Date Added: Saturday 26 June, 2021
by David
Regular price: £11.49
Special price: £9.59
Sorry to rain on things, but NO. The first third was really disappointing. Cut, toasted and lit well but very little flavour, (and Im no wine taster but...) burn issues and a bit of canoeing , it wasnt until I had to re-cut it to wide open near the cap end that I got anything from it and near nothing on the re-hale. Id so love to have a happy review of a lower cost cigar, but this isnt going to be one.
I quit smoking 7 or 8 years ago so what I save on ciggs I can spend on a good cigar a couple of a few times a week, much better for you, not coughing your lungs up every morning.
Quickly, so I dont bore you, the last third was quite passable, the odd good flavour, but by then youve lost the high of trying a new smoke. Ive had cheaper that were better, thats why I keep a diary ( yeah, Im sad but want my moneys worth and cant afford to repeat old mistakes) Please, Im no connoisseur, but I know by now what I like, and dont like, even though everyones palate is different.. I cant tell you about hints of this or that, just whether Id buy again or not. The final third, after the re-cut was a lot better, but by then youve hit where I had to take the band off and the glue was under the band face and tore up the wrapper, bad quality control or just a mistake, dont know. The finish was not bad but , really, I smoke a 5.5 to enjoy the finish ? NO. May try again but not until Ive tried others. For tonight Ill go back to a Ghurkha Ghost for the walking of DogFace , or a Brick House Maduro that I havent tried yet. Its a try again but if its a repeat of this its off the list. Okay draw, lack of taste, bad build, burn issues and a muck up on the band glue leading to tearing, well see on the next try I guess but even if issues are addressed, theres no flavour. A 2/5. generous.
