Popular Post saltbox Posted December 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2021 Decided to pull one from a box with about 9 months of rest at 62RH to compare against the No. 1 I smoked earlier out of the Christmas sampler and try a more direct comparison of the dry boxing vs. actual rest. There was a noticeable crack in the wrapper so some rolling paper and cigar glue were applied to prevent bigger issues later. First third: opens up immediately into a great blend of milk chocolate, cream, cedar, and coffee. Over the course of the third, the chocolate becomes richer and takes on a more dark chocolate note. There's definitely much more intense chocolate here than in the dryboxed Christmas sampler sample. Middle third: dark chocolate, cedar, and cream. There's cinnamon and baking spices on the finish. I don't have a lot of experience with No. 1's yet, but so far I've found them to be less creamy and a bit more rustic than the No. 2. Last third: a bit of coffee cream joins the profile, but otherwise more of that same tasty dark chocolate and cream driven profile. Overall: again, in my limited experience, I've found the No. 1 to be less decadent than the No. 2s I've had, though I think the box of 2's I've been smoking out of have both more rest and more box age on them. 88/100 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElPuro Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Huge fan of the 1. Great sticks and size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevrknow Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Great review. The sampler was my first ever no 1 and damn, it hit home. Loved it. Shooting now for 21 number ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliano88 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 A 21 box is next on my hit list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karp Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Nice review. These are smoking great - I get similar core flavours but more biscuit and lemon peel than the no2s.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangePaw Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 18 minutes ago, Juliano88 said: A 21 box is next on my hit list. Going on my radar as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliano88 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 14 minutes ago, OrangePaw said: Going on my radar as well. Crazy how I thought my list would take me years to fulfill lol. Running out of space now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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