Partagas Short EPM DIC 17 (MPQRW)

[Akela3rd]

This was going to be a Punch Punch review from the fireside last night, as is the norm for me but the thing was such a tentpeg I gave up on it after a couple of minutes - the only really bad one I've ever had. Went the reliable Bolivar No1 route in the end, but clearly that was last week's theme...

So today another reliable favourite - Party Shorts - from a cabinet I've not had a problem with after 40 or so of 'em.

Slight sheen, well made, smells slightly of sweetened mocha. A good draw and it's off to a flying start with a lovely deep caramel note behind what reminds me of overbaked bread. Ever so slightly burnt but in a good way. The burn is perfect all the way through and the flavour consistent, neither building nor diminishing and only slightly varying. A suggestion of coffee here and there but always with that caramel core.

I'm a fan of the Partagas Aristocrats, more bitter with a molasses sweetness, but they can be inconsistent - these are just perfect every time it seems.

Not a lot more to say - a very pleasant 35 minutes or so sat in the garden with a lovely little cigar. That's why everybody, but everybody, has some somewhere I'm sure.

8/10 every single time.

 

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[MigsG]

Short and sweet review.  Haven’t touched one in months but I always keep a few around.