CigarMonkel
Alpha Silverback
After hearing all the hype about DPG Blue Label's i finally decided to rip into one that was gifted to me. The outside seemed like a very nicely constructed body and was firm and stiff. It was a nicer day out (maybe 45ish) and headed outside. The cut was nice and smooth with little spray and the prelight draw i couldn't pick up a whole lot but the draw was fairly nice. Not to stiff of a draw but not real easy too. I toasted the end of it and began to puff and as soon as i took the first couple puffs i got a peppery flavor that wasn't too strong but was more of a medium punch to it. There seemed to be some undertones too which i couldn't put my finger on... maybe some leather?
The burn, as usual with most of my cigars started off uneven as you can see. But the ash looks very solid and has a nice white/greyish color to it.
About 1 1/2 inches into the cigar the pepper was still there and the ash was still holding. The draw still maintained that nice and easy draw to it and provided not a lot of smoke, but enough to be satisfied.
One thing i didn't like was, when i took the band off some of the wrapper went with it due to some sloppy glue being put on the band. You can see where it overflowed onto the wrapper. Luckily a whole lot didn't come off with the band.
The burn was pretty even the whole way through, no touch ups at all including no relights so no complaints there. I purged the cigar right about when this picture was taken cause some bitterness was coming into play and the flavor came back. Still not a whole lot of change to the flavor. Still that same peppery with undertones i can't put my finger on. So far this cigar hasn't been all that great (maybe my young pallet is still.... young?)
The ash was nice and would ash about every 1 1/2 inches although the finish seemed to become bitter a couple puffs after every purge.
Overall this cigar did not live up to the hype (impo) and i would much rather have some other cigars in my humi. I have found in the past few cigars that i am a peppery fan but am picky when it comes to pepper, a more mellowed out pepper is what i like maybe with some time this cigar will prove itself to me.
Construction: 8/10
burn: 8/10
taste: 7/10
smoke: 7/10
Appearance: 8/10
The burn, as usual with most of my cigars started off uneven as you can see. But the ash looks very solid and has a nice white/greyish color to it.
About 1 1/2 inches into the cigar the pepper was still there and the ash was still holding. The draw still maintained that nice and easy draw to it and provided not a lot of smoke, but enough to be satisfied.
One thing i didn't like was, when i took the band off some of the wrapper went with it due to some sloppy glue being put on the band. You can see where it overflowed onto the wrapper. Luckily a whole lot didn't come off with the band.
The burn was pretty even the whole way through, no touch ups at all including no relights so no complaints there. I purged the cigar right about when this picture was taken cause some bitterness was coming into play and the flavor came back. Still not a whole lot of change to the flavor. Still that same peppery with undertones i can't put my finger on. So far this cigar hasn't been all that great (maybe my young pallet is still.... young?)
The ash was nice and would ash about every 1 1/2 inches although the finish seemed to become bitter a couple puffs after every purge.
Overall this cigar did not live up to the hype (impo) and i would much rather have some other cigars in my humi. I have found in the past few cigars that i am a peppery fan but am picky when it comes to pepper, a more mellowed out pepper is what i like maybe with some time this cigar will prove itself to me.
Construction: 8/10
burn: 8/10
taste: 7/10
smoke: 7/10
Appearance: 8/10
