Mystery Stick Game
Jetmech_63
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I started this game a few years back and it was a hit, a tip of the hat to thr black band project(for those that remember that) Here goes
I send you 3 sticks WITHOUT THE BAND labeled A B and C, once you recieve them you smoke them WITHIN A WEEK and give a quick review and try to guess what they are. Once posted i reveal what they are and you do the same for the next person.
This was an awesome game because it removes all pretentious from brands and focuses on flavor, we had people calling Oliva G's the best cigar they had and Opus's called dog rockets. Ill start off...
Who wants my mystery sticks?
I send you 3 sticks WITHOUT THE BAND labeled A B and C, once you recieve them you smoke them WITHIN A WEEK and give a quick review and try to guess what they are. Once posted i reveal what they are and you do the same for the next person.
This was an awesome game because it removes all pretentious from brands and focuses on flavor, we had people calling Oliva G's the best cigar they had and Opus's called dog rockets. Ill start off...
Who wants my mystery sticks?
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Excellent! Pm me the address.
On the way. A,B and C, smoke em, let us know what you think of them and i'll reveal what they are, then you do the same for the next person. I threw in a lil something for forgetting
Okay, so I thought this sounded like a fun thing to try even though I am not a supertaster or an aficionado.
The mystery stick had a good feel and look to it with one pronounced vein. the aroma was semi-sweet and pleasent, it reminds me of grapes being dried for raisins. The lick on the cap was kind of salty with a little spice, the cold draw was rich and sweet, maybe more of the grape/raisin, very nice. the first taste is a blast of spice/pepper that fades out after about three puffs and becomes a rich musky flavor that reminds me of the Kelner blends. the first ash is at about the one inch mark and I can pick up some light leather notes. At the half it need a minor touch up, this is a very smooth smoke and the musk is still predominanant with a light spicy sweetness mixed in. This cigar had a very good burn burn considering it only had 2 1/2 days rest after being shipped from CA.
Smoke time 1hr 45min.
I like this stick and it's likely that I will pick up a few more once I find out what it is.
So my best guess is that this is the AVO Maduro.
This one had very light veining and was almost seamless with a nice aroma, there was very little taste on the lick and the cold draw was mostly earth with a hint of espresso/coffee.
There was a good blast of pepper on the light then quickly became very smooth and dry with a metallic taste, (welding fumes off of galvanized pipe? burned salt?)
The taste I picked up from this was mostly woody (coconut husk thrown into a cedar campfire)
While this was a well constructed cigar with no burn issues the taste simply did not agree with my palate at the time, most likely my taste was off a bit due to allergies. I would be willing to try another simply to see.
This was a 5.5x48 with a maduro wrapper and I honestly have no idea what it is, My best guess would be the Espinosa.
Prelight, The aroma was a very pleasent heavily fermented tobacco that reminds me of the Camacho Corojo, the lick is slightly salty and the cold draw is very earthy and slightly musty. There is a light spice/pepper ont the light that is very pleasant and clean.
At the 1/3 mark the retro is a little bit on the harsh side with the spice/pepper being the predominant taste, there is a fair amount of sweetness mostly in the aroma. I picked up note's of cedar, light pepper and nutmeg.
5 1/8x50 a very well constructed, nice looking cigar with no burn issues. This was good to the nub and a thoroughly enjoyable smoke.
Best guess, The Room 101 San Andres.
A = AB Black Market
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0 for 3, Well obviously I stink at identifying cigars! Hopefully someone at least got a good laugh out of it (I did anyway)
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