A Cigars Tale
Review by
Nathan D. Hale
Cigar Name: Secret Blend Limited Edition
Cigar Brand: Inca Cigars
Wrapper: Peruvian
Binder: Peruvian
Filler: Peruvian
Vitola Reviewed: Tambo 6x50 (Toro)
Strength: Medium-Full
Price: Sample
Visual: As I look over the Peruvian Puro, I note the milk chocolate color. I can even see a very slight red tint at times. There are small veins and a couple of flakey spots.
Cold Aroma: On the wrapper, I smell notes of
Leather and nuts. The foot has a sweet tobacco, licorice, and leather aroma. I
get plenty of scent of the foot. It gives promise to a flavorful smoking
experience.
Cold Draw: After I cut the round cap, I observe
saltiness on the cold draw. I attribute that to a cashew taste I get. I am also
picking up flavors such as butter and leather. This gives me hope of a complex
cigar that will keep me interested and satisfied.
1st Third: Today, I am using my butane lighter
to toast and light this Peruvian puro. After I have gotten nice, red amber on
the foot, I sit back and take a few draws. I am saturated with some crushed red
pepper. Not overpowering as I usually expect at the beginning of some cigars,
but instead it’s smooth. I also take in notes of cedar, leather, and a bit of a
floral or raspberry somewhere in the background.
2nd Third: I was very surprised here at the
second half mark. A quick change to the flavor profile gave me some new flavors
to enjoy. Grass popped out at me and was accompanied by hay, CRP and cedar. The
grass does take the spotlight, but in an enjoyable way. Later in this third, I
started getting breadiness. There are some complexities happening in the blend.
Last Third: Moving into the last third, I still
get the grass but begin to pick up a sweet cedar. Earth and coffee notes round
out the profile in this third. The Inca Toro started out really close to full,
but has calmed down just a touch here at the end. Finishing out the cigar, I
take away floral and a sweet grass. I get a bit of a soapiness kind of texture
and flavor at the finish.
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Once again a brilliant review, Nathan has a style that keeps me coming back to see what I will smoke next
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