Appearance
Milk chocolate brown wrapper w/ a couple prominent veins. Seams are tight. There is a nice oily sheen on the wrapper.
Aroma
Chocolatey with a slight espresso note on the wrapper and foot.
Prelight Draw
Dark chocolate and espresso.
1st
Starting off the draw is tight perhaps due to the shape of the cigar with both ends being smaller than the middle. The espresso note is balanced a bit by the dark chocolate notes. Halfway into this 3rd there are some nice almond notes mixing in well with the chocolate & espresso. The burn has a very slight wave to it. A nice mild spice has joined the mix.
2nd
The spice and almonds begin to dominate the flavor. The burn is off by about 45 degrees. The ash is a light gray w/ charcoal and is pretty tight and strong. By the end of this 3rd the burn line has fully self corrected.
Final/3rd
The dark chocolate came back to join the spice and almonds. The strength started medium and went to medium+. Overall it was a nice smoking experience. This stick was at the bottom of my review bin in my humi since 2013.
Thanks to my brother Ryan @cigarnscripture for giving up one of his samples for review. Follow Crossfire at @CrossfireCigars
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