So I finally got a few in my hands, and with nothing better to do this afternoon, I sat out and smoked one.
To describe the look of this cigar, think of a big plastic candy cane with neatly defined lines. The wrapping is tight and exact, and the scent they give off is some sweet floral scent that I can't pin down. Oh, and they're big. BIG.
So on to cutting...yeah, that's not gonna "cut" it if I may so pun. I had to punch, because it was obvious as neatly rolled as this Twist was, there was no way I could bring myself to cut into it. I had to punch for the clean neat look. So out hefts my punch, and now there's a nice neat little hole. Oh wow, did I mention the cap was thick? A solid 2-3 layers of wrapping leaf and an additional cover cap. Yeah, there's some body there to cut through. Eyeballing the inside, and the foot, these are superbly rolled...there's a nice even distribution of the bunching, and while it looks lke it would be too tight to draw, it's amazingly easy.
On to lighting, I couldn't bear the thought of using a torch to light this...something made me want to go old school. So out comes a box of long-stick matches, and away I go to light. Oh but what a light it is too...I almost choked on the volume of smoke that I simply wasn't prepared to get. I do mean volume....I looked like the outbound 3:10 KC freight train chuffing away. But, despite being caught unawares, I will say that the smoke was VERY pleasing to swirl and play with. Heck, I was doing tricks and rings right off the start for fun.
Anyway, on to the taste. Imagine for a moment eating something extremely sweet like a piece of good chocolate. This is what my first impression was. Not sweet on the lips, but sweet on the tongue as in coco sweet. No spice, no cedary flavor, just a lingering leather taste after the sweet. I was headed for high heaven after two to three puffs.
But wait, it got better! After the first inch, the leathery taste all but vanished, and was replaced by a smooth creamy taste that I've only ever encountered in some of the more expensive and rare Davidoff blends before. I mean truly you would almost think that you were sipping a cup of hot coffee with real cream. The sweetness tapered back some, leaving what to me seemed like a more coco and less sweet flavor (not bitter, but not sweet....really dark chocolate anyone?) that mixed effortlessly with the creamy flavor creating a balance that exists only in a natural harmony.
For the second third of the cigar, the two flavors vanished and brought to the front a rich earthy flavor that was both sweet and tingly at the same time. It had a slight lingering spice after each exhale that tingled just right in a very pleasing way.
By the final third the flavor had once again returned to it's initial sweeter and creamy flavor, with a hint of a vanilla to the cream.
In the end, I took it down to the final inch before unwillingly letting it die in the bowl. The burn of this cigar was absolutely flawless the entire way. The ash tended to fall about every 2 inches, but held together when it hit the ground, and I was able to actually pick it up and hold it between my thumb and forefinger to inspect it.
Overall, I give this cigar top marks. There are so many things I think that could be paired so well to this cigar, not to mention the dozen or so different coffee roasts that I have that will go well with it.
Rob, as soon as I get a new job and a few checks in the bank, I'm going to put in an order for two boxes. Hope you still have some left by then!
To describe the look of this cigar, think of a big plastic candy cane with neatly defined lines. The wrapping is tight and exact, and the scent they give off is some sweet floral scent that I can't pin down. Oh, and they're big. BIG.
So on to cutting...yeah, that's not gonna "cut" it if I may so pun. I had to punch, because it was obvious as neatly rolled as this Twist was, there was no way I could bring myself to cut into it. I had to punch for the clean neat look. So out hefts my punch, and now there's a nice neat little hole. Oh wow, did I mention the cap was thick? A solid 2-3 layers of wrapping leaf and an additional cover cap. Yeah, there's some body there to cut through. Eyeballing the inside, and the foot, these are superbly rolled...there's a nice even distribution of the bunching, and while it looks lke it would be too tight to draw, it's amazingly easy.
On to lighting, I couldn't bear the thought of using a torch to light this...something made me want to go old school. So out comes a box of long-stick matches, and away I go to light. Oh but what a light it is too...I almost choked on the volume of smoke that I simply wasn't prepared to get. I do mean volume....I looked like the outbound 3:10 KC freight train chuffing away. But, despite being caught unawares, I will say that the smoke was VERY pleasing to swirl and play with. Heck, I was doing tricks and rings right off the start for fun.
Anyway, on to the taste. Imagine for a moment eating something extremely sweet like a piece of good chocolate. This is what my first impression was. Not sweet on the lips, but sweet on the tongue as in coco sweet. No spice, no cedary flavor, just a lingering leather taste after the sweet. I was headed for high heaven after two to three puffs.
But wait, it got better! After the first inch, the leathery taste all but vanished, and was replaced by a smooth creamy taste that I've only ever encountered in some of the more expensive and rare Davidoff blends before. I mean truly you would almost think that you were sipping a cup of hot coffee with real cream. The sweetness tapered back some, leaving what to me seemed like a more coco and less sweet flavor (not bitter, but not sweet....really dark chocolate anyone?) that mixed effortlessly with the creamy flavor creating a balance that exists only in a natural harmony.
For the second third of the cigar, the two flavors vanished and brought to the front a rich earthy flavor that was both sweet and tingly at the same time. It had a slight lingering spice after each exhale that tingled just right in a very pleasing way.
By the final third the flavor had once again returned to it's initial sweeter and creamy flavor, with a hint of a vanilla to the cream.
In the end, I took it down to the final inch before unwillingly letting it die in the bowl. The burn of this cigar was absolutely flawless the entire way. The ash tended to fall about every 2 inches, but held together when it hit the ground, and I was able to actually pick it up and hold it between my thumb and forefinger to inspect it.
Overall, I give this cigar top marks. There are so many things I think that could be paired so well to this cigar, not to mention the dozen or so different coffee roasts that I have that will go well with it.
Rob, as soon as I get a new job and a few checks in the bank, I'm going to put in an order for two boxes. Hope you still have some left by then!
