AF Hemingway between the lines

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After many years on the hunt, (long story) I finally acquired a BTL and I fired it up last evening.

Construction was flawless, as expected. I had to snip just a sliver off the nipple foot, as it seemed closed. Pre-light the nose and inhale was an explosion of hay, barnyard, mocha; overall, the sensation of dry ingredients. Very nice.

The tiny foot took to fire instantly. The flavors in the first third were vanilla, which was very pronounced; that hay fragrance permeated the entire smoke and it was not unpleasant at all. Deeper in, hints of dry spices, like in Indian food. Some baked-goods flavors and fragrances whispered in and out.

It finished as it started: razor-sharp burn, beautiful, pronounced flavors on top of nuanced, pleasant, exotic spice.

This would be an ideal everyday smoke, were it not for the rarity and relative expense; if you buy them when available from Fuente, they aren't even 1/3 of the price you'll pay at some of the B&Ms that gouge the crap out of them. Still, even at their least expensive they are not cheap.

Note: Anyone else wonder why Fuente has not ventured to make this wrapper in a larger format?