GuyMcBeerdrinker
poonsmith
last night while lounging at seriouscigars I decided to send no. 642548 to its fiery death.
cosmetically this cigar exhibited the excellent padron craftsmanship you would expect. solid as a brick and drapped in a taut, as if held by magic, semi coarse wrapper. the sharp topedo tip most have been solid enough to impale into a dart board across the room. which fell with a hard thud on the cover of a magazine when I clipped it with my xikar.
upon being lit it released copious amounts of thick thick smoke, rife with lots of spice and nutmeg goodness. very smooth and cool smoke, so much so that I took a deep inhale of the third puff which immediately sent my soft palate and back of my throat into a white peppery frenzy. fantastic. a few minutes later his cigar lead me down a floral path which quickly brought me to a bitter cocoa oasis. at the half way point I noticed it had flattened out somewhat and drawing just a tad harsh and slightly metallic at times.
nothing that a good purging and rest for a few minutes couldn't cure. the torpedo once again came to life. past the half way mark it started burning a little crooked, but that was quickly corrected by a blast from the torch and the cigar was pretty much in cruise control the rest of the way.
my only complaint was that towards the end the ash started to flower and I was slightly distracted by the stems purposely constructed into the cigar. it looked as if a piece of mangled barbed wire was stricking out from it.
if you are lucky enough to come across a few of these, pick one or two up and set them aside for a while. they need a short nap to transition from being on the verge of greatness into becoming near perfect.
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cosmetically this cigar exhibited the excellent padron craftsmanship you would expect. solid as a brick and drapped in a taut, as if held by magic, semi coarse wrapper. the sharp topedo tip most have been solid enough to impale into a dart board across the room. which fell with a hard thud on the cover of a magazine when I clipped it with my xikar.
upon being lit it released copious amounts of thick thick smoke, rife with lots of spice and nutmeg goodness. very smooth and cool smoke, so much so that I took a deep inhale of the third puff which immediately sent my soft palate and back of my throat into a white peppery frenzy. fantastic. a few minutes later his cigar lead me down a floral path which quickly brought me to a bitter cocoa oasis. at the half way point I noticed it had flattened out somewhat and drawing just a tad harsh and slightly metallic at times.
nothing that a good purging and rest for a few minutes couldn't cure. the torpedo once again came to life. past the half way mark it started burning a little crooked, but that was quickly corrected by a blast from the torch and the cigar was pretty much in cruise control the rest of the way.
my only complaint was that towards the end the ash started to flower and I was slightly distracted by the stems purposely constructed into the cigar. it looked as if a piece of mangled barbed wire was stricking out from it.
if you are lucky enough to come across a few of these, pick one or two up and set them aside for a while. they need a short nap to transition from being on the verge of greatness into becoming near perfect.
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