HdM Hoyo de Depute OMU MAY 21 (XNYRW6)

[patrickamory]

These have been resting for a good 60-70 days and I just cracked the cab. It's extremely cold in the northeast of the USA and I have been smoking many Partagas Shorts and Siglo I's, not always to satisfaction. However this one I was able to have inside for various reasons, which may be one reason why it was so good.

The stick gave off a dense aroma of gingerbread quite removed from its diminutive size. Straight cut. Dry draw - perfect, and I like some resistance, with a "thick" feeling and coffee notes. I had a good feeling almost immediately.

Lighting was easy after a brief toast and I got a perfect cherry in an instant.

First third reminded me of the best 2020 and 2021 Epi 1 and Epi Especiales I've had. Except more concentrated. Café au lait, coconut, and hay. With tons of rich smoke from the first puff.

Second third expanded on those flavors with twang, a touch of ginger (but not spice or aniseed), and deeper cream.

I smoked it to the nub and it never got hot or peppery. Consistent, complex, and cookies'n'cream throughout, not sweet per se, but almost like a good grain-fed, grass-finished aged ribeye. Almost a touch of blue cheese.

Good things come in small packages it appears! Sorry for only one photo - it was gone before I knew it!

[Rhinoww]

Thanks. I picked up a few boxes in November but have yet to dip into either box. Oddly, was just thinking about trying one. You sir are an inspiration.