ciggy
"TommyBoy"
Wrapper: Cameroon
Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan
Binder: Dominican
First of all and to be fare, I must admit I just picked this up two days before I smoked it.
So onto the review!
On the light...
I barely cut the tip of the head on this but the draw was perfect. I actually wished I had my punch on me but it was in my car so I used my xikar instead. Strong tobacco flavors hit me first but you could get a hint of the cameroon on the exhale. Settling down into a good half inch or so the nutty-ness of the wrapper really started to come through. The burn was really bad though and I had to touch up more than I felt needed. Once I got the burn somewhat decent the flavors started to even out better and the mixture was that of Leather, Almond, and what I thought was bitter tobacco.
The bitterness bothered me a little and was a good sign that this cigar was still to young for me. I bought a couple of these so I'll let the others rest for 6 months and see if that helps.
Second Third...
Still having burn issues and the bitterness is still there as well. The flavors are pretty much consistent from the get without any surprises I can pick up on. The strength of this cigar I would put into the Medium-full range but closer to medium.
Hitting the nub...
The burn after many corrections seem to have worked out getting closer to the end. the Almond and leather taste I felt dominated the entire smoke. It's been quite awhile sense I've smoked an LFD Camy but that flavor memory comes back quick with this. I smoked it till it got to hot and only then put it down...even with that bitterness still lingering.
Final thoughts...
I will say again, these need to rest for awhile. Still a bit to green in my opinion. After they settle I will not hesitate to smoke one again. This is a cigar I like every so often and not really part of my rotation. To me it's just a nice cigar to break up the norm and surprise the taste buds. As far as box worthy, I'm on the fence. For the money there are just other cigars I smoke more of however I would really like to keep some of these on hand for that change up. So for me I'm content with keeping a 5'r or so. If money wasn't an issue then I'd buy a box...I'll leave it up to you.
Thanks for your time!!
