ERDM Tainos RE BRO JUN 19 (BGRW)

[Chibearsv]

Well...instead of going for any of the cigars that I know are great, I decided that the Big Guns meant to pull one out that I haven't tried but hold in high regard for a future smoke.  I know @El Presidente said to put these away for 5 but I've been so curious to try them that this gives me a good excuse.  Churchills in general are my favorites, and since there aren't a lot of them out there, that makes this particular cigar a bit of a unicorn for me.

It's a beautiful cigar; lovely wrapper and appears to be constructed well.  Wrapper has a bit of a musty cedar smell to it and the foot has a slight aroma of stewed prune.  Punched it and the draw is perfect with slight resistance.

1st third - Very different from anything else I've smoked.  It's very musty forest tasting; funky mushroom maybe and old leaves and then a finish that's very green herb, not sweet, almost cilantro.  I wish my palate was better so I could put my finger on it.  No sweetness or pepper at all.  I'm intrigued....

2nd third - The musty forest seems to be the baseline here as it continues through this third.  The green herbal part is fading and a tiny bit of sweetness and a tiny bit of pepper is coming in now.  The cigar burn twists and turns a little but that kind of adds to the story on this one.

Final - We are still walking around in an old forest but now honey sweetness and pepper are beginning to build and that initial herbal flavor is either very muted or gone.  

Summation - I guess unicorn is an apt description.  This cigar was definitely a couple hours in the forest doing a little exploring.  Very different in my limited experience and overall a really pleasant cigar.  I'm going to follow the "put 'em away" recommendation on these to see how the forest evolves over time.  I'm glad I bought 2 boxes since I'll be pulling one annually from this box to see where this journey goes. I'm looking forward to it.  Solid A 

[StogieSteve23]

I like the musty forest references.  Very interesting choice of description! Thnaks for the review. 

[Goodfortune]

Thanks for the review and pictures! I picked a box of these last week on 24:24, definitely going to put them down for a long sleep. 

[Chibearsv]

9 hours ago, Goodfortune said:

Thanks for the review and pictures! I picked a box of these last week on 24:24, definitely going to put them down for a long sleep. 

I just read @SenorPerfecto 's review on an aged Tainos and I think we have something really great to look forward to. 

[Lant63]

Definitely sounds like something to age. Usually young ERDM and I do not get along, However aged renditions are fabulous.


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[CampDelta369]

On 4/11/2020 at 5:37 AM, Chibearsv said:

Very different from anything else I've smoked. 

You absolutely nailed it. First line. Well done. Agreed it’s going to be special with some time down. Thanks for reviewing.