Fissure got his review for this cigar to me quite a while back. I am sure he's been looking forward to seeing what others thought
Here's his review.
Cigar #5 has a ring gauge of 46 while being 5.5 inches long.
1. The cigar is very nice looking. Toothy with a nice chocolate brown oily wrapper. Just a few minor veins, and with a little box press to it.
Aesthetics score 3.5
2. It seems kind of light weight with 1 soft spot 1/3 of the way up. Other than that it is well rolled and has a slight smell of earthy cocoa.
Construction Score 3
3. The draw on this cigar is a little loose, but this produces a lot of smoke. Smokes slightly warm, but not an issue. Burns even with a light gray unstable flaky ash.
Post Light Construction Score 3
4. It is medium strength with a slightly sweet earthiness to it. Little bit harsh with some ammonia and then changing to grassy after the first half. Without the ammonia it would be nice and pleasant.
Flavor and Strength Score 2.8
5. The finish is very subtle being a mild earthy/slightly grassy taste.
Aftertaste score 3
6. A nice light earthy woodsy smell to the nose.
Aroma score 3
7. I enjoyed this cigar, minus the ammonia. I would buy a 5'er of these and put them away to see if the ammonia would age out of them. If so it would be a nice mild smoke that I would buy.
Overall score 3.2
8. I would recommend this cigar. It is not horrible with the slight ammonia, and could be great if it would age out of it.