Lost & Found/BCS Butter Corona 2/18/17

 

Appearance 

The wrapper is light brown  and a little mottled. The seams are mostly tight but clearly visible due to the mottling. There are a couple prominent veins. It has a nice light oily sheen. It seems well packed with no apparent soft spots. 

Aroma 

Cedar, light earth, a hint of spice on the wrapper. Light wheat bread and butter with a very faint hint of spice at the foot. 

Prelight Draw 

Creamy with dried fruit, earth, cedar and a very faint hint of spice but it is there. No doubt. 

1st

Initial draws albeit a bit snug have a tingle on the tongue with some cedar notes. Draw starts to loosen right away. The spice at this point reminds of white pepper with a pinch of cinnamon. At about a 1/2" in the draw is firm so I find that totally acceptable. The ash is med/dark gray and fairly tight. Burn is spot on. The flavor is very creamy or buttery if u will. The dried fruit enters the mix about midway in the 1st/3rd. I'm getting a little wary of the ash at this point as it is beginning to bend. I removed the ash so I could focus on the flavor profile. A roasted nutty note joins the profile. The finish is medium in length with notes of cedar, creamy butter, light dried fruit, white pepper & cinnamon spice and roasted peanuts. 

2nd

The burn gets a bit wavy to start the 2nd/3rd. The flavor is reminding me of a soft warm buttered crescent roll. A little simple physics and the burn self corrects. Smoke production is in the medium range. Strength has been medium so far. The smoke production moves up to the low end of high. Draw has loosened up a little more to where I would call it perfect. 

Final/3rd

The ash has become a bit flaky. The spice is more of a warm cinnamon with a dash of crushed red pepper. Strength is medium+. The core flavor is still creamy, buttery soft crescent roll with cedar and light earthy notes and warm cinnamon spice with a dash of crushed red pepper and nuts. Very tasty. 

Overall

The Lost & Found/BCS Butter provides a very enjoyable smoking experience. A complex, well balanced and very flavorful profile. Unfortunately this was a very limited production and they are nearly impossible to find. 

A Big thank you to my brother Bo Lerer for the sample for review.