[All three of us smoked the same maduro beast that we estimated to be about 6' long with about a 54 ring gauge. We smoked it with a 15-year-aged Dalwhinnie Scotch.]
Young Master Ryan
- Appearance - 6 \ Nice wrapper. No fraying. Nice dark color.
- Burn - 6 \
- Draw - 9 \
- Plummage - 9 \ Great smoke. Loved the smell.
- Flavor - 9 \
- Overall - 9.5 \
Rico Suave
- Appearance - 8 \ Very cool look. But lame label goes a bit too far with its retro splash. Looks like they should adorn some skater high tops.
- Burn - 7 \ Good. Self correcting. Handicap: low fuel so we used matches in some wind.
- Draw - 7 \ Excellent for its heft, width and length.
- Plummage - 8 \ Fully good. Superb spicy smell.
- Flavor - 9 \ Very light first half, powerful spicy boldness at the end.
- Overall - 9.5 \Company, environment, stogie's appearance and big finish.
RT
- Appearance - 7 \ Nothing that special but good.
- Burn - 6 \
- Draw - 9.5 \ Perfect.
- Plummage - 9 \ Great smoke -- loved the smell just as much as the taste.
- Flavor - 8 \
- Overall - 9.5 \
Of course, you also couldn't beat the view of the mountains rising up to a starry night sky as we smoked from the deck.
1 comment:
Man, that was a fun vacation and a good cigar. I'll tell you, ambiance can really add points to a stogie.
This smoke was really good but smoking in the Mountains with you and Ry certainly made the experience memorable and pleasant. Too bad Dad didn't get his pipe out!
I will clarify, though-you can get this smoke for $4 or $4.50 on Taboo's website...and if you compare that price with what you can get at retail...I'll take this any day for a full(ish)smoke.
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