The Cigar
Macanudo Vintage Maduro 1997 Perfecto
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
Fillers: Nicaraguan, Brazilian, and Dominican
Size: 6 x 49 Perfecto
Yes, that band is solid metal. They say it helps you to gauge your humidity in your humidor. If the metal band just falls off you are under humidified. If the metal band is too tight then you are over humidified. And this one just needs a slight pull to remove it so my humidor must be just right.
As you can see by the picture this one is not as black as the other two. There are other Maduros that I will skip if they have this brownish tint to the wrapper versus having the jet black wrapper. The La Gloria Series R is one for example.
Off the Light: dry grassy, dusty soil on the first few puffs. As the smoke continues the burn is a little uneven and the bite on the butt end of the stick is not feeling right. I gave the cigar a little time to correct itself on the burn and I had to use the lighter to correct the canoeing.
The dry grassy and soil tones continue and one could say there is a medium coffee note. I don’t think this stick is as tasty as the others that I have smoked and all I can say, “It’s the wrapper.”
The cigars flavor profile was pretty consistent all the way through.
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| Three different sizes |
I have a beer that this cigar should pair well with; it a winter ale. I off the beer fridge.
Big Sky Powder Hound Winter Ale should go well with the grassy and dry soil tones of the cigar. From what I remember the hops from the Ale are similar and the touch of malts should help the cigar as well. Let’ see what happens.
The Ale
Big Sky Powder Hound Winter
Big Sky Brewing Co.
Missoula, Montana, USA
$8.99 a six pack
7.2% abv
Made with Hallertau, Palisade, and Amarillo hops
The appearance is clear amber.
The Aroma of the ale is lightly hoppy with grassy and a slight floral note with some sweet malts in the background. As the ale warms the sweet malty notes are a little more noticeable.
The flavors are tasty on the winter ale. The hops follow the nose with the grassy and tasty floral notes. The malt shows off some caramel that are lightly toasted.
On the aftertaste there is a light citrus and spicy note that lingers. The mouthfeel is crisp with moderate carbonation.
Paired with the Macanudo Vintage Maduro 1997 Perfecto; it is just right. I made the right call for this matching. The floral note of the Ale works with the grassy and dusty soil notes of the cigar. The sweet and lightly toasted caramel malts help to add some character to the overall dry mouthfeel of the cigar.
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