blessednxs65
Is it Nicaraguan
Sitting in the garage this evening having enjoyed dinner with the wife I wanted a simple, straightforward smoke so I reached for one of the remaining five of these sticks and some Sam Adams Winter Ale.
Pre-light draw was filled with aged tobacco and dark cherries.
Clipped the head toasted the foot and the first thin I noticed was how powerful this stick had become. For I do not recall the blast of pepper and rich, chewiness from the fist few of these I enjoyed. Couple this with the volume of smoke this thing puts out and I was like "Oh my damn, I'm in for a blast."
The first third of this was straight octane. This stick was in my face, no complexity, just brute tobacco. My sinuses tingled from the potent white pepper.
The second third was much more enjoyable as the ash remained past the half way point and I began to detect orange peel and some slight cocoa. All the while the spiciness remained predominant. Then something amazing happened...I took a minute to admire the frothy head on my Sam Adams and sipped it ever so slowly only to return to my stick and find it had gone out.
So I purged it, re-lit it and the last 20 minutes was sheer bliss! White pepper and chocolate merged to create a smoother more balanced smoke.
Overall, I would say that this stick has not mellowed with age, if anything, it's gotten harsher and more robust.
Not one of my more memorable Viaje experiences.
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Pre-light draw was filled with aged tobacco and dark cherries.
Clipped the head toasted the foot and the first thin I noticed was how powerful this stick had become. For I do not recall the blast of pepper and rich, chewiness from the fist few of these I enjoyed. Couple this with the volume of smoke this thing puts out and I was like "Oh my damn, I'm in for a blast."
The first third of this was straight octane. This stick was in my face, no complexity, just brute tobacco. My sinuses tingled from the potent white pepper.
The second third was much more enjoyable as the ash remained past the half way point and I began to detect orange peel and some slight cocoa. All the while the spiciness remained predominant. Then something amazing happened...I took a minute to admire the frothy head on my Sam Adams and sipped it ever so slowly only to return to my stick and find it had gone out.
So I purged it, re-lit it and the last 20 minutes was sheer bliss! White pepper and chocolate merged to create a smoother more balanced smoke.
Overall, I would say that this stick has not mellowed with age, if anything, it's gotten harsher and more robust.
Not one of my more memorable Viaje experiences.
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