Blind Review #1 (BRW Jan 23)

[Jackdani7401]

2017 box date. Corona gorda size

 

Cold draw: leather, tart fruits and a sweet mustiness 

 

Opening 3rd: rich leather and sweet earthiness. Charred oak, like putting your head into a freshly charred whiskey barrel, before the whiskey goes in. Retrohale is charred red pepper. Solid medium in strength but nice full flavor intensity. 

 

Middle 3rd: leather note stays nice and intense, earthiness begins to take a back seat to a stewed fruit. Sweetness takes a step back but is still there. Strength picks a just a touch. Red pepper on the reteohale is gone with the toasted oak remaining. There is a richness to the mouthfeel of the smoke. 

 

Final 3rd: leather has been consistent throughout. I think this is what has made the mouth feel of the smoke so rich. The stewed fruit note has left and is replaced by a brown sugar/molasses rose water. Intensity has settled nicely to the medium range. 

 

Final thoughts and score: while the flavors are nice and intense throughout, it just seems to be missing something to bring it all together. I think the toasted/charred note in the beginning came from the torch lighting I did. Kept a nice space between the foot and the end of the flame. I didn’t have anything to drink with this cigar, and maybe that’s what I was missing to tie everything together. 90/100

[jakebarnes]

RA Superiores

[Edicion]

RAS+1 

[Tunkat92]

Punch punch

[rcarlson]

RA Superiores

[gormag38]

JL1

[btort910]

RAS

[cigaraholic]

RA Superiores 

[david9985]

JLS1

[Jackdani7401]

@Tunkat92, Congrats!!🏆

Punch Punch it is!!

[Rhinoww]

JL1