Willie



This is a 6" X 48 shaggy foot toro sized cigar of very nice build, somewhat toothier than the 'Jewboy, firm to the touch, and heavy in the hand. Nice pigtail cap. Siffing the Willie, I get a nice sense of hay-farmland-woodsy-tobacco, very pleasant, and reminds me of the aroma of some of the better smokes I've had. Not always EXPENSIVE cigars, just ones that pleased me flavor-wise. Prep for smoking is the standard cheapo cutter, and torch light.
Interesting thing with shaggy cigars is being able to taste the change when the wrapper begins to burn... I can't really describe the flaveors, but there was a definate change at that time.

This cigar started off almost exactly as the prelight aroma indicated, nice earthy tobacco flavors with a hint of sweetness. again medium boddied, with just a hint of spice on the pallate. The burn is straight as can be, and the ash is very similiar to every isom I have ever smoked, you know that dirty gray, loose on the outside, tight on the inside ash. It was holding on very well until I got a little rough setting it in the ashtray

I really didn't notice this cigar changing at any point, more like it slowly faded into a more robust, medium-full flavor. never got harsh or bitter, but kept on with the great tobacco taste. If anything, it picked up a bit on the spiciness just a hair. After the Jewboy got bitter on me last night, I decided I would purge this one more often. Not sure if that was it, but it seemed to keep it under control.

Overall, this was a cigar that I found very enjoyable... the kind of cigar I like to smoke while loitering around a campfire with friends. A well built cigar that doesn't need a lot of attention, just light it and smoke it. The flavor profile may have been a bit one dimensional, but I don't have a problem with that, as long as it's pleasant to me.

Now, I know that Willie Nelson usually prefers leaf of sweeter origins, but this is a rugged cigar that IMO is worthy of carrying his name.

On the informal rating scale, I give Willie a 8.7


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