Ambassador Private Stock

[rball5]

Anybody know anything about these?

I picked one up from the 'Connoissuer's Collection humidor' at my local B&M on their recommendation (they haven't recommended a bad one yet). This stick was $14 - I didn't pay much attention to the box it came out of, I figured I'd look up the info on the cigar when I got home. I haven't found one reference to this cigar anywhere. I'll probably light it up this weekend...

[debo08080]

ik've never heard of em, but thats not saying much. smoke it and let us know how it is :)

[Locke]

It might be from Ambassador Fine Cigars in Arizona...when I lived there I went there a few times and learrned that he puts out his own brand that is probably pretty underground at this point. But who knows, hopefully it's a good one!

[rball5]

Well I just finished this one & while I probaly wouldn't buy another it was an interesting smoke. While I'm no good at picking out flavors, I did taste a few in this stick. Here's my take on it:

Construction: Not so good. There were a couple places where the stick was bulging, and a spot here or there where the wrapper was loose. The back of the band was under a seam in the wrapper. None of these issues caused any problems.

Burn: Nearly perfect. There were a few times that the burn was a little uneven, but for the most part it was nearly perfect. This one lasted about 1hr 15 minutes before I put it down.

Flavors: the 2/3rds was mostly coffee & tobacco. Towards the end, a cocoa flavor came out & I could swear I tasted watermelon!? once or twice.

I wouldn't buy this one again, but I'm not a coffee fan (love the smell, hate the taste), so maybe someone else would like it...