Diamond Crown Maduro ~ #4

Smoke: Diamond Crown Maduro ~ #4
Drink: SSSRA; Smuttynose IPA
Tunes: n/a
Date Smoked: 2/16/12

Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Dominican
Filler: 5 Caribbean mix
Draw: Medium
Burn: Great
Misc: n/a

Pre-light: Maduro oscuro shade wrapper with some plume. Nice construction. One slight split at the foot. Has a musty sweet tobacco scent. A little spicy, but mostly sweet tobacco on the cut prelight taste.

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Light: Easy. Medium draw.

1st 3rd: Smooth and rich. Nice sweet tobacco and oily twinge which I notice a lot in DR cigars. A little woodsy and some tooth, but I still put this in the smooth category. Medium body, medium to full flavor.

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Ash: Good ash. Slight uneven burn. Medium gray.

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2nd 3rd: Same as 1st. Nice sweet tobacco dominant with some oil twinge for balance. Woodsy and less toothy. Full fledged “smooth”

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3rd 3rd: Really nice. Nothing offensive. Great flavors of sweet and woodsy tobacco. Little oil twinge. Consistent. Only drawback, and this is not a big deal in this case, is it’s just one profile the whole way.

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Overall impression: Had a DC natural a while ago. Fivers of these appear to be a must.

Will