RASS 2015 12DCRC

[99call]

RASS 17

Aroma at cold   Not too much, bit of old leather, quite subdued

1^st 3^rd lovely soft opening, Like a bag of chocolate raisins. I think these were clearance i.e not oil monsters, but I quite like  RASS with slightly matter wrappers. really soft and creamy with milk chocolate, prune and raisins. A tiny bit of age is doing wonders. Perfect draw. Soft woodsy retro, no pinch       

2^nd 3^rd      Develops now with profile that I would swear was a good 5yrs +.  Double check the box, Ha! these are actually 15’s.  makes a bit more sense now. Reminds me of ‘Bolo de Mel” a Portuguese dark honey cake (think dark dates, and madeira wine) i.e it doesn't taste of honey

3^rd 3^rd       I’ve had many better RASS than this, but it’s still pretty lush, Retro lovely and soft, like walking into an antiques shop. Sadly, it starts to tail off now, starting to become a little uneventful. 

Conclusion      Nice little relaxing smoke. this was about 55% as good as a RASS can be. The flavours could be picked, but won’t remember this one

Score          87 perfectly good, but I’m pretty confident this will be one of the least impressive from the box 

Bolo de Mel or 'honey cake' pictured for those who are interested

[leafdream54]

Great review and great flavor descriptions!  "Reminds me of ‘Bolo de Mel” a Portuguese dark honey cake (think dark dates, and madeira wine)"  - paints a great picture of flavors ??

[SCgarman]

Do you know the box code? I have many boxes dated '15

[99call]

1 minute ago, NYgarman said:

Do you know the box code? I have many boxes dated '15

think is may be SOM, it's back as the bottom of the cooler again.

[SCgarman]

2 minutes ago, 99call said:

think is may be SOM, it's back as the bottom of the cooler again.

I am burning a box of AUM 15, and they are wonderful so far.