First Id like to thank the fantastic unbeatable customer service and the team including Hayley, Jess & Mitchell. When I ordered 5 of these sticks a fair few came damaged, one that I smoked I really didnt like. Now that Ive tucked into a second stick all I can say is...wow!
I gave these sticks a bad rap at first, but I suspect the first one I smoked was a runt of the little so to speak. Anyway, onto the review.
Burn is solid , almost razor Sharp.
Ash is pure white, absolutely no grey or black mottling, a sign of good well drained soil when growing the leaf itself, and a good cure.
This cigar was rolled beautifully, cap was done perfectly, nice clean cut . Beautiful open draw.
The taste at first light is the CLASSIC mineral rich sweet earth that comes with a good Nicaraguan cigar, very clean and crisp with no bitterness on the finish, VERY much like davidoff cigars, a similar clean profile.
As the stick developes the beautiful mineral rich sweet earthy Nicaraguan notes stay consistent and leather become more and more apparent, later developing some lovely Caramel notes and also reminiscent of Lyles treacle syrup. Just a superb cigar for the money, £5 for a cigar that tastes almost identical to a £12 davidoff Winston Churchill belicosso and a £20 Davidoff Nicaraguan. The smoke stays rich clean and tantalising all the way through, the tobbaco is immensely clean. I have no idea where the leaf is sourced but its definitely been grown in good soil and cured well. The ash is like snow. Will definitely buy more.
Dont be put of if you get a bad one crop up like I did , sample a few first and youll be glad you did. The only niggle is that the manufacturer needs to monitor how the bands are applied in the factory because many are not being applied correctly before wrapping and as a result coming loose and rubbing and cutting into the wrappers on some of them.
I always trust Mitchells tastes and preference, I was dumb founded on the first stick and disappointed but after sampling another I can confirm these are fabulous.
Luke ~