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I decided to smoke this today and start off this thread as they will start dropping through your letterboxes from Monday but I won't be smoking till next Saturday after this weekend. Lets try to keep this thread only about this cigar and relevant. I'll kick it off with my impressions and everyone can add theirs as they smoke it. Please don't name it even when you have opened the envelope with the band in it.
So what is it? Well that's a secret but it is a torpedo. The wrapper is a nice medium brown colour with a matte almost dusty finish and smelled faintly earthy. It felt very firm and was well packed as you can see in the photo.
Once cut the draw was light and also tasted earthy.
When I lit it I found that the draw tightened up with the heat and I had to take off another 5mm.
The burn was dead straight and the ash was firm. It produced plenty of smoke even at rest and the smoke had a distinctive smell like a Montecristo.
After the initial blast of pepper from ignition it settled down to a creamy nutty flavour with a hint of pepper on the finish.
After about half an inch a leather note joined the party and then at the inch point the pepper really came to the fore.
Interesting that it didn't remain a constant but popped in and out like your mum at a teenage party.
The flavours remained for me, nuts, leather and a hint of wood with that ever visiting pepper.
The ash dropped at about an inch and a half.
A word for the newbies. This is a two hour smoke so take your time, it is also quite strong in the nicotine department so sugar on the ready.
There you go chaps, its all yours, get smoking and typing.
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So what is it? Well that's a secret but it is a torpedo. The wrapper is a nice medium brown colour with a matte almost dusty finish and smelled faintly earthy. It felt very firm and was well packed as you can see in the photo.
Once cut the draw was light and also tasted earthy.
When I lit it I found that the draw tightened up with the heat and I had to take off another 5mm.
The burn was dead straight and the ash was firm. It produced plenty of smoke even at rest and the smoke had a distinctive smell like a Montecristo.
After the initial blast of pepper from ignition it settled down to a creamy nutty flavour with a hint of pepper on the finish.
After about half an inch a leather note joined the party and then at the inch point the pepper really came to the fore.
Interesting that it didn't remain a constant but popped in and out like your mum at a teenage party.
The flavours remained for me, nuts, leather and a hint of wood with that ever visiting pepper.
The ash dropped at about an inch and a half.
A word for the newbies. This is a two hour smoke so take your time, it is also quite strong in the nicotine department so sugar on the ready.
There you go chaps, its all yours, get smoking and typing.
COTM 1.jpgCOTM2.jpgCOTM3.jpgCOTM4.jpgCOTM5.jpg
Where's the mods when you need them?
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