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Review Notes:
I must admit to reading a few reviews of this cigar before writing. I enjoy cigars, but I haven't gotten to the point of wine god yet and I'm not close to cigar god to point out "hints of cedar."
This was a mild smoke. I'm a fan of maduros, a bigger cigar, but this came with a group I bought a while back. It's at least a year old, but has been kept in a humidor. The wrapper was still oily so I think it was fine. Cigar cut cleanly, and felt and looked well rolled. The burn wasn't completely even, and did burn out twice, but that could have been my inability to correctly light a cigar, and because I was talking too much and not smoking enough a few times. Or it could have been all Ashton's fault. :-)
The first 1/3rd, it was fine, an average smoke. Not great, nothing exciting. The second 1/3rd had a bit more body, some flavors and notes I can't discern (for this or any other cigar), but was better than the first 1/3rd. The last 1/3rd, which some say 'tis better to throw away, was a bit hotter. I've been doing short puffs in succession rather than long draws, and that's helped with the smoke becoming too hot. The first 10% of the last 1/3rd was again unremarkable, and getting too hot, and the other 90% is sitting in my neighbors trash can.
Overall? A good mild smoke. I like sticks with more flavor, so my review is biased I suppose, but even if I try to be fair, this was average, maybe a hint above average.
I don't remember what I paid, so my price is a guess.
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