Size: 4 X 60
Wrapper:
Brazilian Maduro
Binder:
Nicaraguan
Filler:
Nicaraguan
Today, the
family and I went to visit a good friend and his family. He is a fellow cigar lover I haven’t
seen in about a year. So I packed away a
couple Kristoffs for the event. We got to his place in the afternoon and we decided to sit and
enjoy the Kristoff Ligero Maduro Robustos and catch up.
Later on
after a delicious grilled dinner of rib eye steaks, asparagus, jalapeno
peppers, salad and a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon, my friend Rod brings out a
couple Cain Maduro Nubs with a cup of Donut Shop coffee for an after dinner
treat. I introduce him to Jazz Radio’s Gypsy Jazz channel and we sit down to
enjoy our smokes on this 68 degree, clear sky night in the valley.
I unsheathe the
4 inch dark chocolate stick with minimal veins and place the foot under my nose and cocoa and sweet hay was the
smell filling my nose. A pleasant aroma of cocoa emanates from the stick.
It wasn’t easy
to cut this fat cigar with my Xikar Xi1 cutter, however I get it done. The dry
draw is nice and open and I taste sweet hay. I toast the foot with my torch
lighter and I get a blast of cedar and pepper flavors from the first few draws
of full white smoke. The flavor soon changes to hints of leather and coffee.
Halfway
through the cigar and I still taste notes of leather as hints of cocoa join the
flavors I experience. The smoke is still full and creamy and the burn is even.
The grey and
black ash holds on for almost the whole smoke.
I have to tap it off so I can continue to hold and smoke the cigar. The burn stays even and the white smoke full.
The last
part of this smoke and I taste some wood notes before I put the cigar down for the
last time.
This was a
very nice, enjoyable after dinner cigar. It added a nice relaxing vibe to an
already great time. This wasn’t my first Cain Maduro but it was my first NUB. I
would add this stick to the collection in my humidor. -March 24, 2013
Rodney Conti & Robert Anthony Meyers
