This is a gigantic ring gauge smoke. As I have established in previous posts, big ring is not my thing, but I am going to give this a go anyway. The cigar is beautiful, the wrapper is dark (near black), there are few veins and no visible flaws. A light probing of the cigar yields no flaws and it appears to be well made. The pre light aroma is heady, with notes of coffee and rich tobacco essence. The pre light draw shows notes of rich earth, coffee and tobacco.
This cigar begins with a more mild profile than I remembered, or expected. There are fine notes of rich, full tobacco co-mingled with coffee and earth. The burn is sharp and the draw is excellent. A big white ash is forming and appears to be very solid.
The cigar continues to develop well through the first half and there is a deepening of the core flavors. Coffee, earth and tobacco continue to mingle pleasingly across the palate. The burn is sharp and the draw is still excellent, producing plenty of smoke.
The final half of the cigar picks up steam. There are notes of pepper and rich earth, there continues to be a light note of coffee on the back of the palate. The burn was excellent throughout and the draw was fine.
The finish is long and coats the palate with an array of peppery, earthy notes.
Appearance- 93 and excellent looking smoke
Taste- 91 surprising depth and flavor, but could use more complexity
Construction- 95 this was nearly flawless
Strength- 88 surprisingly medium in the beginning before strengthening at the end. I would have preferred the strength for the duration
Overall- 91.75 a surprising score for a surprising smoke
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