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352 reviews
The draw leaves something to be desired. Notably more airflow. Smoke production is terrible. I did a double punch that seems to have improved airflow considerably. Still not great or even v…
Decent draw and smoke production. Starting off with some strong flavor. Some bitter flavors are coming through initially. A half hour in and about one-third in, the flavors are more complex…
Some pretty good flavors right at the beginning, I get a really good draw and I am getting some woody notes some cedar maybe but some other stuff too like a very mellow version of cedar. Af…
At the beginning getting a lot of wood flavor. Not too much going on at this point. Draw is below average. 24 minutes in. The flavor is getting a lot more depth to it now a lot more enjoyab…
The draw is about as good as a draw can get. 10 out of 10 on construction. Starting off with some basic woody notes at the very beginning. Getting a little bit of floral notes. Half an hour…
The draw is okay. Could be better. Smoke is very good though. The flavors are very good. I'm still not getting a great draw, which is one of the most important things to me on a cigar. No m…
Very good draw and great sweet flavor right away. Almost a half hour in very pleasant flavor. Very rich flavor with some lighter notes in them. I can't really put my finger on exactly what…
8 minutes in. Good draw. Strong flavor. I need to take slow draws so I don't get overwhelmed. Not a lot of distinguishable flavor at this point. Will check back in later. 44 minutes in, at…
About 15 minutes in, didn't want to report at the very beginning because I started it at the very tip and it took a long time for the burn to get far enough down to have any meaningful repo…
Good draw and good smoke output right away getting kind of a toasty roasty marshmallow flavor from it. Maybe some bread flavor too. About a half hour in the flavors are getting darker more…
Good draw, good smoke production, starting off with a lot of cedar. 7 minutes in, still pretty much at the beginning, the flavors are getting richer and darker. More of a caramel coming thr…
Getting a good draw and good smoke production right at the start. Lots of flavor, leather, cocoa, I think there's some nuttiness in there too. Lots of complexity. 22 minutes in and I'm abou…
Good draw right away. Good smoke output too. Not overly strong. Very pleasant flavors. Getting a leather flavor out of this. About a third in the flavors are getting a lot sweeter and way m…
Very nice draw and smoke production. Very dry smoke on the palate. Almost reminds me of the tannins you get in red wine which is not a bad thing. Getting a hint of cedar about one-third in.
Sweet and earthy flavors right up front, pretty good draw and smoke output. Dried fruit is the main note I'm getting at the start. 20 minutes in, having real trouble with it staying active.…
The draw is okay, Flavor immediately is very good. 20 minutes in and the cigar is pretty much unsmokable. The draw is terrible. The flavor is okay but not even close to making up for how ba…
Right away tons of great flavor! Tons of earth and spice and leather. Great draw, great feel. 18 minutes in, fermented goodness. This is a really special cigar. I can already tell this is g…
Draw is a bit tight, decent smoke output though. Getting sweet cedar. Very much of both. 8 minutes in, getting a bit of creaminess added to the flavor. 42 minutes in, about an inch from the…
I had to use the draw tool to make this smokable. So the draw is pretty low on the scale. Smoke output is medium. Getting a slight hint of chocolate right at the beginning. A lot of earthin…
A consistent 1–10 system
1–3 Skip it
4–6 Mixed to good
7–8 Recommended
9–10 Exceptional