82406 Diamond Crown Julius Caesar with thanks to jeebling. Last jeebs smoke.
Wide open draw, sweet and spicy. Almost vanilla bean-y on retro. Very nice smooth smoke. I've had these before but the price tag keeps em out of my humidor, but I like them a lot. Nice well aged tobaccos with a rich earthiness, sweet finish, savory rich texture. Decadent is the word. I like nice things but sometimes something feels too nice for me. This is one of those things. I don't eat sweets for reasons, but like that mini pecan pie jeebling sent, I indulged in half and it was so good. Too good. I had to share the other half.
Dessert gave way to sharper earthy tones with deep mineral notes, that nice Dominican profile. There are few cigars I feel give a significant ROI once you get into the over $12 range. This is one of them. I also don't typically enjoy Churchill because I get bored after an hour.
Little past halfway and it turns up the volume. Big flavors, big spice, strong retro. Still with a creamy rich sweet finish.
This cigar may also join the top 5 of the year list as well. That top 5 list is probably 10 cigars long but I'm going with it. Excellent cigar, 5/5.