The construction was a mess, multiple touch-ups on both samples, some tunneling and wavy burn lines, not a downright bad experience, simply not a cigar I'll look to have again.
Retrohale: Light Baking Spices (First 1/2) Spice Zing & Hint of Cherry (Final 1/2)
Suggested Pairings: Rich Coffee w/ Sugar no Cream, Green Tea, Ginger Soda
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo / Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra / Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan
Vitola: Toro / Size: 6 × 54
Factory: Tabacalera William Ventura / Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Golden Hay & Tobacco
Chocolate & Sweet Tobacco
Cocoa, Pepper & Candied Nuts
Cedar, Citrus, Golden Hay, Nutmeg, Baking Spices, Sourdough, Hints of Cherry & Hints of Graham Cracker
Cedar, Baking Spices, Graham Cracker & Sourdough
Sourdough, Sourness, Bitterness, Cinnamon & Muted Notes
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Steven Pingolt
I originally started smoking cigars around 2002 right after I turned 18; this was my attempt at "coolness". What happened throughout the years though turned into true romance of the leaf. Cigars are passion, calmness and clarity mixed with the joy of collecting and community with a splash of nostalgia!