This is another new offering. This is the first post Don Pepin split Padilla cigar I have smoked. The wrapper is a little dry and spotty in color. An inspection reveals a firm and supple cigar. The pre light aroma is floral with hints of fruit, there is also a slightly sour note here. The pre light draw is thin and grassy.
The cigar begins with notes of light tobacco. There is a grassy undertone that is not pleasant. The burn is creating a flaky ash and the draw is extraordinarily loose. The grassy undertone continues to develop and begins to cancel out the tobacco core of the profile.
The cigar continues to burn with a flaky ash all the way to the end. There is no further development in the profile. The flavor stays prominently grassy and there is a sour note that emerges as well.
The finish is short and grassy with notes of dry vegetation. If this is what Padilla has to offer after splitting with Don Pepin, he should save the tobacco for backyard bonfires.
Appearance- 83
Taste- 72 grassy notes throughout
Construction- 85 I encountered not burn issues, but the draw was loose and the ash was messy
Strength- 80 an unremarkable medium
Overall- 80 barely average and saved by appearance and construction scores
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