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So despite their "rustic" some might say ugly look I do like, a nice Italian Kentucky Dark Fired Cigar and this is what is on this afternoon in some sunshine.
So prelight the draw is hay, earthy barn yard with just a hit of coffee. So lights nicely draw is snug, which is to be expected, so the initial flavour is a slight coffee earthiness not horrible but on the retro.......oooooh
Damned there some floralness and I'll be damned some Pipe Virginia citrus sweetness that threw me, like I had to take the the next five minutes of puffing and retro to make sure it wasn't a random, one off......nope there is a pipe Virginia citrus raisin floral sweetness on this.
As it progresses the woodiness and tell tell smokey Kentucky fired smell richness comes into it adding a slight pepper dimension to the smoke, the earthiness is now pure coffee earthiness you know that you get from a decent coffee rich earthy in a nice way, and you all know from my prior reviews earthy isn't really my thing but this coupled with the Floral citrus notes is really an interesting and flavourful smoke.
Its one of the most pipe cigar experiences I've had out of a cigar, its gorgeous. As I get past the half way mark, a new note the earthiness now has a salty umami hit on the finish think a twiglet snack along with the still present floral raisin citrus notes wow OK this is good.
For what they are, this was a great smoke flavourful, room note is pure woody stank so not a friendly room note, a Marmite room note some will like it others will hate it.
A good hour to go through this, now my only advice get them on visits to Italy or other places not here the UK price for these sticks is crazy, and frankly with my go to cigar being the Inkas Red Half Corona which still offer the best value in terms of price and flavour I adore them and nothing has best them yet.
This was a great smoke, I'm told very reminiscent of the Pipe Blend Three Nuns (which I've yet to try so can't verify this assertion......yet....)
So prelight the draw is hay, earthy barn yard with just a hit of coffee. So lights nicely draw is snug, which is to be expected, so the initial flavour is a slight coffee earthiness not horrible but on the retro.......oooooh
Damned there some floralness and I'll be damned some Pipe Virginia citrus sweetness that threw me, like I had to take the the next five minutes of puffing and retro to make sure it wasn't a random, one off......nope there is a pipe Virginia citrus raisin floral sweetness on this.
As it progresses the woodiness and tell tell smokey Kentucky fired smell richness comes into it adding a slight pepper dimension to the smoke, the earthiness is now pure coffee earthiness you know that you get from a decent coffee rich earthy in a nice way, and you all know from my prior reviews earthy isn't really my thing but this coupled with the Floral citrus notes is really an interesting and flavourful smoke.
Its one of the most pipe cigar experiences I've had out of a cigar, its gorgeous. As I get past the half way mark, a new note the earthiness now has a salty umami hit on the finish think a twiglet snack along with the still present floral raisin citrus notes wow OK this is good.
For what they are, this was a great smoke flavourful, room note is pure woody stank so not a friendly room note, a Marmite room note some will like it others will hate it.
A good hour to go through this, now my only advice get them on visits to Italy or other places not here the UK price for these sticks is crazy, and frankly with my go to cigar being the Inkas Red Half Corona which still offer the best value in terms of price and flavour I adore them and nothing has best them yet.
This was a great smoke, I'm told very reminiscent of the Pipe Blend Three Nuns (which I've yet to try so can't verify this assertion......yet....)
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