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Outlaw WTF

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Size: 6 x 52
Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Price: $6.75 by the bundle (20), $7.50 for singles



Intro: Outlaw Cigar Company in Kansas City is one of my favorite places on earth. Love to hang out there the few times a year I get to visit and it's probably best that I don't live closer. They've got a great thing going on and have been adding some pretty good house smokes. I've reviewed a few of them already and am doing so again today. From the Outlaw website:
This blend was created together with Arsenio Ramos, master blender for Casa Fernandez. He and I were having trouble with the language barrier while blending the Outlaws Forajido cigar. After numerous blends we stopped and decided to rest on the project. Before returning to the U.S., Arsenio made me a few samples of our best blend to take home. After the cigars dried out, I smoked them and communicated the changes I wanted to make to the cigar. After two months, 500 cigars arrived with the supposed changes I requested. I lit the first cigar and said WTF!! I was very disappointed that it was the same blend I had previously smoked before the requested changes. I talked to Paul Palmer of Casa Fernandez to try to understand why I got the same blend. He was insistent that this is what Arsenio understood! I was striving for the Behike cigar that got rated #1 in cigar aficionado. I, however, never used the name Behike in speaking with Arsenio. Through the translation problems this cigar was created. I put the 500 cigars out for sale to get rid of them and they sold in two days! The customers of the Outlaw demanded I keep this cigar as a blend. They loved it.
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Prelight: Inspecting this cigar reveals a nicely constructed package. The wrapper is a medium brown color with a light oily sheen to it. No veins to speak of. Nicely applied triple cap. Seams are tight and the cigar feels pretty hefty in the hand. The band is simple, yet looks good. Aroma of light barnyard and a subtle sweetness. Quick snap of the Palio yeilds a clean cut with just the right amount of resistance. Cold draw was a pleasant light woodiness with some sweetness up front and finished off by a light tingly pepper. Fired it up with a Ronson torch and...



First Third: Wow. My palate was kung fu'd by a spicy blast. Not quite pepper. It was sweeter than that, but wasn't able to pin it down due to the intensity. About half of the first third was dominated by this spice. When it started backing off there was a woody flavor present with a dry finish which went quite well with the spice. At this point it seemed to me that the spice was a slightly sweet cinnamon spice with maybe a little nuttiness to it. The burn was wavy at first, but evened out. On one side the wrapper didn't seem to want to burn though which led to constant touch ups. Ash was a medium to dark gray and held in 1-2" clumps before falling.



Second Third: By the second third the spice had mellowed and the woody flavor strengthened to make a pretty tasty combination. Occassionally there was a fleeting note of roasted nuts. The burn was still in need of touch ups, which got to be a little annoying as I was attempting to tidy up the yard some. In the second third the wrapper burst a little, but it didn't seem to effect the cigar at all.





Last Third: The last third started much the same way as the second. Started to get a dry ashy taste to it though so I put it down with about an inch to inch and a half left.

Final Thoughts: Was it a Behike? That's what you're gonna ask right? :laugh: Having had the opportunity to smoke one, I gotta say not really...at least to me. Some of the flavors were similar I'd say, but so are oranges and tangerines. That doesn't mean it's not a good cigar though and I enjoyed it. I would buy this cigar again, in fact probably will next time I'm up in KC. If you're not a fan of cigars with lots of spice or pepper, you're probably not going to like this one though.

Dan
 
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Nice review. I'm not a big fan of really spicy cigars, but even so I've never had a CF cigar I didn't love. Thanks.
 
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Got a text today from Outlaw that they have a new WTF Titan in stock which is a 6 x 60 for those who lean toward the thicker ring gauges.

Dan
 
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KcJason1 said:
Taste test were being done for gunslinger project.. This was not a taste test blend.. But the customers ate it up, so the taste test ended.. And this became the final product.
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The WTF was different than the Gunslinger project. The Gunslinger project was for a cigar with a Mexican Maduro wrapper. Last I heard the round table tastings that were going on had stopped cause Kendall had decided on a blend himself. The cigar hasn't materialized yet though so not sure what it'll be like, but all the samples I got were less than stellar. Still have one in the humidor that I didn't get to before it stopped. Might pull it out and smoke it later this year...

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And checking Facebook I also see there's a Corona size (5 x 44) for those of you who like the smaller ring gauges! Might have to get some of these...

Dan
 
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