Saga Short Tales Tomo V - 2022 FSCRC

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I hadn’t tried these before, and in my search to find delicious panetelas I picked up a box recently. It’s a 5 x 34 Connecticut. Nice size for the morning. Pretty wrapper, a little on the dark side for a Connecticut, with a mild wood and tobacco scent. A little bitterness on the cold draw, but I expect that with Connecticut wrappers. Also some light bread or biscuit notes, which I love. 

1/3 - Lightly bitter, a hint of cedar, and just good solid tobacco taste on the first few puffs. Construction is just right, like little bear’s porridge. After five or six minutes, I pick up a delicious salted pretzel note. Cream and cedar on the retro. Really good way to start the day. 

2/3 - That salted pretzel is now in front, followed by cream and cedar. There’s a little cinnamon and baking spice in the background. 

3/3 - It’s now biscuit in the lead, with savory spices and cream. Almost a meaty flavor at times, like a pot pie. A little complexity for such a small cigar. Construction remains perfect. The ash is solid and the draw couldn’t be better. The retro is cedary but with some spice. Maybe jalapeño pepper, but not too sharp - more like it just adds a spicy dimension to the other flavors. Towards the end, the wood, spice, and cream notes take over and the bread is now more of a background note. 

This is a great morning smoke for me. I don’t think I’ll ever get bored of a cigar like this. I sound like a broken record, but I wish Cuba made more cigars like this; they do it well, in my opinion.  But this NC is right up there with Cuba, so I’m thankful someone is paying attention to the kind of cigars I like to smoke. 

Total Smoking Time: 48 minutes 

Score: 93/100