Trinidad Coloniales RMU OCT 16 (TVQVRW)

[slowsmoke]

This came from a 24:24 cardboard pack a while back, and they arrived super wet, it took months for them to acclimatize.  There is quite a range of wrapper colors in the box, today I picked one of the lighter ones.

Paired with a Pliny the Elder beer, which never fails to impress.

The wrapper smells of honey graham cracker.  The cold draw is honey and grass.  If I didn’t know better I’d swear it was a Cohiba.  The draw is perfect.

First puffs are unsalted peanut, and maybe some sunflower seed, very unique.  Then the vegetal flavors come in, no Cohiba here, all Trinidad.  As the first third continues, the vegetal flavors get stronger, almost becoming fresh green grass.  Then I get some black tea.  I’m getting all sorts of different flavors with every puff, and I can barely figure them out before something else comes along.

Second third, a twangy sweetness lilts in and out, but never really becomes pronounced.  The vegetal has become dry hay/straw, and it is getting stronger.  The beer still brings out a little green vegetal on the finish.

Final third, bitterness is stepping up, I might call it youth, but it’s not at all unpleasant, and not out of line with what I expect from Trinidad.  There is a mild char, and some dark nutty flavors.  Also some wood that for the life of me I can’t pinpoint.

Overall, it was very enjoyable, have to give brownie points for a good draw and burn the whole way.  On my backyard scale of Crap-Decent-Good-Very Good-Excellent, I’ll give it a Good.  It was close to Very Good, with so many flavors, but they were all kind of jumbled up and not a very smooth or classy delivery.  Perhaps a little more time down will help.

@MigsG I think you got a few of these, have you tried them yet?