Irons
09-13-2007, 10:02 PM
Well, I'm running down the RP line that I have in stock. This one was hiding down in the bottom of my humi, all naked and large. Churchill size on this one. Thanks to DBall for this one.
It's a nice day outside, light breeze. Prefect for a smoke. It started like this.
http://lh5.google.com/holdsworth/RunUPrKlpVI/AAAAAAAABqw/eD-x65WCOKc/s800/100_2823.JPG
The plate held a PB&J (ohh yea Peanut Butter Jelly TIME!). Home made Strawberry JAM!!!
I cut this thing as narrow as I possibly could. I've found the RP's a generally more loose than I like. This one was ok, but I think I would have perfered a V-Cut.
The ash looked darker and kinda loose, but it held well. Very little flake, didn't crumble. This picture makes the ash look lighter than it was.
http://lh4.google.com/holdsworth/RunUubKlpWI/AAAAAAAABq4/tNXq5Kn59ko/s800/100_2825.JPG
The spice flitted around in this smoke. There was a good volume of smoke too. I was very satisfied with the amount.
Two main flavors on this was nut and leather. That stayed for the first 2/3s. I'm digging the light/med and nutties lately. So this was right in my current go to taste.
Like I said, a BEAUTIFUL day.
http://lh4.google.com/holdsworth/RunVVbKlpYI/AAAAAAAABrI/NKwsN-fzOvc/s800/100_2834.JPG
Two more draws and this beauty dropped.
http://lh6.google.com/holdsworth/RunVi7KlpZI/AAAAAAAABrQ/DYkWIaBHerM/s800/100_2837.JPG
A close up of that same ash.
http://lh4.google.com/holdsworth/RunVpbKlpaI/AAAAAAAABrY/R25cBxtIsl4/s800/100_2838.JPG
After that ashed dropped the cone looked like this.
http://lh6.google.com/holdsworth/RunV07KlpbI/AAAAAAAABrg/fWFgHsBiStM/s800/100_2840.JPG
About the 2/3's mark I lost most of the nut flavor. It was picked up by some light sweetness, more than I was getting off the wrapper. So I had mainly leather with lighter sweet. Not bad.
Close up as I burned it closer to the band.
http://lh4.google.com/holdsworth/RunWLbKlpcI/AAAAAAAABrs/1cQVsqBIa3Q/s800/100_2841.JPG
Well, right about the last 1/4 or so, it started to burn hot. I purged and gave it some time to rest. That helped. But after 2 more draws it was hot again. Again I got that same... I don't know how to describe it. Tar? Plastic? Something taste I don't like. I got 1 more draw after this picture. Called it a day.
http://lh5.google.com/holdsworth/RunWXrKlpdI/AAAAAAAABr0/R5NoVwPDn4o/s800/100_2843.JPG
Summary. Light/Med. Nutty and leathery. Dash of spice, pinch of sweet. Nice wrapper, decent contruction. I liked it. I'll smoke another, though I probably won't go buy more. I have 2 in the RP line I like now.
Bigger pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/holdsworth/SmokedCigars
It's a nice day outside, light breeze. Prefect for a smoke. It started like this.
http://lh5.google.com/holdsworth/RunUPrKlpVI/AAAAAAAABqw/eD-x65WCOKc/s800/100_2823.JPG
The plate held a PB&J (ohh yea Peanut Butter Jelly TIME!). Home made Strawberry JAM!!!
I cut this thing as narrow as I possibly could. I've found the RP's a generally more loose than I like. This one was ok, but I think I would have perfered a V-Cut.
The ash looked darker and kinda loose, but it held well. Very little flake, didn't crumble. This picture makes the ash look lighter than it was.
http://lh4.google.com/holdsworth/RunUubKlpWI/AAAAAAAABq4/tNXq5Kn59ko/s800/100_2825.JPG
The spice flitted around in this smoke. There was a good volume of smoke too. I was very satisfied with the amount.
Two main flavors on this was nut and leather. That stayed for the first 2/3s. I'm digging the light/med and nutties lately. So this was right in my current go to taste.
Like I said, a BEAUTIFUL day.
http://lh4.google.com/holdsworth/RunVVbKlpYI/AAAAAAAABrI/NKwsN-fzOvc/s800/100_2834.JPG
Two more draws and this beauty dropped.
http://lh6.google.com/holdsworth/RunVi7KlpZI/AAAAAAAABrQ/DYkWIaBHerM/s800/100_2837.JPG
A close up of that same ash.
http://lh4.google.com/holdsworth/RunVpbKlpaI/AAAAAAAABrY/R25cBxtIsl4/s800/100_2838.JPG
After that ashed dropped the cone looked like this.
http://lh6.google.com/holdsworth/RunV07KlpbI/AAAAAAAABrg/fWFgHsBiStM/s800/100_2840.JPG
About the 2/3's mark I lost most of the nut flavor. It was picked up by some light sweetness, more than I was getting off the wrapper. So I had mainly leather with lighter sweet. Not bad.
Close up as I burned it closer to the band.
http://lh4.google.com/holdsworth/RunWLbKlpcI/AAAAAAAABrs/1cQVsqBIa3Q/s800/100_2841.JPG
Well, right about the last 1/4 or so, it started to burn hot. I purged and gave it some time to rest. That helped. But after 2 more draws it was hot again. Again I got that same... I don't know how to describe it. Tar? Plastic? Something taste I don't like. I got 1 more draw after this picture. Called it a day.
http://lh5.google.com/holdsworth/RunWXrKlpdI/AAAAAAAABr0/R5NoVwPDn4o/s800/100_2843.JPG
Summary. Light/Med. Nutty and leathery. Dash of spice, pinch of sweet. Nice wrapper, decent contruction. I liked it. I'll smoke another, though I probably won't go buy more. I have 2 in the RP line I like now.
Bigger pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/holdsworth/SmokedCigars