Alec Bradley Tempus ~ Imperator
Other Reviews: official rated - 88 - by cigar aficionado
Smoke: Alec Bradley Tempus Imperator
Drink: Coffee
Music: sounds of the city
Wrapper: Honduras
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Nicaragua, Honduras
Draw: Medium to Loose
Burn: didn't have a constant ring, and had to continuously fix it, very problematic
Time: 75 min
Pre-Light: A very slick looking cigar, has a medium to dark brown look to it. Surprisingly stiff Has a leathery smell to it. No prelight flavor
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Light: loose draw to it, lots of smoke.
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1/3: has a leathery taste to it, and also faintly woodsy. Nose exhale: singeing. The burn is going at an angle for some weird reason, so i leave it thinking it will auto correct itself.
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The ash is layered, and has a nice gray look to it. Held for about and inch before it fell off. It also doesn't break apart when hitting the tray, it is still in contact.
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2/3: Touching upon a new flavors now, earthy and pepper, extortionately it only fades in and out; and is not consistent.
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3/3: Same as the previous 1/3, did another nose exhale to see if it has changed, or see if i can pick upon a new flavor. Nope, just a heavier burn.
Final views: This is an extremely nice cigar if you are having sweets and coffee with it (such as cake or something). The smoke is also smooth, and faintly creamy. My only problem was that i had to continuously correct the burn of the stick, other than that, it was a good smoke. Cigar Aficionado was correct with their rating, but i would have to give this guy a solid 90. Its stellar taste for an evening cigar was everything i was looking for.
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