Slavac Cigar #5
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Cigar: Mystery Cigar 5
Setting: Back deck on a 50 deg evening. Not quite snotsicles, but nearly.
Drink: No drink this go around.
^Deadpool, XD and a good stick.
Initial Impressions: The cigar is roughly the size of one of the 'smaller' sticks I usually enjoy. The construction is flawless with very very few veins showing through, smoothe wrapper.
Cut and pre-light draw: V cut this one on a whim. Dry boxed for 36hr prior to smoking on DBall's recommendation. Draw is medium to hard with the very distinct flavor of fresh cut hay.
Lit easily using my tri-torch.
Draw after lighting: Moved from hard to 'medium' where I consider the draw to be ideal.
First Third: Lots of smoke and a mild flavor.
Light draw.
Favor reminds me of BTT 1, but only faintly. I was having a hard time picking a particular flavor out.
Burn began very funky but eventually evened out to a razor burn. This alternated from draw to draw.
Construction and wrapper remind me of a 5 Vegas Gold, though none of the flavors are similar. This cigar is lovely, a 5 Vegas Gold is best saved for another, less prestigious review.
Ash reminds me of a CC.
Flavors mellowed out through 1/3 with more straw flavor coming through. Hint of pepper are evident at the back of the palate.
^First Third.
Second Third: Lost ash with 1.5" of buildup. Ash was very weighty suggesting a tightly constructed cigar.
Pepper flavor returned with a vengence. I taste straw, wood and pepper.
Burn became ragged which continued throughout.
Flavor profile has now moved from 'medium' to strong.
There is no tar taste however, but the straw flavor comes through with a hint of tobacco. So far, lovely smoke.
^2/3
Third Third: Pepper flavor has spread to my lips. I enjoy this cigar and am reminded of both the MOW line and the OpusX line.
Ash continued to fall off every inch.
At the end of the cigar, the pepper flavor mellowed to result in a fantastic cigar.
Nubbin!
Final Impressions: I enjoyed this smoke immensely. There was no tar flavor present throughout, though this may have been helped with frequent purging.
Moderate nicotine buzz.
Construction remained flawless.
Would I buy again: Depending on the price point yes, it was pretty darn good.
Would I smoke again: Certainly.
Overall Rating With 10 the highest possible and 0 the baseline: 8.9/10