FOH International Blind Tasting Competition: Cigar Number 2. Official thread

[inter4alia]

It's amazing to read how different everyone's experiences are with the same cigar. No wonder most of us tank in these blind tastings 🤣

[mbrody]

Cigar 2 opens medium plus and the draw is perfect. Very good construction. It is sweet with dry cocoa. A little cream. Picks up body in the middle, them smooths out for the final third. Consistent flavor to the end.

[El Presidente]

On 11/20/2021 at 7:57 AM, inter4alia said:

It's amazing to read how different everyone's experiences are with the same cigar. No wonder most of us tank in these blind tastings 🤣

palates are like finger prints. Each is different 

Smoking time? draw? health? mindspace? brew? construction/blend? 

It would be unrealistic to expect everyone to taste the same profile. 

 

 

[Mikepd]

I got a lot of similar flavors as others. It never gave me a fight on the draw but the burn was all over the place. I think this cigar could easily use another six months of sitting to mellow out. 

First third: wood, tannic, earthy

second third: slight spice, salty, burnt chocolate or burnt coffee

last third: spice over powers other flavors, light cream, salt still on my tongue, very strong nicotine hit

At the end: all spice and nicotine hits  

 

If I only guessed on others comments I’d guess this was a very young Boli PC but I have a few ideas to mull through over the next hour. 

[El Presidente]

Last call 

[Fuzz]

4 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Last call 

I'll have a schooner of pale ale.

[Zaxeiler]

3 hours ago, Fuzz said:

I'll have a schooner of pale ale.

Getting a little cold in our area. I think I'll want a porter or stout.

[El Presidente]

Lise is finalising the spreadsheet now. 

Will post up once completed. 

[sjbliven]

Cigar 2

Pre-light- dark, mottled, box pressed. Smooth, oily wrapper. Good, slightly firm draw

First puff- coffee grounds, maybe a little saltiness 

1st 3rd - saltiness gone, little to no Cuban earthy notes in taste or smell

2nd 3rd - slight peanut butter a bit more Cuban earth on the nose. Unsweetened coffee cake. No clue, but really good. Smooth

Last 3rd - more unsweetened peanut butter, with the coffee in the background, then turned from peanut to over roasted almonds

[sjbliven]

If I had gotten ANY chocolate notes, or to a lessor extent, earth…..note to self, watch the video more than once! That was pretty wild, as I got no Montecristo out of that cigar. The other thing that threw me was the strength in the last third! That thing put me to bed!!

Monte 4 was the one cigar in the PC lineup that I figured I couldn’t miss! Haha!

Fun stuff! My hat is off to all of you who are crushing this deal!