Slavac Cigar #4
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Cigar: Mystery Cigar 4
Setting: Back Deck again, 55deg night. Bit chilly.
Drink: Nothing tonight.
Initial Impressions: Dryboxed this one on Dball's recommendation for 36 hours. The cigar has light to medium veins, no damage but did have a touch of greenish/blue discoloration around the foot. I'm guessing there was a footband here. Cigar appears well constructed.
Cut and pre-light draw: Cut easily using a guillotine cut. Draw was light to medium with an initial taste of hazelnut coffee.
Lit easily using my tri-torch.
Draw after lighting: Heavenly. Medium draw.
First Third: Tastes of nuts...perhaps macadamian?
Smoothe draw with lots of smoke.
Flavor is fantastic and almost chewy/tangible.
Flavor reminds me of the one Cohiba Siglo II I've had, but superior.
Draw remained smoothe throughout 1/3, with a ragged burn with no runners. There was no flavor of tar or smoke on the palate and no burn.
Ash fell away at the end of 1/3 and turned instantly to powder. Never seen that before.
^Ash fell off right after picture.
Second Third: Burn remains uneven though it's a non issue as there are no runners.
Flavor remains the same with a hint of leather creeping in.
This is an enjoyable/pleasant smoke with no burn or unpleasant taste to the palate.
Hint of a 'creamy' finish but nothing to knock my socks off.
Toward the end of 2/3 I noticed more leather but it was far from overpowering.
Lost ash at another 1" buildup.
Third Third: Flavor remains constant. Very predictable.
Some slight pepper developing at the back of the palate, but only a hint.
Burn line continues to be uneven but there are no runners.
Dark, powdery ash.
Cigar emits clouds of blue/gray smoke which is surprising for such a smallish cigar.
Nutty flavor returns with force the closer I get to the nub.
Lost ash again with 1" of buildup.
Final Impressions: Pleasant smoke, nothing fancy but very enjoyable. Easy on the palate and 'medium bodied' throughout.
Would I buy again: Certainly with a price point of under $8.
Would I smoke again: Absolutely
Overall Rating With 10 the highest possible and 0 the baseline: 8.25
Final Thoughts: Smoke became too hot with 1" of cigar left which left me a bit sad to put it down. Pretty good smoke, but a bit too bland for my maduro loving palate. Don't hesitate to pick up one of these however, it was far better than many I've had.