Kafie Cigars Sumatra Robusto 2/27/16

Appearance 

Milk chocolate brown toothy wrapper with a few small thin veins. The tightly wrapped seams are nearly invisible. There is a nice oily sheen on the wrapper. 

Aroma

Sweet hay on the wrapper and damp earthy hay at the foot.

Prelight Draw

Hay and earth with a sweet cocoa note.

1st

Sweet notes almost like dried fruit appear immediately on the first draws. Also almond notes mix well with the fruity sweetness. There is also an underlying note of coffee bean. The ash is salt&pepper gray and semi tight. The draw is perfect. The burn is almost perfect. Ash is still holding strong at the end of the 1st.

2nd

Still smooth & creamy moving along into the 2nd/3rd. There is a faint hint of spice developing. A mild cinnamon at this point. A very pronounced cocoa powder note surfaces. The flavor rolls from cocoa powder to almond to coffee bean. The dried fruit note is still present albeit underlying the other flavors. It has a medium finish with all of the aforementioned flavors. A dry hay note becomes prominent midway thru 2nd. The cinnamon spice note becomes a cardomom like spice. Strength has gone from medium to med+. 

Final/3rd

Spice ramps up to a crushed red pepper. Some Woody notes appear alongside the spice. Complexity tapers off with the wood and spice notes dominating the final/3rd. 

Overall a very enjoyable smoking experience. A very complex stick thru the first 2/3rds. A must try for all cigar lovers! 

Another great flavorful cigar by Gaby Kafie @KafieCigars