deltawhisky
09-09-2009, 02:19 PM
Let me begin by setting the context. It is nearly the end of the long summer vacation, and for myriad reasons, I have neither the time nor space to burn a good longer stick.
Hence the many references to small tubos that you may have glanced over during the short time I have spent on this forum.
In the tobacconists this morning, I needed a pair of small sticks; my friend and I were having a light lunch and coffee, and needed a quick but pleasant burn. I spotted the dark red packaging, the tempting price, the reference to the Dominican Republic, and thought I would give the Private Stock Tubos No.3 a go.
My friend and I were lunching on the terrace of a bar, near a few chapettes accompanied by two over-energetic dogs. (Irrelevant, I know.)
Cutting was fine. The pre-light aroma was light, not oily or earthy as has been the case in recent CCs I have enjoyed. Ignition was easy, by virtue of the 30-gauge 'twiglet' format. The No.3 was medium filler, so burnt neither hot & quick, nor slow & relaxed.
Initial aroma was as one-dimensional as the initial flavours. I cannot say the PS T. No.3 was raw, but neither was it nuanced or subtle. 'Standard' is a suitable description.
Halfway, and the stick went out twice, despite regular draws. This sent my marks plummeting (it now rivals Panter Desserts and Dutch machine-mades).
Towards the final third, the bog-standard taste petered out, eventually lending a somewhat sweet finish. There was quite a lot of smoke at the end of the 20-minute smoke.
Not recommended for the connoisseur. Conducive to the irritability of black labradors. Deltawhisky--
Hence the many references to small tubos that you may have glanced over during the short time I have spent on this forum.
In the tobacconists this morning, I needed a pair of small sticks; my friend and I were having a light lunch and coffee, and needed a quick but pleasant burn. I spotted the dark red packaging, the tempting price, the reference to the Dominican Republic, and thought I would give the Private Stock Tubos No.3 a go.
My friend and I were lunching on the terrace of a bar, near a few chapettes accompanied by two over-energetic dogs. (Irrelevant, I know.)
Cutting was fine. The pre-light aroma was light, not oily or earthy as has been the case in recent CCs I have enjoyed. Ignition was easy, by virtue of the 30-gauge 'twiglet' format. The No.3 was medium filler, so burnt neither hot & quick, nor slow & relaxed.
Initial aroma was as one-dimensional as the initial flavours. I cannot say the PS T. No.3 was raw, but neither was it nuanced or subtle. 'Standard' is a suitable description.
Halfway, and the stick went out twice, despite regular draws. This sent my marks plummeting (it now rivals Panter Desserts and Dutch machine-mades).
Towards the final third, the bog-standard taste petered out, eventually lending a somewhat sweet finish. There was quite a lot of smoke at the end of the 20-minute smoke.
Not recommended for the connoisseur. Conducive to the irritability of black labradors. Deltawhisky--