Tobacco Giant
Conn. Broadleaf Slayer
Posting my first review on account of the newb scavenger hunt we've got going on. This is my review of a cigar I've never smoked.
First impressions: This cigar looks pretty good, a slightly smaller ring gauge then I prefer. The band is pretty unremarkable and, honestly, I probably wouldn't even notice this cigar in the B&M if I wasn't looking for it. It smells of sweet tobacco and I've heard good things so I'm looking forward to lighting it up.
I punched this cigar as my cheapie cutter has been causing my smokes to unravel lately.
1st third: Lots of spice right off the bat and some nice hints of coco and coffee. The draw is a little tighter than I prefer, not sure if that's normal or maybe it's tighter than it's supposed to be. The spice is a little strong for my taste, although I know a lot of people like the pepper bombs that have been popping up as of late.
2nd third: The spice is dying down a bit which is nice. The coco flavors are also dying down a bit which is disappointing. Now I'm getting more earthy flavors, some cedar and overall I'm enjoying this cigar.
Last 3rd: The spice remains, although at this point it's at a pretty good level. I can't taste any more coco. The prominent flavors at this point are earth and something I just refer to as tobacco flavors, I'm not sure how else to describe it. I'm still enjoying this cigar. Then at the last few puffs, I start getting a fairly prominent sweet flavor, not quite coco, I can't put my finger on it but it's very enjoyable. Unfortunately it started getting a bit too hot and I decided this baby was done.
Final thoughts: It was a bit too peppery for me during the first third and the ash was pretty weak and flaky throughout which sucks when you'e smoking indoors like I was. However, overall I really liked this cigar and it burned pretty damn evenly throughout, requiring no touch ups. I have a couple more as I bought 3 of them a month or 2 ago and I'll definitely be smoking them but I couldn't imagine buying a box of these.
I took 4 pictures, however, a couple are stuck in my outbox on my phone for some reason so I just uploaded the 2 that went through.
First impressions: This cigar looks pretty good, a slightly smaller ring gauge then I prefer. The band is pretty unremarkable and, honestly, I probably wouldn't even notice this cigar in the B&M if I wasn't looking for it. It smells of sweet tobacco and I've heard good things so I'm looking forward to lighting it up.
I punched this cigar as my cheapie cutter has been causing my smokes to unravel lately.
1st third: Lots of spice right off the bat and some nice hints of coco and coffee. The draw is a little tighter than I prefer, not sure if that's normal or maybe it's tighter than it's supposed to be. The spice is a little strong for my taste, although I know a lot of people like the pepper bombs that have been popping up as of late.
2nd third: The spice is dying down a bit which is nice. The coco flavors are also dying down a bit which is disappointing. Now I'm getting more earthy flavors, some cedar and overall I'm enjoying this cigar.
Last 3rd: The spice remains, although at this point it's at a pretty good level. I can't taste any more coco. The prominent flavors at this point are earth and something I just refer to as tobacco flavors, I'm not sure how else to describe it. I'm still enjoying this cigar. Then at the last few puffs, I start getting a fairly prominent sweet flavor, not quite coco, I can't put my finger on it but it's very enjoyable. Unfortunately it started getting a bit too hot and I decided this baby was done.
Final thoughts: It was a bit too peppery for me during the first third and the ash was pretty weak and flaky throughout which sucks when you'e smoking indoors like I was. However, overall I really liked this cigar and it burned pretty damn evenly throughout, requiring no touch ups. I have a couple more as I bought 3 of them a month or 2 ago and I'll definitely be smoking them but I couldn't imagine buying a box of these.
I took 4 pictures, however, a couple are stuck in my outbox on my phone for some reason so I just uploaded the 2 that went through.
