Well this being my first review I am a little nervous.
I picked up a box of these 2 months ago after reading about the high praise the SPDM were receiving. I had one right out of the mail mans hands and another a week later. They were both really good. But this one, this one takes the cake (so far).
Pre-light: This little booger looks almost like a chocolate log (for lack of a better word) it was shimmering and oily and.... i better stop before i have another one. Aroma was great with almost a choco-leather smell.
Fire up: This stick was very easy to light. I toasted the foot for a few minutes and it was ready to rock. The first draw was easy and smooth. I picked up on scents of coffee(maybe) and cocoa. Very nice in my opinion. The flavor profile did not change for the first half and I was very happy with that.
Ash: The ash on this stick held on for 1 3/4" before I had to give it a tap, which is awesome for a smaller smoke. This is almost half the cigar.
2nd half: The 2nd half started off the same as the first and then BAM it hit me. The flavor profile did not change! NO, even better it just simply added to the already great profile to make an even better smoke. With the "cocoa-ey" flavor still there some great earthy tones started picking up and even a little kick presented itself.
For the money paid ($41 shipped from JR) this is a great smoke for any Maduro lover or any cigar lover alike. Highly recommended in my book.
I ended up smoking this thing to the nub. Maybe beyond the nub I think I might need medical attention to my fingers for the burns I received trying to hold on as long as I could.
I did not even think about pics until the very end so I took a pic of the nub and i will throw in one of a new one just for visual purposes.
I hope this reveiw was helpful to some of my B/SOTL's and hopefully you all get a chance to try one of these inexpensive Gems.
I hope they all get better along the way.
I picked up a box of these 2 months ago after reading about the high praise the SPDM were receiving. I had one right out of the mail mans hands and another a week later. They were both really good. But this one, this one takes the cake (so far).
Pre-light: This little booger looks almost like a chocolate log (for lack of a better word) it was shimmering and oily and.... i better stop before i have another one. Aroma was great with almost a choco-leather smell.
Fire up: This stick was very easy to light. I toasted the foot for a few minutes and it was ready to rock. The first draw was easy and smooth. I picked up on scents of coffee(maybe) and cocoa. Very nice in my opinion. The flavor profile did not change for the first half and I was very happy with that.
Ash: The ash on this stick held on for 1 3/4" before I had to give it a tap, which is awesome for a smaller smoke. This is almost half the cigar.
2nd half: The 2nd half started off the same as the first and then BAM it hit me. The flavor profile did not change! NO, even better it just simply added to the already great profile to make an even better smoke. With the "cocoa-ey" flavor still there some great earthy tones started picking up and even a little kick presented itself.
For the money paid ($41 shipped from JR) this is a great smoke for any Maduro lover or any cigar lover alike. Highly recommended in my book.
I ended up smoking this thing to the nub. Maybe beyond the nub I think I might need medical attention to my fingers for the burns I received trying to hold on as long as I could.
I did not even think about pics until the very end so I took a pic of the nub and i will throw in one of a new one just for visual purposes.
I hope this reveiw was helpful to some of my B/SOTL's and hopefully you all get a chance to try one of these inexpensive Gems.
I hope they all get better along the way.