This came from a July 09 box. I've had it since september.
Nice solid construction. Dark wrapper. Some veins but not too bad. Nice triple cap. The wrapper looks like brown leather.
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Cap clipped off nicely with no damage done to the cigar. Easy pre-light draw with some spice on the lips.
First puff gave a very spicy chocolate flavor. The draw is easy just as it was pre-light.
Cedar at 1.5" in. Spice mellows a lot. I had a lot of burn issues. Could be from me leaving it for a couple minutes a couple of times. But even when I constantly puffed on it, it wouldn't burn evenly. It was getting frustrating.
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Half way- still lots of cedar flavor. Not much else other than the spice is almost gone.
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It started to taste a little flat with just hints of those cedar. I did get a hint of nuts for a few puffs, but it didn't last long.
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Overall, it was okay, but not worth the money I had to pay for it. I'd say it's worth $8-10 since it is so large. I have one more and an older on that was given to me on the MAW as being from 2003, so we'll see how it does as well.
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I didn't care for the '06 when I had it fresh. I shared one with a buddy about 8 months later and really enjoyed it. My '03s have another year of age on them and they are smoking well now. I have enjoyed the '09 the most (and at a young age). I find rich, earthy, meaty flavors with a touch of anise in all of them.
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Originally Posted by srduggins:
I didn't care for the '06 when I had it fresh. I shared one with a buddy about 8 months later and really enjoyed it. My '03s have another year of age on them and they are smoking well now. I have enjoyed the '09 the most (and at a young age). I find rich, earthy, meaty flavors with a touch of anise in all of them.
It's funny how you are on here now commenting on a Tat review of all things... LOL
Anyway, Thanks for the review. 09 is still my fav!
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