82040 CAO Flathead 660 with thanks to jeebling.
I've not had one of these in ages. They came out back in my shpo days, probably at the end around 2013ish. I picked up a few of them and thought they were great. But I also was mostly smoking the big cigar brands, not the boutiques, so my tastes were different then.
First off, this cigar is too big. 6x60 is not my thing. But I'm gonna smoke it because it's the next one in line. The box press does seem to help hide the girth but like women's clothing that supposedly hides their girth, theres still a fat chick underneath. First light kinda harsh, dry, peppery. But it settled down. Draw is perfect, burn is perfect, ash is solid. Dirt and leathery with some metallic sharpness I presume is some ligero in the blend. Maybe MSA maybe just a harsh broadleaf I can't tell. Used coffee grounds. But it all works well together. Being a STG product I wanted to chit on it but it's pretty good. Not my preferred profile but I can appreciate it.
I smoked it fast, but it didn't care. It's a good cigar.
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