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CIGAR: Graycliff Vintage 1999
DATE: 4-20-2008
SIZE: 5 1/4” 50 RG
SHAPE: Robusto
ORIGIN: Nassau, Bahamas
AGE: N/A (received in box pass)
AMBIANCE: Local B&M talking business and enjoying a smoke.
BEVERAGE: Coffee then a SA Summer lager
APPEARANCE: Dark wrapper with a large vein running the entire stick. Feel was a little spongy. The band is very attractive and ornate.
PRE-LIGHT: Cap has hints of spice and something sweet. Aroma is of coffee. I cut the cap with a straight cut and the pre-light draw was loose and very smooth. The cigar burned very even and I encountered no problems. It was a pleasure to smoke.
FIRST-THIRD: I first notice the large amount of smoke this stick generates (I am a big fan of lots of smoke) I then get a hint of spice on the back of my tongue, but am picking up hints of something sweet at the same time but I put that off as part of the cedar I begin to pick up. The overall taste is woodsy. The burn is perfect and the ash is loose and dark grey.
SECOND-THIRD: The sweetness comes out a bit more and I pick it up as coco, but the sweetness fades towards the end of the second-third and the stick becomes nutty. The spice has completely disappeared.
FINAL-THIRD:
The cigar becomes harsh and I can’t really pick out anything pleasant in it.
The stick is a mild smoke only gaining intensity when it becomes harsh with an inch left (about the time I stopped smoking it). The first 2/3 is very enjoyable. Not very complex, but lots of different flavors and taste changes. I would rate this cigar higher if it has finished the way it started.
3.5-4 smoke rings or an 86 rating. (this was a hard one to rate b/c of the drastic difference from the first 2/3 to the last 1/3.
DATE: 4-20-2008
SIZE: 5 1/4” 50 RG
SHAPE: Robusto
ORIGIN: Nassau, Bahamas
AGE: N/A (received in box pass)
AMBIANCE: Local B&M talking business and enjoying a smoke.
BEVERAGE: Coffee then a SA Summer lager
APPEARANCE: Dark wrapper with a large vein running the entire stick. Feel was a little spongy. The band is very attractive and ornate.
PRE-LIGHT: Cap has hints of spice and something sweet. Aroma is of coffee. I cut the cap with a straight cut and the pre-light draw was loose and very smooth. The cigar burned very even and I encountered no problems. It was a pleasure to smoke.
FIRST-THIRD: I first notice the large amount of smoke this stick generates (I am a big fan of lots of smoke) I then get a hint of spice on the back of my tongue, but am picking up hints of something sweet at the same time but I put that off as part of the cedar I begin to pick up. The overall taste is woodsy. The burn is perfect and the ash is loose and dark grey.
SECOND-THIRD: The sweetness comes out a bit more and I pick it up as coco, but the sweetness fades towards the end of the second-third and the stick becomes nutty. The spice has completely disappeared.
FINAL-THIRD:
The cigar becomes harsh and I can’t really pick out anything pleasant in it.
The stick is a mild smoke only gaining intensity when it becomes harsh with an inch left (about the time I stopped smoking it). The first 2/3 is very enjoyable. Not very complex, but lots of different flavors and taste changes. I would rate this cigar higher if it has finished the way it started.
3.5-4 smoke rings or an 86 rating. (this was a hard one to rate b/c of the drastic difference from the first 2/3 to the last 1/3.