Here's another blind review I did.
Pros: Looked like a million bucks
Cons: Tasted like a dollar bill that was laying in the gutter
Pre-smoke
Scent of Wrapper: I'd say slightly fungal. Kinda like those giant mushrooms. Portabella
Scent at Foot: burnt coffee (also noticed 2 large stems!, this isn't starting off well)
Appearance: Nothing other than good things to say here. No rips, cracks, tears, or large veins.
Wrapper: fairly dark brown, but not quite oscuro. Very oily!
Feel: Springy, one or two hard spots, can feel some veins underneath the wrapper
Tongue: I searched for the word to describe my taste on the flavor chart. Pruney seemed to suit it. First time for anything I guess
Flavor on Draw: A bit of a spicy / peppery sensation on my tongue.
Smoke
Taste: Initial puffs were just "smoky". Soon developed a rather distinct burnt coffee flavor, but it wasn't pleasant to me. Maybe a bit of leather. About 1.5inches in, acrid taste started taking over. Ammonia crept in and ruined the cigar. I purged and purged until I was light headed. No dice. Still tasted like Windex.
Flavor Changes: decent at first, went downhill at about an inch or so in.
Strength: strong ammonia flavor...that's about it
Feeling: i wanted to scrape my tongue with my razor
Scent of Smoke: wasn't hateful, but again i was outside, and it wasn't concentrated so i couldn't tell
Heat on Fingers and in Mouth: didn't get that far for it to get hot
Draw:draw was a bit tough for me, but not as bad as some others i've had. didn't need draw poked.
Finish: all i tasted was horrible, acrid ammonia for a while afterwards
Other Aspects of the Cigar Smoking Experience:
a. produced nice dense smoke, from which i could make nice smoke rings, which i love to do
b. the cigar kept going out after about the 2 inch mark. that is a pain in teh ass
c. kept having to purge to prevent the ammonia build up
d. this cigar might have made a much different impression on me if it was rested for another year or so at least.
Final Rating: 3.0
Pros: Looked like a million bucks
Cons: Tasted like a dollar bill that was laying in the gutter
Pre-smoke
Scent of Wrapper: I'd say slightly fungal. Kinda like those giant mushrooms. Portabella
Scent at Foot: burnt coffee (also noticed 2 large stems!, this isn't starting off well)
Appearance: Nothing other than good things to say here. No rips, cracks, tears, or large veins.
Wrapper: fairly dark brown, but not quite oscuro. Very oily!
Feel: Springy, one or two hard spots, can feel some veins underneath the wrapper
Tongue: I searched for the word to describe my taste on the flavor chart. Pruney seemed to suit it. First time for anything I guess
Flavor on Draw: A bit of a spicy / peppery sensation on my tongue.
Smoke
Taste: Initial puffs were just "smoky". Soon developed a rather distinct burnt coffee flavor, but it wasn't pleasant to me. Maybe a bit of leather. About 1.5inches in, acrid taste started taking over. Ammonia crept in and ruined the cigar. I purged and purged until I was light headed. No dice. Still tasted like Windex.
Flavor Changes: decent at first, went downhill at about an inch or so in.
Strength: strong ammonia flavor...that's about it
Feeling: i wanted to scrape my tongue with my razor
Scent of Smoke: wasn't hateful, but again i was outside, and it wasn't concentrated so i couldn't tell
Heat on Fingers and in Mouth: didn't get that far for it to get hot
Draw:draw was a bit tough for me, but not as bad as some others i've had. didn't need draw poked.
Finish: all i tasted was horrible, acrid ammonia for a while afterwards
Other Aspects of the Cigar Smoking Experience:
a. produced nice dense smoke, from which i could make nice smoke rings, which i love to do
b. the cigar kept going out after about the 2 inch mark. that is a pain in teh ass
c. kept having to purge to prevent the ammonia build up
d. this cigar might have made a much different impression on me if it was rested for another year or so at least.
Final Rating: 3.0
