Wrapper: Habano Ecuador ligero
Fillers: Nicaraguan and Honduran ligeros
Size: 5.5 x 52
Special size from their sampler tin
Off the Light: toasted tobacco and sweet wood. Then the spice hits on the 3rd and 4th puff. Full peppery spice. Pepper on the taste and more pepper on the finish.
Past that one inch mark a toasted oak and rich composted soil earthy tone mingles in with the peppery style. The peppery style did relax a bit here.
Late in the first half the toasted oak is still pleasing, the earthy tone is mixed with a medium roast coffee note. The peppery style tingles the palate and plays with the sinuses with each puff. The texture is soft wool like.
I smoked one of these, the other day, on the way up north to my summer place and the peppery style had me going crossed-eyed.
Second Half: the cigar seems to have mellowed a bit but, that is not saying much. The taste makes me think of earthy coffee and toasted grains. The oak seems to a bit smoother. Deep into the second half the toasted grains remind me of toasted rye bread with a dusting of white pepper on it. The texture is definitely wool like.
My Strength Rating: 6.5 – hearty and robust
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