Partagas Series No. 1 EL 2017 (SM2RW)

[MrGlass]

This cigar opened with bitter chocolate and something like sour fruit in the background.  As it approached the middle third, it transitioned to milk chocolate with pepper, while the body dropped from full to medium.  Going into the final third, those pepper notes just got stronger and stronger, while the body stepped back up to full.  About halfway through the final third, that sour fruit from the start came back as well.  The draw was extremely easy, in fact a touch on the loose side, and the cigar had a crooked burn that required constanct corrections throughout the entire smoke.

This is the second one I have tried, and honestly, I haven't been massively impressed and I'm glad I only bothered picking up a couple of these to try.  The middle third was quite pleasant, but the either side of that didn't do much for me.  I have four left, and they'll probably end up in the bottom of the humidor to be revisited in a few years time.