Date Added: Saturday 01 August, 2020
by Mohammed
£16.49
1. Appearance & Construction.
Cigar looked lovely. Beautiful dark brown wrapper, slightly veiny but smooth to touch. Label looked real classy. Just a small visible imperfections as there was a hole in the wrapper below the label about 1.5cm above the cap.
13/15.
2. Flavor & Aroma.
There is a strong earthy, leathery flavor with hints of spice. Gradually developing into a more spicy flavor as the smoke progressed. A spicy-ness that lingered on your palette but in a nice way. Flavours were well balanced and didnt get bitter at any point. Gotta give the Orchant selection its dues they seem to be able to balance strength and flavor. Did feel that the flavor was missing something not sure what but regardless tasted beautiful.
23/25.
3. Smoking Characteristics.
Cutting and lighting came easy with this cigar. There was however a small issue of the wrapper staring to unravel but caused no issue with the smoke quality just more if a little annoyance. Think this may be due to the little hole in the wrapper. Cigar burnt unevenly and required a few touch ups here and there, but sorted itself out halfway through the 2nd 3rd. Draw was delightful, and so easy to smoke producing beautiful plumes of smoke. Ash was beautifully white and stayed on the cigar to the very end.
22/25.
4. Overall experience.
This was a lovely little cigar, and a pleasure to smoke. Flavor was lovely and stayed consistent throughout. Slight unraveling issue but still enjoyable. Got a decent 45mins out of it.
30/35.
Total points : 88/100.
