Popular Post Corylax18 Posted June 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2019 I was at Lake Tahoe for my Brother's Bachelor/30th Birthday Party this weekend, so many cigars were consumed. However this is the only one I smoked in a state of mind that would allow a coherent review, so here it goes. We had a friend come up from the Bay area for the Party and he had just happened to be at Russian River Brewery for "work" before he headed up to the lake. His house warming gift? TWO cases of Pliny the Elder, both bottled 3 days prior to his purchase. I paired the first half of this cigar with that, the second half with a coke. Pre Light= Beautiful, claro wrapper. Gorgeous sheen, with some visible veins. A 7mm punch provided a perfect draw which showed a clean tobacco flavor, along with some sweetness and a piney/cedar flavor. 1st Third= Butter Cream, a rounded "raw" sugar sweetness, some licorice, and leather. I don't typically drink heavily hopped beers, but the constantly evolving piney then citrus fruit, then back to pine from the beer is a perfect juxtaposition to the flavor of the cigar. 2nd Third= Butter Cream and sugar continue as the main flavors. The leather disappears and the licorice has drifted to the background. The cigars is producing lots of thick, creamy smoke. The retrohale is similar in flavors, but with a hint of capsicum/chili, in a very appealing way. Draw and burn have been perfect. Final Third= The Flavors start to darken a bit, the sweetness goes away and is replaced with more of a salty cream flavor. Some black coffee enters the fray, but only for a few puffs. The flavors turn a bit bitter at the very end and the final third requires a few touch ups. The draw remained good until the very end. The switch in drink pairings had much less of an affect on the flavors I was getting than I thought it would. Conclusion= I didn't like these cigars much when I first purchased them. The flavors where flat and one dimensional, however each example I've smoked over the last year or so has been better than the last. Standing on its own merits I would rate this cigar in the 91-92 range, with more room to grow. When the circumstances and atmosphere are added to the equation a 97 is more accurate. It was a great cigar that fit perfectly into a great weekend! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoliDan Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 The Legendary Pliny Elder, Tahoe and CCs. Well, that's a good time for the storybooks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningman Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Nice review! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corylax18 Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 6 hours ago, BoliDan said: The Legendary Pliny Elder, Tahoe and CCs. Well, that's a good time for the storybooks. It was an amazing weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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