little pepper on the finish. If you put too much through the nose it became real spicy and almost too much to handle.
The remaining two thirds are pretty much the same! Not too complex, but hey if the flavors are good/great who needs complexity.
Last third:
right about the point this hit the band it became a little hot and bitter (prolly cuz I was smoking a little fast combined with the 60 Ring Guage).
I chucked it at this point; BUT I will say I was not dissapointed at all (even though I could have got another 15-20 Min out of it) The 1:15 that I did smoke this for was GREAT!
In summation I would say that this cigar is totally a poor mans VSG or you could say it was a VSG with a little more pepper.
I think this cigar will be an All star with 1-2 years on it in the Humi. Im not sure I can wait that long as it can also be an every day player!!!!
LOVE IT
eckkiss::kissforeh:starrylov:rolling:
