Lost & Found/B/C/S Peppercream White Chocolate Crunch Corona 2/25/17

 

Appearance 

The wrapper is a medium brown color with a couple prominent veins. The seams are fairly tight and noticeable due to the slight mottling. It has a light oil sheen. The cigar has a few soft spots. 

Aroma

Milk chocolatey, cedar and a hint of spice on the wrapper. Chocolate and cedar at the foot.

Prelight Draw 

Cedar, white chocolate, mild spice and peppercream soda. 

1st

The initial draws bring lots of cedar with an underlying white chocolatey note. Some mild white pepper spice is emerging as well. Peppercream soda notes come out on the long finish. The ash is light gray and tight. The burn is slightly wavy. The draw which I thought was going to be loose is actually a bit snug. The strength is already pushing the boundaries of medium+. Late in this 3rd the spice fades and then begins to work back in to the profile. The peppercream becomes more dominant. 

2nd

The ash got a bit flaky before I removed to start the 2nd/3rd. The white chocolate notes become more prominent with the white pepper spice alongside. I kept wondering why the word crunch was in the name of the cigar. I just found out as some peanut notes just joined the profile. The draw has opened up nicely. The cedar notes which had faded have rejoined the profile. The smoke production is at medium. The finish is long with notes of cedar, peppercream soda, white chocolate, peanuts and white pepper spice. As the draw improves the smoke production moves to the low end of high. 

Final/3rd

The burn has remained wavy from the start with simple physics keeping it from getting out of control. The flavor profile has become very balanced. The spice has become more of a crushed red pepper. 

Overall 

The Lost & Found Peppercream White Chocolate Crunch Corona provides a very enjoyable smoking experience. A very flavorful and mildly complex profile. This was released in 2010 in a very limited production similar to the other Lost & Found project cigars. If you find them grab them! 

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