Read about a herf crawl or whatever you call it in my town and saw the name of a couple cigar stores I didn't know existed. Went to one (it's a liquor store by trade) and found a nice corner humidor. The humidor looks like the nutty professor's office with boxes scattered everywhere, but hidden in one nook and cranny I found a half empty box of Milleniums. The price was 14 buck and change per stick. I said what the hell and took a flyer on 3 of these stout little mothers.
Later that evening I fill the coffee filter with some freshly ground Blue Mnt and snipped the cigar. Settled onto my bench and fired her up. Oh wait, first I gently undressed her by removing the little hip bracelet band adorning her midsection. First few drags was non-descript, nothing. Let her sit and caught a nose of nuts. Waitm that didn't come out right. What I am saying is this stogie put off the unmistakable scent of a box of mixed nuts. It was the most intense aroma signature I've experienced with smokes. But it would not be the last. The cigar started to pick up some flavor to go along with the aroma but definitely this was an aroma first/flavor second cigar.
I won't say the burn was well behaved because it wasn't. This stick required a couple of touchups to keep on the straight and narrow. I am willing to overlook this based on it's other qualities. After the initial blast of nuttiness, she settled down into a very strong Partagas like barnyard aroma. This was equal to or exceeded that which I have tasted with Partagas Habanos. As I got about half way I decided to take a spin in my old Volvo with a freshly rebuilt front end and new tires. Opened up the moonroof and off I went. I was nearly 3/4 through this stately stick before I thought to purge. The purge refreshed her for the final 1/4 of the track. As I exhaled, the heater vents pushed back the aroma and now I was experiencing my first smell of floral in a cigar.
Okay so far it's progressed from very distinct nutiness to partagas-like earthy barnyard to floral. Yeah, I thought, this is worth the price of admission. Finally headed back home and took a couple of parting drags before tasting a hint of ammonia. Deciding not to press my luck and ruin the experience, I tossed her.
Some people have had some harsh words for this little philly but I gotta disagree. She's a thoroughbred. Damn fine smoke.
Later that evening I fill the coffee filter with some freshly ground Blue Mnt and snipped the cigar. Settled onto my bench and fired her up. Oh wait, first I gently undressed her by removing the little hip bracelet band adorning her midsection. First few drags was non-descript, nothing. Let her sit and caught a nose of nuts. Waitm that didn't come out right. What I am saying is this stogie put off the unmistakable scent of a box of mixed nuts. It was the most intense aroma signature I've experienced with smokes. But it would not be the last. The cigar started to pick up some flavor to go along with the aroma but definitely this was an aroma first/flavor second cigar.
I won't say the burn was well behaved because it wasn't. This stick required a couple of touchups to keep on the straight and narrow. I am willing to overlook this based on it's other qualities. After the initial blast of nuttiness, she settled down into a very strong Partagas like barnyard aroma. This was equal to or exceeded that which I have tasted with Partagas Habanos. As I got about half way I decided to take a spin in my old Volvo with a freshly rebuilt front end and new tires. Opened up the moonroof and off I went. I was nearly 3/4 through this stately stick before I thought to purge. The purge refreshed her for the final 1/4 of the track. As I exhaled, the heater vents pushed back the aroma and now I was experiencing my first smell of floral in a cigar.
Okay so far it's progressed from very distinct nutiness to partagas-like earthy barnyard to floral. Yeah, I thought, this is worth the price of admission. Finally headed back home and took a couple of parting drags before tasting a hint of ammonia. Deciding not to press my luck and ruin the experience, I tossed her.
Some people have had some harsh words for this little philly but I gotta disagree. She's a thoroughbred. Damn fine smoke.
