Had this beautiful looking cigar yesterday afternoon. Sorry no pics 
Temp: About 60 degrees, light breeze
Beverage: Homebrew Pale Ale "GJ"
Previous Cigar that day: RP SG Petite Corona
Cigar Specs: 6x60, Nicaraguan Puro, Red and Gold label
I bought this at the TinderBox B&M a few weeks ago. The pretty red label got me, as well as a strange draw to DPG products. The construction was flawless, the triple cap "signature" from DPG justifies the $6 msrp.
After some toasting from the ultra handy Harbor Freight Micro torch, this cigar lit perfectly. Not an overwhelming amount of smoke, and a nice draw that required just a little effort. It was smooth, but not much flavor for the first inch.
As I kept smoking it, there's still not a lot of tobacco flavor, just earth and pepper. Some other reviews I've read of this cigar said that molasses and rum flavors were evident, but I didn't get them. After the 3rd inch, it was just pepper. Mouth drying, tongue punishing spice that creeped up out of nowhere and assaulted my palette.
Not being a quitter, I touched up the slightly uneven burn and soldiered on....as long as I could. Didn't quite nub it, but made it past the band.
Overall I was let down. It smelled and looked so good prior to lighting, but it couldn't hold up to its appearance. I can't say that I would BUY another 601 (at least red label), but I might smoke it again if one comes my way. Compared to every other DPG product I've had, this was disappointing and I can't recommend it to anyone other than a spice lover.
Temp: About 60 degrees, light breeze
Beverage: Homebrew Pale Ale "GJ"
Previous Cigar that day: RP SG Petite Corona
Cigar Specs: 6x60, Nicaraguan Puro, Red and Gold label
I bought this at the TinderBox B&M a few weeks ago. The pretty red label got me, as well as a strange draw to DPG products. The construction was flawless, the triple cap "signature" from DPG justifies the $6 msrp.
After some toasting from the ultra handy Harbor Freight Micro torch, this cigar lit perfectly. Not an overwhelming amount of smoke, and a nice draw that required just a little effort. It was smooth, but not much flavor for the first inch.
As I kept smoking it, there's still not a lot of tobacco flavor, just earth and pepper. Some other reviews I've read of this cigar said that molasses and rum flavors were evident, but I didn't get them. After the 3rd inch, it was just pepper. Mouth drying, tongue punishing spice that creeped up out of nowhere and assaulted my palette.
Not being a quitter, I touched up the slightly uneven burn and soldiered on....as long as I could. Didn't quite nub it, but made it past the band.
Overall I was let down. It smelled and looked so good prior to lighting, but it couldn't hold up to its appearance. I can't say that I would BUY another 601 (at least red label), but I might smoke it again if one comes my way. Compared to every other DPG product I've had, this was disappointing and I can't recommend it to anyone other than a spice lover.