physiognomy
From a land down under...
Click here for some pics... these cigars were my first box buy, so I got a little excited & took a few shots.
I originally wanted to try this CAO line after reading the good reviews at top25cigar.com and here on CS. After a few glasses of wine the other night I was feeling a little happy & threw in a bid ~$30 under the online box price. Well, I won, & now have a good supply of churchills... My first one didn't even make it in the humidor before I lit it up :ss
I used my Xikar cutter to take a little off the cap (~40rg) & found a nice pre light draw that tasted slightly earthy & hay-like. After lighting, the first few puffs were dominated by those flavours, but before 1/4" the hay-like (green/grassy?) flavour mellowed. It was definitely a cool, smooth smoke with a nice tobacco flavour. I wouldn't say it was a big flavour smoke like the Brazilias, but it definitely kept my attention...
Almost immediately I could tell that the ash wasn't going to hold on this cigar. It was pretty flaky looking & as I guessed it fell off at around 1/2". This was a little disappointing because I ended up ashing down the front of myself twice while smoking it. I couldn't get anything longer than 1/2" to hold... In every other way the construction was great & the burn was even, but I had to relight a couple of times after letting it sit for a few minutes.
Overall I'm looking forward to trying these again! I hope that next time I have a little more time to sit & enjoy the whole cigar before it gets too cold out side... From this first experience I'd definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a milder, but tasty smoke.
I originally wanted to try this CAO line after reading the good reviews at top25cigar.com and here on CS. After a few glasses of wine the other night I was feeling a little happy & threw in a bid ~$30 under the online box price. Well, I won, & now have a good supply of churchills... My first one didn't even make it in the humidor before I lit it up :ss
I used my Xikar cutter to take a little off the cap (~40rg) & found a nice pre light draw that tasted slightly earthy & hay-like. After lighting, the first few puffs were dominated by those flavours, but before 1/4" the hay-like (green/grassy?) flavour mellowed. It was definitely a cool, smooth smoke with a nice tobacco flavour. I wouldn't say it was a big flavour smoke like the Brazilias, but it definitely kept my attention...
Almost immediately I could tell that the ash wasn't going to hold on this cigar. It was pretty flaky looking & as I guessed it fell off at around 1/2". This was a little disappointing because I ended up ashing down the front of myself twice while smoking it. I couldn't get anything longer than 1/2" to hold... In every other way the construction was great & the burn was even, but I had to relight a couple of times after letting it sit for a few minutes.
Overall I'm looking forward to trying these again! I hope that next time I have a little more time to sit & enjoy the whole cigar before it gets too cold out side... From this first experience I'd definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a milder, but tasty smoke.