The Angel’s Anvil TAA 2018 Robusto Extra 9/1/18

 Appearance
A medium brown colored wrapper with a couple of prominent veins. The seams are tightly wrapped but visible. It shows a bit of tooth as well. There is a slight oil sheen. The filler bunch is well packed with no apparent soft spots.

Aroma
Cedar, dried fruit, tobacco and spice on the wrapper. Dried fruit, tobacco, cedar and spice at the foot.

Prelight Draw
Sugary sweet, black licorice, cedar and a hint of spice.

1st
The initial draws bring notes of tobacco, cedar and a hint of spice. The draw is spot on, as is the burn at the 3/4” mark. The ash is medium gray and stacked. A little over an inch in the sweetness joins the profile. The burn gets a bit of a wave. The smoke is leaving the palete very dry. Smoke production is at the low end of medium range. The ash held firm till removal.

2nd
The profile remains the same into the 2nd/3rd. Just past the halfway point the spice becomes more prominent. The flavor profile
late in the 2nd/3rd brings notes of cedar, tobacco, sweetness and warm cinnamon spice with a dry leathery texture.

Final/3rd
Smoke production moves to the medium range. Strength is medium+. A pinch of black pepper joins the profile. The profile remains consistent right to the nub.

Overall
The Angel’s Anvil TAA 2018 provides a lackluster smoking experience. A dry and basic profile with a perfect draw and mildly erratic burn. The best part of the cigar was the Prelight Draw but those flavors did not carry into the flavor profile.