10th and final round of this year's Review These II pass.
First of all, as a caveat, I'm not necessarily "in it to win it". Meaning, I can bear the humiliating sig tag, I just wanted to see if I can spot a more expensive stick. I blindly picked out baggie #15.
Both cigars appear to be in the robusto-ish vitola, both with natural, medium brown wrappers.
Cigar A:
Had a very leathery smell to it. At first I thought it may just be a scent from the origin of whoever supplied baggie #15, but after smelling Cigar B, it was clear to me that this cigar did indeed smell like leather. I was surprised. I normally don't notice things like that. No real soft spots to speak of, maybe softer spots than others, but still well-constructed. Using the lighting method recently introduced to me by DW, I went to work. After toasting the foot, no immediate flavors came to me. In fact, I could tell almost immediately that this was a bit of a milder bodied cigar than I'm used to. No distinct flavors, but I rarely get those, anyway. It did burn uneven, and try as I might, I couldn't get it to burn even. Nothing really wrong with it, but nothing fabulous, either. Ash was spotted white/grey. It had no spice that I noticed. Nice amount of smoke, however.
Cigar B:
Solid construction, no soft spots, this was like picking up a stick. Very solid. I was kind of worried, as there looked to be a vein that could potentially bust open the cigar, but that didn't happen. As soon as I toasted I knew this was a cigar I liked better. It burned extremely even, and very slow. Very tasty. Light spice, but at no time overwhelming. What a pleasurable experience. I really liked the taste and consistency of this cigar.
I preferred Cigar B of the two, and will choose that one as the more expensive of the two cigars. Thanks to whoever supplied baggie #15, and thanks again to Ashauler for running this pass!
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Originally Posted by mrtr33
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