Last blind review I did. Never heard of this cigar company either. Pretty neat, contains only american tobacco.
http://www.johnhaycigars.com/products.htm
Pre-smoke
Scent of Wrapper: I only smelled an earthy smell...kinda like dirty.
Scent at Foot: A bit more barnyardy. Maybe a bit like a mushroom
Appearance: A few big veins. Consistent brown color.
Wrapper: This is one ugly wrapper Its consistent in color...a dark brown, but had quite a few thick veins and the cap was on the verge of fallign off.
Feel: A bit firm to the touch. Also a bit dry, even though it was in the humidor for about 3 weeks now.
Tongue: It made my tongue tingle, but I couldn't discern any flavor.
Flavor on Draw: And this is a bit weird, but raisins! Don't ask me how I even why, but it was the most prominent flavor I picked up.
Smoke
Taste: Initial puffs were kinda bitter. Eventually could taste a burnt coffee bean flavor, along with a hint of unsweetened dark chocolate. It stayed with the same flavor profile, although more muted until the half way point, at which the great ammonia flavor kicked in, and ruined the smoke.
Flavor Changes: 1/2 it became unsmokeable
Strength: medium to full bodied
Feeling: made my tongue tingle throughout, made me want to scrape it off at the halfway point.
Scent of Smoke: wasn't unpleasant, but i was outside, and didn't smell it too much
Heat on Fingers and in Mouth: didn't get too hot
Draw: a bit too firm for me. i had to really suck to get a good volume of smoke
Finish: very long finish. actually way too long. i'm writing this review over 12 hours later and i still taste it.
Other Aspects of the Cigar Smoking Experience:
a. the burn of this cigar was kinda crappy. it was very uneven and the filler burned faster than the binder/ wrapper. Had to purge / relight like 3 times.
b. the ash was flaky and fell off at random times
c. the cigar seems a bit young, and aging might make it a bit better.
Final Rating: 4.6 - The cigar was ok. A bit bland in the flavor department, but at least i tasted the typical maduro flavors i like (although they weren't as sweet or distinct as I prefer.) I could smoke this while doing some chore and it'd be ok. This is probably a value smoke.
http://www.johnhaycigars.com/products.htm
Pre-smoke
Scent of Wrapper: I only smelled an earthy smell...kinda like dirty.
Scent at Foot: A bit more barnyardy. Maybe a bit like a mushroom
Appearance: A few big veins. Consistent brown color.
Wrapper: This is one ugly wrapper Its consistent in color...a dark brown, but had quite a few thick veins and the cap was on the verge of fallign off.
Feel: A bit firm to the touch. Also a bit dry, even though it was in the humidor for about 3 weeks now.
Tongue: It made my tongue tingle, but I couldn't discern any flavor.
Flavor on Draw: And this is a bit weird, but raisins! Don't ask me how I even why, but it was the most prominent flavor I picked up.
Smoke
Taste: Initial puffs were kinda bitter. Eventually could taste a burnt coffee bean flavor, along with a hint of unsweetened dark chocolate. It stayed with the same flavor profile, although more muted until the half way point, at which the great ammonia flavor kicked in, and ruined the smoke.
Flavor Changes: 1/2 it became unsmokeable
Strength: medium to full bodied
Feeling: made my tongue tingle throughout, made me want to scrape it off at the halfway point.
Scent of Smoke: wasn't unpleasant, but i was outside, and didn't smell it too much
Heat on Fingers and in Mouth: didn't get too hot
Draw: a bit too firm for me. i had to really suck to get a good volume of smoke
Finish: very long finish. actually way too long. i'm writing this review over 12 hours later and i still taste it.
Other Aspects of the Cigar Smoking Experience:
a. the burn of this cigar was kinda crappy. it was very uneven and the filler burned faster than the binder/ wrapper. Had to purge / relight like 3 times.
b. the ash was flaky and fell off at random times
c. the cigar seems a bit young, and aging might make it a bit better.
Final Rating: 4.6 - The cigar was ok. A bit bland in the flavor department, but at least i tasted the typical maduro flavors i like (although they weren't as sweet or distinct as I prefer.) I could smoke this while doing some chore and it'd be ok. This is probably a value smoke.