kockroach
BoM August 2010/2011
This is my first review of a cigar. I had been anticipating the arrival of the new Zino Embassy Selection since they were announced last month. I picked up a few sticks at Jack Schwartz this afternoon, which they just got in today. (While I was there, I happened to meet a fellow brother, Benzopyrene.)
It's a 6x53 Perfecto, with am Ecuador Sun Grown wrapper. Two black and gold bands surround the cigar. Both bands on this stick had a little too much glue, such that it wanted to pull some of the wrapper off with them. It wasn't major, but hopefully the other two I got won't be the same. The wrapper was pretty smooth, with only a couple of small veins. There was a little spot that was not completely flat in the wrap, but it was hardly noticeable. All in all, the construction was pretty good.
The pre-light puff had a strong cedar taste, with a little nutty flavor. The cedar flavor was quite evident upon lighting. The first third was pretty creamy, again with a nutty (somewhat spicy flavor) with a nice cedar finish on the tongue.
The ash was somewhat flaky, partly because the was a slight ridge, which cause it to spread the ash open on one side, but the other side was much tighter, as you can see in the two pics below.
The cedar, although it was there throughout the smoke, mellowed in the second third of the cigar. The second third had more of a peppery finish with each puff, but was more mellow than the first third.
The final third brought back the stronger cedar flavor from the beginning of the cigar, as well as kept the spicy pepper that started to appear more in the second third.
All in all, the stick burned fairly evenly. There were some uneven burning, but the stick did a good job of evening itself out. It never got hot to the point that I had to put it down, so it is definitely a nubber. To get to that nub it took an hour and 45 minutes.
If you have had Zinos, or have wanted to try them, I would definitely recommend getting one. The price point isn't too bad either. They're about $9 per stick, much lower compared to the higher priced Grand or Platinum Masters.
It's a 6x53 Perfecto, with am Ecuador Sun Grown wrapper. Two black and gold bands surround the cigar. Both bands on this stick had a little too much glue, such that it wanted to pull some of the wrapper off with them. It wasn't major, but hopefully the other two I got won't be the same. The wrapper was pretty smooth, with only a couple of small veins. There was a little spot that was not completely flat in the wrap, but it was hardly noticeable. All in all, the construction was pretty good.
The pre-light puff had a strong cedar taste, with a little nutty flavor. The cedar flavor was quite evident upon lighting. The first third was pretty creamy, again with a nutty (somewhat spicy flavor) with a nice cedar finish on the tongue.
The ash was somewhat flaky, partly because the was a slight ridge, which cause it to spread the ash open on one side, but the other side was much tighter, as you can see in the two pics below.
The cedar, although it was there throughout the smoke, mellowed in the second third of the cigar. The second third had more of a peppery finish with each puff, but was more mellow than the first third.
The final third brought back the stronger cedar flavor from the beginning of the cigar, as well as kept the spicy pepper that started to appear more in the second third.
All in all, the stick burned fairly evenly. There were some uneven burning, but the stick did a good job of evening itself out. It never got hot to the point that I had to put it down, so it is definitely a nubber. To get to that nub it took an hour and 45 minutes.
If you have had Zinos, or have wanted to try them, I would definitely recommend getting one. The price point isn't too bad either. They're about $9 per stick, much lower compared to the higher priced Grand or Platinum Masters.
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