#77 The Anejo Shark
phobicsquirrel
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So after I had a Anejo earlier this week I wanted to dive into another, this time the awe inspiring SHARK. This thing is a thing of beauty. It's got a torpedo cap but a box press body which is seamlessly formed from the round top. Awesome construction. Upon the first sniffs of the cigar (pre-light) I wasn't too fond of the smell. After lighting it, and the first thee puffs, I was digging it very much. The flavour was mild and creamy, with some hints of bread, coffee, earth, wood, and sweetness. I got a lot of the taste through the nose, so keep that in mind. The cigar had a tight ash all the way to the half way point, but I wanted to make sure it didn't fall on my carpet so I tapped it off. For some reason one side sort of went out so I re-touched it and then things started to taste better (lol). The burn at this point started to get less than even but the cigar still had lots of flavor. Now I had to slow my puffs as the thing was getting really hot and took a bit to cool. I noticed some harshness when I didn't do this. The cigar had some ups and down with the flavors, but all in all it stayed consistent with what was first tasted. I didn't get much if any pepper and the cigar stayed pretty mild. The #46 was stronger than the shark so those of you who aren't big into the stronger cigars might want to take note of that. The aroma wasn't bad, but didn't leave a sweet fresh smell, more of a tobacco. However the flavor was not very strong on tobacco, more in the league of wood, some nut, coffee, maybe cocoa, perhaps some bread like flavor, and earthi-ness. I nubbed it, and that's saying something for me. I usually leave about 1-2 inches. I like strong sticks, that's no secret but this guy was also fantastic for a medium smoke. I wouldn't say full bodied as it never reached that point. It did however get a little more full past the 1/2 way point. I've had this puppy almost a year and I can say that I really would like to buy a box. I don't think I've seen a more complex (other than say the padilla habano burberry/artisan) construction with flawlessness. The cigar seamlessly took two shapes (torp and a square box press) and made magic. Enjoy if you can find 'em!
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