prelight taste:
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abyr: not much to say, maybe kinda grassy?
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ashauler: not much.
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badwhale: not much here.
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buzz: little bit of spice, and hay.
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cigarsarge: not much going on... Sweet.
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daigz: musky, a little bit of leather.
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egq: this is where i struggle - i would say it had a slightly nutty flavor - very pleasant.
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eville: musky tobacco, almost stale.
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heftysmokes: unimpressive. Immediately turned off. Tastes cheap.
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irish79: musty tobacco taste.
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mangyrat: slight creamy taste like most mild connecticut wrappers cigars.
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mizicke5273: has an earth, grassy flavor. Typical mild cigar flavor i'd say.
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mrplatypus: leathery, but not much else. Nothing i could notice on the lips while smacking them.
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tdre977: smooth consistent looking wrapper. A little earthy on the pre light draw.
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taste (1/3):
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abyr: pretty mild, doesn’t taste like much to me.
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ashauler: kind of boring. Flat tobacco taste, not much depth.
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badwhale: light body. Slight bitter twinge from an oily flavor profile, however it also has a light sweet tobacco flavor for balance. Somewhat creamy, but a basic flavor profile.
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buzz: hint of spice, but went away quickly. Then just mild with no flavor, but it is smooth i guess.
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cigarsarge: little bit of cedar... Smooth tobacco flavor.
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daigz: not bad flavor, mild leather taste.
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egq: great billows of smoke, good flavor - nutty and maybe a tad citrusy.
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eville: not a lot going on here. Just a faint hint of cocoa that’s mostly covered up by the same almost stale tobacco from the prelight.
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heftysmokes: better when lit... Not outstanding. Tastes like the price. Outstanding burn, solid ash, smooth draw right in my wheelhouse. Not a big fan of the flavor... Not strong, but not pleasant either.
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irish79: initially the draw was really tight and produced minimal smoke. It had a woodsy/earthy taste. Seems pretty mild.
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mangyrat: not much of anything but a slight hint of dry grass.
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mizicke5273: has a somewhat even burn going. Not a whole lot of flavor to this smoke, but what is there is smooth. A slight sweet taste developed a little way into the first 3rd, still very bland & mellow for the most part.
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mrplatypus: not the best opening to a cigar, as the first couple of retrohales were almost painful- very sharp on the nostrils. Swear i got socked in the nose on one. Very leathery, but a little floral spice developing.
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tdre977: nice and light so far, a little sweet. Surprisingly pleasant.
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taste (2/3):
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abyr: same as 1st 1/3.
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ashauler: same as first 1/3.
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badwhale: pretty much the same as the 1st 3rd.
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buzz: bland, mild, boring, but smooth. Boring though, and bland, very boring. Bland.
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cigarsarge: more of the same... Starting to get a bit harsh.
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daigz: same as the first third, no change in the taste.
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eville: stale tobacco is fading just a bit, cocoa still there. Not much of a change.
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heftysmokes: doesn't seem to be improving. One dimensional. This is quickly proving to be a yard cigar, which, based on the price point, shouldn't be surprising.
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irish79: the draw has loosened and there's more smoke now. Same flavor profile. The ash fell off at the 2.25 inches.
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mangyrat: still no real taste other than a very slight earthy hint.
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mizicke5273: pretty much the same as the first 3rd, except the burn is starting to get uneven.
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mrplatypus: floral flavor was quick lived. Mellowed back into a leathery earthy taste, but a little creamy. Detecting a hint of pepper. Retrohale doesn't hurt, but a little sharp still.
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tdre977: enjoying it, but cant put my finger on the taste i’m getting on the exhale, a nutty earthiness maybe?
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taste (3/3):
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abyr: the last 1/3 started getting real tar-ey.
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ashauler: built up an ashy taste on the finish. No help with a good purge. Reminded me of pencil shavings.
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badwhale: pretty much the same as the 2nd & 1st third.
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buzz: i fell asleep and dropped the cigar with about 2 inches left. Time for a jdn to wake me back up.
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cigarsarge: still not much going on... It's smokeable. Nothing really grabs my attention.
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daigz: wow, still the same thing as the first 2 thirds.
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egq: towards the end of the last third, the flavor profile changed drastically (which is pretty common), but it was drastic and not all that pleasant.
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eville: no change from last third.
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heftysmokes: this cigar is doing little to hold my interest. I find myself thinking of a lot of other things going on other than the cigar. Sometimes this is a good thing, probably not when trying to focus on a review.
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irish79: the cigar seemed stronger to me now and the draw has loosened even more. But i ended up tossing it with 2" left because my wife's car left her stranded.
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mangyrat: it didn't finish any better than it started out virtually no taste at all to me.
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mizicke5273: by this point the cigar's flavor has disappeared almost completely. Oh, and the burn has corrected itself though.
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mrplatypus: just smoke. Became very acrid very fast. Sometimes it's just best to just stop, put the cigar down, and call it good. Not worth smoking anymore, and actually glad to be done with it. Doesn't get an f, because it isn't the worst third i've ever had, but definitely isn't one i care to remember.
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tdre977: some more of the same, but not in a bad way, a little creaminess in the last few puffs, wish that came out a little earlier.
