TL;DR: Great stick. Try it now if you haven't already.
"Prelight: Smoked with 39 days of humidor time and a straight cut. Presents with a chocolate brown, oily, slightly toothy wrapper. The prelight draw and wrapper both had a strong semi sweet chocolate quality. I cut this one to a fairly loose draw, but one snip off the torpedo cap would have been OK for some folks. Paired with a Bells Porter. First third: The first third was pleasant and complex with flavors of salted semi sweet chocolate, leather, sweet caramel, and a touch of licorice. It left a medium(-) spice in the back of my throat similar to a red pepper flake. It has bright gray ash with a fair bit of tooth. Great draw and construction through the first third. Second third: It transitioned just before ash fell after 1.5 inches or so. The nose immediately took on a toasted bread and coffee beans quality. On the palate, the leather flavor stayed, and chocolate changed into a dark roasted coffee flavor. There was very little spice left. The finish had a metallic earth quality. Final third: The burn is just perfect up to this point. The flavor profile in this third was increasingly driven by woody baking spices, especially cinnamon. I saw another review on CigarGeeks that mentioned allspice. It does have a dry mouthfeel in this third, and the finish retained a metallic earthy flavor. Verdict: This stick marries brilliant blending, perfect construction, transitional complexity, and a great last third. It is a really enjoyable smoke that I will rate "outstanding," 94/100. Find this and try it if you have not already."
