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Reviews for smokes sent by JJ Westbrook

Cigar #1

This was a very well constructed cigar with a natural shade wrapper. It looked to be a robusto size (maybe a toro) but I didn't break out the ruler. I sparked this one up for a walk with my son. The cigar lit up nicely with no touch-ups required. It started out with a perfect burn. The draw was a little tighter than I like but not so much that it bothered me. The initial flavor was what I was expecting. It was a mild nutty flavor, nothing special. The perfect burn continued through the first inch. The ash was very light gray and firm. About an inch into the cigar I began to pick up some spice (maybe white pepper) and the draw lossened up a bit. At about an inch and a half the cigar was at it's best. I lightly tapped the cigar to remove the ash, which revealed a perfect cone shaped cherry. From this point on, I didn't notice any further changes in the cigar. It remained just on the mild side of medium with a hint of pepper. Absolute perfect burn. It was a pretty enjoyable smoke for the walk through the neighborhood.

Cigar #2

Well I finally got to cigar #2 tonight. The smoking activity for the night was watching Casino Royale. This cigar was a robusto, about 4.74 X 50 ish. It looked like a natural wrapper. The construction was average with no large veins. It was a little soft on the squeeze test. Prelight draw was surprisingly tight. It lit up without a hitch. I only had to do a slight touch up at the beginning. The flavor started out rich with a good tobacco flavor. Not much spice to this one but a good medium flavored cigar. Within the first inch the burn evened out and stayed consistant. At about the inch mark the ash fell off unexpectedly, but I recovered. It's not the first time I've had hot ash in my lap. The draw remained just a little on the tight side. The smoke remained one dimensional for the remainder of the cigar. It was what I would call a medium bodied cigar at best. Nice flavor to it but nothing that piqued my interest. It finally quit on me with about two inches left, leaving me wanting more. I grabbed a PSP2 to finish out the movie.

Both of these cigars were good. Based on the construction and quality of cigar #1, I would have to say it was the more expensive of the two. Cigar #2 actually had more of the flavor profile that I prefer, it was just missing a little spice.