ashauler’s Review


Quote Originally Posted by ashauler
OK, here is my back to back experience with these two cigars. Not a scientific analysis by any means. I smoked the 2008 first and accompanied each with clear cold h2o.
2008...DPG made in Miami....2011 is after the production moved, but I can't remember where it went to or who makes it now.
2008
Burn and construction are typically outstanding. The cigar lit easily and I was immediately gretted with the black pepper spice I was expecting.
The flavor was complex when I reached the middle 1/3, with deep notes, sharp peppery notes, and a lingering finish. Very good. The strength
was full as was the body of the smoked. There was plenty of smoke and the aroma was nice as well.
2011
Construction was good, light was easy. The burn, however, tended to work uneven and a couple of corrections were required...not huge, a quick shot with
the lighter and a purge fixed it right up each time. The flavor of this stick was nice, leathery, but much lighter in spice than the 2008. The black pepper
bite at the back of the tongue was missing, almost completely. A lingering finish of a sort of leathery, woody feeling dominated this smoke for me. The
flavor profile was not as complex as the 2008, and I didn't get as much strength from this stick.
I enjoyed the 2008 the most. Honestly, other than the base profile of leather, I didn't find a hell of a lot of similarity between the smoking experience
of these two sticks. I'm, frankly, surprised they are the same marca, and don't know that I would have guessed that had I smoked these blind. I dont' think
the difference in vitolas is a contributor.