PSJC Blind Review 1-B

[King Kill 33]

1-B

Smoke Time: 45 minutes

Corona Gorda/Cuban Corona


Construction - Good construction, very nice size. Dry wrapper with zero shine to it. Fairly veiny with no soft spots.



Pre-light Draw - Not too much going in here. Kinda light hay/toast. Wonderful effortless draw though.


First Draw lit - high spice and with sweetness and grass on the first two puffs.



1st 3rd - Heavy pepper on the retro. Grassiness from start begins to fade. Beautiful burn with a lovely ash, but it had trouble hanging on past first inch. Flavor shifts to very dry, kinda toasty with minimal sweetness. Neutral flavors that starts to leave a sour taste on my tongue.



2nd 3rd - Odd flavors start to come thru as sourness amps up. Not enjoying the taste but the burn on this cigar is phenomenal. Might be one of the best burning smokes I've had. Noticed tar coming out so I clipped it off. Kept on trucking but the flavors are just way out of my wheelhouse. Sourness of cigar is too much to handle. Mu'd before I got to the final third.




3rd 3rd - Never got to this point...


Final Thoughts:

Started out ok, but went downhill from there. It reminded me of a cheap Fuente. It wasn't the tar that made me chuck it, just the dry and sour taste. Not a fan. One thing I really did enjoy was the draw and burn on this smoke. That was very nice. Maybe the Bucs late game magic threw me off, but I think this cigar just didn't have much going for it.


Scoring:


Overall Appearance: 12/20



Lighting and Burning: 15/15



Construction: 27/30



Taste Properties: 10/35



Score - 64

 

[problemsolverjc]

Nice review Doug, sorry that the flavors were outside of your profile. I would agree with you on the flavor concerns of that blend in that size.

It is a Crowned Heads Four Kicks

 

[Xavier Dredo]

Interesting comparison to Fuente, I get that too. Have't seen that tar buildup though.

 

[King Kill 33]

Yeah, not the first time I've seen a FK with an off taste. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen.

 

[Ducttapegonewild]

Nice review Doug!

 

[ChefBoyRG54]

Nice review, love the honesty, can't like them all

 

[StogieGuy55]

I've got a couple on the way right now. Haven't tried any but am looking forward to trying them. Hopefully I have better luck.

 

[King Kill 33]

Ah, you should be fine man. This is the second Four Kicks I've ever mu'd and I've had quite a few. They are usually quite consistent.

 

[Tag9485]

Nice review again Doug, I've had a couple Four Kicks that were off as well. I still pick one up from time to time.