This is a cigar that I have smoked for nearly a decade. It looks as though it has been recently redone, at least in terms of packaging. I have always found this to be a fantastic mild cigar with a sweet flavor, that is a great change of pace. The cigar presents with a darker wrapper than I remember, there is also some new flair on the band. The wrapper looks average and I detect some areas that are dry and there are some prominent veins. The pre light aroma is vegetal. The pre light draw is metallic. The sweetened head of old has been replaced with an uneventful regular head. The draw seems a bit tight, but an inspection of the cigar reveals nothing out of the ordinary.
The cigar opens with a sweet smoke, but there is an acrid bite at the back of the palate. The burn is acceptable and there is ample smoke. The ash is flaky and not well formed, almost as if there is too much air in the roll of the tobacco. The first half of the cigar is uneventful and sub par.
The second half did not develop well either. There were slightly floral and sweet notes, but vegetal, acrid undertones detract from the cigar. The burn stays acceptable, but the ash is still flaky and weak.
The finish is bitter and short with notes of crushed aspirin. This is not the cigar I remember, what a shame.
Appearance- 85 just an average looking smoke
Taste- 70 no complexity and vegetal, bitter notes lead to the lowest score possible. There was nothing redeeming in the flavor profile of this smoke.
Construction- 85 just average a flaky and weak ash show some flaws
Strength- 80 an unremarkable strength to this cigar that is mild/medium
Overall- 80 really not a good smoke
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