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Thanks for doing this Tom, you got balls!
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awesome review Tom. I am looking forward to your wolfie and face reviews. Those are the two I have smoked so far. I think I am going to start next monday's herf with the mini mum.
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Thanks for sharing, Tom. This has been fun to read, so far. Your last statement, regarding the price tag, has been ringing in the back of my head as well.
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Thanks for taking one for the team Tom
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#3 tonight after work....the Lil Face.
This one started with a pepper blast, but unlike the Frank it wasn't on the tongue...right in the throat. Not pleasant. After a few draws, the pepper settled down, and the smoke took on a leathery, earthy profile. More pleasant than the pepper, but pretty boring (just like the full sized Face, the only full size Monster I have smoked) . I smoked it down to about an inch and a half before setting it down. The lighter part of the wrapper didn't want to seem to burn...disappointing, because I wanted to see if it might change the flavor. I will say that this one was fuller bodied than the previous two. Ranking them so far: Would I buy another one? Absolutely not. 1. Lil Mummy 2. Lil Face 3. Lil Frank Wolfie and Drac left to go.
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Thanks for this interesting review, I am letting my box rest for a little while.
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#4 was the Lil Wolfie, which I just finished.
Started off with...you guessed it, a pepper blast. Mellowed out after a few draws to a relatively pleasant earthy profile, and did not deviate from there. About 2/3rds of the way through, I was completely bored and underwhelmed, and I set Wolfie down. Sorry for the short review, but there really isn't much to say about this one....needless to say, at $8-9 bucks, I would not buy another. So the rankngs through 4: 1. Lil Mummy 2. Lil Wolfie (tie) 2. Lil Face (tie) 3. Lil Frank
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I understand, Mike.... I have no plans to revisit any of the first 4.
It's bumming me a little, I truly went into this with an open mind, as I have enjoyed several NCs that I have smoked this year....but these have done little for me so far.
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Admiral, I honestly believe these cigars will need some rest before reaching peak. I have smoked the full size of these sticks and liked them. I am going to let mine sit for at least the next 6 months.
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Tom,
I agree with Larry on this one. Most of the other October Tats that I've smoked were FAR and away better with a little time on them. The pepper mellows out quite nicely and it has a far more earthy profile. If you'd like one, I think I still have a Boris or two and a couple Wolfmans left I'd send you to try.
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Tonight was the final Monster, the Lil Drac.
Like most of the others, it started with some pepper...but I wouldn't call it a "blast", just more of a pepper spice. That faded relatively quickly with the Drac, and became a smooth, earthy profile. A little more complexity in this one kept me interested, got some sweet bready notes in the middle before the earth took center stage again. This one I smoked to the nub, it was a relatively pleasant cigar. All the Lil Monsters were well constructed, with good draws and the need for only a couple minor touch-ups on a couple of them. Perhaps, as Larry and Adam implied, I erred by smoking them fresh, and they will mellow with age and become cigars I might enjoy more. I have seem some glowing reviews for some of them "fresh", so I wanted to see what the hype was myself. Would I buy another Lil Drac? Much like the Lil Mummy, the Lil Drac wasn't a bad cigar, I just don't think it warrants the price tag. I look forward to trying the full sized Drac and Wolfman to see if I enjoy them more than I did the Face. My final ranking of the Lil Monsters (smoked fresh): 1. Lil Mummy 2. Lil Drac 3. Lil Wolfie (tie) 3. Lil Face (tie) 5. Lil Frank
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Nice reviews Tom. Was curious about the lil monsters seeing the excitement surrounding them Looking forward to seeing if your reviews of their Elder siblings.
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