Connoisseur, 6" x 52 ring gauge / MSRP $17I decided to pick one of these cigars up this passed weekend with I visited my regular cigar shop. I knew Dave had done a review (here) so I decided to put my two cents in on this cigar. This was at least my third sample of this cigar I smoked.
Unlike Dave's mine was pretty much perfect on pre-light. There weren't any issues with the wrapper, it was even in color with some veins and a medium amount of oils. My sample felt quite firm to the touch and there were no soft spots. When I put my nose to the wrapper I got notes of barnyard and curry, with the same from the foot. From the cold draw I could taste bitter chocolate.
My cigar started off with a bang. A very intense wasabi spice on the retrohale and lots of flavors of leather, earth and cream on the tongue. The draw was pretty much perfect and it produced a large volume of smoke. The burn was slightly off, but corrected itself without any extra flame.
For me the flavors of this cigar didn't change that much. I don't know if it was my palate, or this sample. That isn't to say I didn't enjoy it, I did, but not as much as I remember I did with the other ones.
By the second third the spice had toned down a bit, but never went away. It stayed this way until the end of the cigar. When I finished with the cigar and got up, I had to steady myself a bit as the strength snuck up on me.
One big negative, in my opinion, is when I went to take off the top band, there was too much glue on it and it ripped the wrapper in two places. It really frustrates me when cigars do this, especially on one I paid $17 for. I will say this didn't happen on the other samples.
I do think I would buy these again, but not that often because of the price. The owner of my regular shop told me the last time I was there that he would be getting two new sizes in this blend. I'm looking forward to giving them a try.
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