Benzopyrene
BoM June 08
App- 14
Ash- 8
Draw- 10
Burn- 9
F/B-18
Unq- 9
Smoke- 10
Fin- 15
Tot-93/100
Filler: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua
CA rating: N/A My rating: 93 (02/09/08) Length: 5 5/8
Ring gauge: 46 Size: Toro Color: Natural
Ive been wanting to try one of these cigars ever since I saw them on good ole vitolas.net. I kept reading great things about them, and after leafandale told me they were long gone I figured it would never happen. Well, now its a reality, and so far its a pretty fantastic reality at that. This cigar had a beautiful toothy naked natural wrapper that extended to cover the foot with a slight crack over the foot and a small one in the middle of the wrapper. The ash was light grey and cracked showing decent combustablitity throughout, however it was not tremendously sturdy and ashed itself about every ¾ of an inch. The draw was flawless like a smoothie that has been blended to perfection without any residual ice cubes to clog things up. It burned evenly throughout and the smoke was thick and aromaticly pleasing to myself and the ants whose senses I kept messing up. The cigar started out very full bodied with a strong woody core accented with flavors of tea and fresh tobacco, a combination that was a little unusual, but was very pleasing on the palate. I found the flavors in this smoke to be very consistent throughout, and the only thing that changed was the strength as it mellowed out into a very smooth med/full bodied smoke. It was a dry smoke and complemented my Long Hammer IPA nicely. It went out on me once in the middle and had a few spots of harshness, but they quickly subsided and didnt phase me a bit. I smoked this bad boy until it began to burn my fingers, and it finished the way it started strong and flavorful, leaving me with nothing but a good flavor on my palate and the memories to boot. I truly cant wait to smoke another one of these in a few years to see how they age.
Ash- 8
Draw- 10
Burn- 9
F/B-18
Unq- 9
Smoke- 10
Fin- 15
Tot-93/100
Filler: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua
CA rating: N/A My rating: 93 (02/09/08) Length: 5 5/8
Ring gauge: 46 Size: Toro Color: Natural
Ive been wanting to try one of these cigars ever since I saw them on good ole vitolas.net. I kept reading great things about them, and after leafandale told me they were long gone I figured it would never happen. Well, now its a reality, and so far its a pretty fantastic reality at that. This cigar had a beautiful toothy naked natural wrapper that extended to cover the foot with a slight crack over the foot and a small one in the middle of the wrapper. The ash was light grey and cracked showing decent combustablitity throughout, however it was not tremendously sturdy and ashed itself about every ¾ of an inch. The draw was flawless like a smoothie that has been blended to perfection without any residual ice cubes to clog things up. It burned evenly throughout and the smoke was thick and aromaticly pleasing to myself and the ants whose senses I kept messing up. The cigar started out very full bodied with a strong woody core accented with flavors of tea and fresh tobacco, a combination that was a little unusual, but was very pleasing on the palate. I found the flavors in this smoke to be very consistent throughout, and the only thing that changed was the strength as it mellowed out into a very smooth med/full bodied smoke. It was a dry smoke and complemented my Long Hammer IPA nicely. It went out on me once in the middle and had a few spots of harshness, but they quickly subsided and didnt phase me a bit. I smoked this bad boy until it began to burn my fingers, and it finished the way it started strong and flavorful, leaving me with nothing but a good flavor on my palate and the memories to boot. I truly cant wait to smoke another one of these in a few years to see how they age.
