Wow.
I tried this cigar on the recommendation of my local tobacconist. I got a Short Robusto sized cigar — only about 4.5 inches in length. This is much shorter than my usual fare, as I tend to like a long smoke. Well, despite the limitations on physical size, this stick smoked forever. It had a nice slow burn and just seemed to last, which was a welcome surprise.
The construction of the cigar, overall, was amazing. Simply amazing. But this is a limited edition, anniversary cigar. They’re not going to put out a bad product on what is meant to celebrate their brand! The wrapper was excellent, one of the top cigars I’ve ever smoked in that regard. The ash was long and strong, two words I use a lot when talking about smokes I like. It was just a well made stick. The dark wrapper was pleasantly oily.
It was also one of the best smelling cigars I’ve tried, both before and after lighting it. Which reminds me — I clipped a very small bit of the end off and the wrapper held together as expected. Even some good cigars, if you don’t get them just right, have a small bit of unravelling there. This did not.
The smoke was full, and tasty. It also left a pleasant ghost of itself — I didn’t feel like my face smelled bad, and I didn’t have an unpleasant after taste, but I could tell I had been smoking. I can’t quite think of how to describe that, other than a ghost.
It was one of those overall pleasant smokes that I just couldn’t wait to write about. Once I was finished with my scotch, anyway! I’ll definitely pick up another one in the future even though they’re priced as a very premium cigar.