Baccarat candela robusto

I actually enjoyed this stogie on Sunday, 1/18/2009, 15:30 on the Twilight Lounge... Here's the review.
I toked this Baccarat candela robusto on my porch. I enjoyed it with some Jim Beam Rye (rough stuff, but the price is right!). To give it that edge of class, I populated it with some of my new Scotch Rocks -- freezer-conditioned rock cubes. This stogie was a gift from my nephew Young Master Ry, on one of his trips up to KC. I chose this stick because it's been a long time since I've had a green-wrappered (candela) stogie.



The stats:

• Appearance - 8 \ Cool green wrapper that intrigued me despite the rough-skinned look. Plus it has an interesting label, including the Italian phrase "Dolce far Niente" which translates as "Sweet doing nothing", or chillin' out. Also the mysterious note "The Game" on the lesser side of the band. As I told Ry, I hoped this wasn't like the movie with Michael Douglas where the guy's gift has him suddenly becoming enmeshed in a game apparently designed to kill him. I'm hoping it was just homage to the poker cards on the label.
  
• Burn - 3 \ After the first fourth of the cigar, I ashed and discovered a weird tunneling burn issue. I worked at fixing it with touch-ups and controlled smoking. For the most part this worked out, but once in awhile it would pop up again.
  
• Draw - 6 \ Fine.
• Plumage - 5 \ Nothing special but doable.
  
• Flavor - 6.5 \ Very interesting. Minor biting herbal taste. Cool novelty. Not too sweet, which I'd worried about from the initial sugary flavor of the wrapper when I first mouthed it.
• Overall - 6.5 \ I enjoyed this as a novelty but especially with that weird burn issue, I probably wouldn't seek this out to keep a lot on hand. Fun smoke, though.
  

Above and below, check out the details of the label.
Here's the cigar and my scotch rocks in play.

Now, witness the burn issue from different angles.