Foundry
War of the currents-Menlo??
Pyramid
Size:?? See summary
$4.50-6.50
Burn Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Prelight aroma of Band aids & mild tobacco
First draw: Early bitterness gives way to a mild sweet tobacco & black tea, Earl Grey I believe
1st 3rd
Big shift to a strong, and I mean strong smokey woody flavor
Medium body
Bit of an uneven burn that required one touch hop
2nd 3rd
Strong wood continues with a rich creamy flavor piling on
Medium-Full body with wood flavors remaining long after the draw
Really pleasant and a chewy smoke with loooonnnggg finish
Final 3rd
Cedar coming in now with a nutty quality added to the wood, still on the tongue long after the draw
Vitamin N kicking up a bit with some lightheadedness, but nothing uncomfortable
Summary: I picked these cigars up on special as a 5-pack and was not expecting much from the sub $5 stick, but man there were some great flavors here. The strong wood flavor reminds me a little of the Leccia Black, but without that candy flavor to the smoke. At the end of the day I'm really glad I sprung for the 5 pack and can't wait to get into the other 4. Now to the conundrum, this cigar is listed as a 5x50 robusto in all the trade press and of course like most manufactures their website is horrible. There is no mention of a pyramid and the way the band was wrapped it was evident this band was not meant to wrap this shape. Sooooooo, open to opinions on what this size is. Seems like a petite corona at the tip and maybe a 48-50 at the foot.
War of the currents-Menlo??
Pyramid
Size:?? See summary
$4.50-6.50
Burn Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Prelight aroma of Band aids & mild tobacco
First draw: Early bitterness gives way to a mild sweet tobacco & black tea, Earl Grey I believe
1st 3rd
Big shift to a strong, and I mean strong smokey woody flavor
Medium body
Bit of an uneven burn that required one touch hop
2nd 3rd
Strong wood continues with a rich creamy flavor piling on
Medium-Full body with wood flavors remaining long after the draw
Really pleasant and a chewy smoke with loooonnnggg finish
Final 3rd
Cedar coming in now with a nutty quality added to the wood, still on the tongue long after the draw
Vitamin N kicking up a bit with some lightheadedness, but nothing uncomfortable
Summary: I picked these cigars up on special as a 5-pack and was not expecting much from the sub $5 stick, but man there were some great flavors here. The strong wood flavor reminds me a little of the Leccia Black, but without that candy flavor to the smoke. At the end of the day I'm really glad I sprung for the 5 pack and can't wait to get into the other 4. Now to the conundrum, this cigar is listed as a 5x50 robusto in all the trade press and of course like most manufactures their website is horrible. There is no mention of a pyramid and the way the band was wrapped it was evident this band was not meant to wrap this shape. Sooooooo, open to opinions on what this size is. Seems like a petite corona at the tip and maybe a 48-50 at the foot.
