Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Smoking Time: 1 1/2 hours
Beverage: Water

PRE-SMOKE

Scent of wrapper: Pepper and spice,

Scent at foot: Some leather, cedar, and a little more pepper.

Wrapper: This stick had a nice triple cap, medium brown smooth, almost perfect wrapper with a few very small visible veins.

Feel: It had a nice firm feel to it and not realy any soft spots, it felt as though it may have a tight draw.

Tongue: The cut was very smooth, there were no stems poking through after the cut. I did get some “tingle” on my lips and tongue from the pepper.

Flavor on draw: I got some strong spicyness, and some leather along with a little cedar.

SMOKE

Strength: WOW!!! This thing lets you know it means business right off the bat! I got some powerful spiceness/pepper combined with what I would describe as buttery cocoa!! It is full of all kinds of flavors. The flavors went back and forth a few times. It had a very good blend/combination of flavors bundled all together!! This thing has a very full flavor profile.

Burn/Ash: This stick had an almost perfect burn from start to nub. The ash held for about 1-2 inches and was a light gray with little flake.

Scent of Smoke: The scent was a very smooth light smell. It smelled of pure tobacco.

Heat on fingers/Mouth: I really did not notice any heat issues until I hit the 2 inch mark. I did start to get some heat on my lips at that stage.

Draw: The draw was another great thing about this. I thought it would be tight, but ended up being next to perfect all the way through.

Finish: For a strong flavored, full bodied stick the finish was smooth and short. It did leave some nice spice behind along with a nice toasty tobacco flavor though.

I have to tell you this cigar kicked my butt. I had to go take a 30 minute nap to recover from this. It started to hit me about half way through and kept on coming!! I even had a nice big meal before I went out to smoke this guy. It had some awesome flavor changes and strength changes. I would rate this as about a 92/100, maybe more if it didnt kick my rear!!
This was a review from when these first hit the shelves. It is and was a great blend by Ashton/Pepin.

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