Reviews
Date Added: Saturday 30 November, 2024
I'm a new cigar smoker so take this with a pinch of salt, but I like these cigars. Initial lighting and first quarter, maybe a third, it's quite spicy and peppery especially on the retrohale. I find there is a background fruity sweetness which I can't identify. Woody and a bit of leather. Becomes a nice smooth smoke in the last half although I find it quite smooth all the way through. Burns evenly. I'll buy more. Did I say I quite enjoyed these.
Date Added: Saturday 30 November, 2024
Had one of these sticks in the monthly subscription. It was a lovely 30 - 40 smoke. For a small ring gauge it packs a punch, it caught me off guard(in good way!) Paired very well with a single malt and had a great variety of flavour tone's throughout.
Date Added: Wednesday 27 November, 2024
In my humble opinion this is one of the best shade cigars you can smoke from any region. Black label are a hidden gem.
Date Added: Tuesday 26 November, 2024
First two thirds of this smooth creamy smoke was really enjoyable and with a consistent flavour and burn line and kept the ash fairly well.
Getting into the final third after 75 minutes all was still smooth. After the burn line got to within a few mm of the band I removed it to find a loose wrapper leaf underneath and from then on the smoke just got a lot spicier and not so enjoyable.
Smoked it pretty close to the nub (1hr 45 mins) its just the spice (nicotine) just got a little too much for me.
I will purchase another and keep in the humidor for a few months as this one was only in there for a week or so to see if it improves.
Date Added: Tuesday 26 November, 2024
I Bought these as I've tried the others in the brand before . They looked very dry like a finger off a corpse or a twig that's been cut off and left on a work bench . Took a while to light as poor draw on the cigar. Had to relight 3 times in the 65 min smoke not very much taste in the ones which was a shame as the others had depth and lots of flavor during the smoke . Will leave the others in my humidor for a week or two before I smoke another one hope fully the draw will improve as they mature and become a bit softer and the taste will go thru the cigar .
Date Added: Friday 22 November, 2024
Smoked via a punch cut.
Nice cold draw
Took a bit to light, but then burnt well. Didn?t need touching up. Loads of gorgeous smelling smoke, and held the ash well.
Very slight spice on the lips. Taste was lovely: cedar, leather. Excellent retro-hale.
Did burn a bit hot towards the end.
Will definitely buy again.
