Review These Pass II Reviews

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Cigar A:
This was the 2nd that I smoked of the two.

Short perfecto shape; a little over 4 inches, about a 46 ring at the cap and about a 52 ring at its widest. The wrapper was a dark reddish-brown(somewhere in between a colorado and a maduro). The wrapper was rough but without "bumps." The construction was very good and even throughout. The cigar had a very mild sweet and earthy scent.

The cap cut nicely and the pre-light draw was smooth and slightly tasted like coffee. The cigar lit very easily and burned even through out the entire body. Generous amounts of smoke was produced from the surprisingly cool draw. The ash was dark gray with some tints of light brown. The ash held strong; almost the entire length of the cigar.

At first, the taste was pretty simple. Just a smooth rich tobacco taste. About an inch in a sweet, slightly grassy taste came out. That lasted about another inch. After that, about half way through, the smoke became pretty spicy, tickling the tip of my tongue. This lasted until the end of my adventure.

This was an extremely smooth, tasty medium-full bodied smoke. I can't wait to find out what this is.

Cigar B:
I smoked this one first.

Regular straight sided cigar, about 4.5 inches, 52ish ring size. The wrapper was very light claro. It was very smooth and oily. The construction was pretty good, only a bit soft at the foot(which may have just been from shipping possibly). Th smell was very earthy and slightly bitter.

The pre-light draw was smooth but tasted like bitter dirt. The cigar lit pretty uneven. but it think that was only because the foot was loose. The light gray ash held on, but kind of spread apart instead of staying in a single column. When the ash fell off it broke into a bunch of small chunks, instead of one big piece.

This cigar produced a ton of smoke, however, it had a barely noticeable scent. The draw was hot and tasted very bitter. I sat it down for about 3 minutes before continuing to smoke it. After it's rest it burned cooler, but still warmer then I like. The after taste was burnt and bitter. I did not smoke this to the end. The amount of it that I did smoke never changed, it just stayed bitter. My throat felt choked, even though I never inhaled.

I did not enjoy this smoke at all.

I'm going to have to guess that cigar A is the higher priced one, due to its excellent construction and tasty smoke. Also, because I would hate the idea that a cigar as awful as cigar B would be more expensive.


**side note about perfecto shape: I loved how easy this shape was to light. It's the perfect shape for a day out on the golf course where there is little shielding from the wind.

Thanks Ash for running this contest!