maverickdrinker Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 Been digging through the humidor for something that I haven't had in a while. Saw this peeking out and decided to fire it up. This is a 2007 RE release. 6,000 SLB produced. The wrapper is a nice, leathery, oily wrapper. Dark leather like brown colour, almost maduro. Very smooth to the touch. no veins to speak of. The aromas from the wrapper is mocha, caramel. a nice sweetness to it. The construction is first class. Very firm throughout the cigar. nice triple cap. Solid!!!! Cold draw from the foot reveals more sweeter tones that I am used to. Reminds me of caramel popcorm. A little sweetness, a little saltiness. Some maple syrup? The draw from the foot seems to be a little firm. The triple cap takes easily to my punch. A few cold draws reveal maple syrup, caramel, a little spice and very faint notes of earth. The draw is fairly firm. Might have to expand the surface cut to get a better draw. Time to take this to the flame
maverickdrinker Posted June 13, 2012 Author Posted June 13, 2012 1st third: This is a very sweet cigar. Caramel, maple syrup, a little spice and a faint touch of earth comes out in the initial draws. The draw is a little tight. Better fix that with a quick cut from my palio. Flavours are very delicate, playful. Reminds me of a caramel machiato from Starbucks. afterfinish is fairly short. All I can taste is a caramel toffee bite sized truffle. Hints of floral notes come in and out. Very different to what I am used to, in terms of flavour proflie, from a cigar. The burn starts a little wonky but eventually straigtens out. The smoke from this is ok. Would like to see more volume of smoke. The aroma of the smoke is very pleasant. The ash is a 'Dirty' whitish grey. This cigar could be a good morning cigar with coffee. Light, airy, sweet and mild in strength.
maverickdrinker Posted June 13, 2012 Author Posted June 13, 2012 2nd third more sweetness. Not much change in this cigar, in terms of flavors. The changes seem to be in terms of degree of sweetness. Sometimes caramel popcorn. Sometimes caramal toffee truffle. Sometimes mocha caramel with a bit of earthiness. Sometimes maple syrup with floral notes. Interesting. Burn line is gong well now. Volume of smoke continues to be consistent. Not as much as I would like it to be. Very smooth, mellow cigar. No harshness at all. very easy to smoke. No surprises so far though.
maverickdrinker Posted June 13, 2012 Author Posted June 13, 2012 Final third: Some richness starting to come through. Hints of cocoa and coffee try to complement the overall sweetness of the cigar. The maple syrup flavour reminds me of a Tim Horton's maple dip donut with a coffee and one milk. The smoothness of this cigar is impressive. Not a very complex cigar however still enjoyable. Nice caramel popcorn flavours coming though now with a touch of earthiness. Hits of leather and floral notes come in infrequently. Would like to see more visits from leather, earth and coffee. Final Impressions Overall, a nice 'change of pace' cigar or a good 'morning' cigar with some coffee as you watch the sun rise and the world around you come alive. An easy, lazy summertime smoke. Very light in terms of strength. In fact, you could say almost non existent except for a few blasts coffee, earth and leather here and there. Mostly in the last third. I would have liked to see this in the initial 2/3rds of the cigar. Smoking this cigar makes me miss the robustness, fuller bodied cigars that I usually smoke.
mk05 Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 TA DA!!! Nice review, I like these. Toss up between this and Magnifico. Which one do you like better?
maverickdrinker Posted June 13, 2012 Author Posted June 13, 2012 TA DA!!! Nice review, I like these. Toss up between this and Magnifico. Which one do you like better? never had a magnifico. Send one over for me to try... LOL
phoenix Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Been digging through the humidor for something that I haven't had in a while. Saw this peeking out and decided to fire it up. This is a 2007 RE release. 6,000 SLB produced. The wrapper is a nice, leathery, oily wrapper. Dark leather like brown colour, almost maduro. Very smooth to the touch. no veins to speak of. The aromas from the wrapper is mocha, caramel. a nice sweetness to it. The construction is first class. Very firm throughout the cigar. nice triple cap. Solid!!!! Cold draw from the foot reveals more sweeter tones that I am used to. Reminds me of caramel popcorm. A little sweetness, a little saltiness. Some maple syrup? The draw from the foot seems to be a little firm. The triple cap takes easily to my punch. A few cold draws reveal maple syrup, caramel, a little spice and very faint notes of earth. The draw is fairly firm. Might have to expand the surface cut to get a better draw. Time to take this to the flame You had me at 'salted caramel'...
greenpimp Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Nice review. Surprised yours was a lighter cigar. I have smoked more than a few of these, and they've all been powerhouses. Mine were nigh unsmokeable a year into having them, so strong they were bitter. Just had a couple last weekend and mine are still very strong, but rich and more balanced now. Coffee and dark chocolate and a bit of toasted caramel. Who knows...different boxes, different cigars.
NMJoe Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Been digging through the humidor for something that I haven't had in a while. Saw this peeking out and decided to fire it up. This is a 2007 RE release. 6,000 SLB produced. The wrapper is a nice, leathery, oily wrapper. Dark leather like brown colour, almost maduro. Very smooth to the touch. no veins to speak of. The aromas from the wrapper is mocha, caramel. a nice sweetness to it. The construction is first class. Very firm throughout the cigar. nice triple cap. Solid!!!! Cold draw from the foot reveals more sweeter tones that I am used to. Reminds me of caramel popcorm. A little sweetness, a little saltiness. Some maple syrup? The draw from the foot seems to be a little firm. The triple cap takes easily to my punch. A few cold draws reveal maple syrup, caramel, a little spice and very faint notes of earth. The draw is fairly firm. Might have to expand the surface cut to get a better draw. Time to take this to the flame Art, do you happen to know the box code?
maverickdrinker Posted June 26, 2012 Author Posted June 26, 2012 sorry man. Don't know. I think I got this in a trade or box split?!?! Can't remember. Sorry about that.
NMJoe Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 sorry man. Don't know. I think I got this in a trade or box split?!?! Can't remember. Sorry about that. No worries, my friend. I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on a box and thought if I could piggyback... Cheers! Joe
kidmac Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 smoked 1 of these about a year ago. it was a toffee experience that was really new to my palate. it was a perfect medium body cigar. I feel this cigar will only get better as time goes by great smoke!!
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