I had my first PS Ghost last night. Thanks Lancaster for sharing. Here are my notes...I have never done a real review before so here is a shot at it.
First thing I noticed on the cigar was that it had a dark nice looking rapper with only one major vein visible, it is a beautiful cigar. Smelling the cigar took me back to a farm I owned years ago and had me remembering the large fields of grass and hay. Very much an outside farm smell, which I liked. The cap cut off clean with no problems at all, and the pre-light draw seamed great.
Upon initially lighting the I noticed that it puts out a lot of smoke, another thing I personally like. The first few puffs pretty much give an idea of what the first third of the cigar had to offer. To me it was a medium white pepper that coated the entire mouth and down into the throat, not harsh or really spicy, but prevalent. The pepper was combined with a tobacco and leather flavor, which was good, but not my favorite flavor.
The second third of the cigar the flavor profile changed to a much more nutty / coco flavor with a little bit of sweetness and an occasional taste of pepper popping up. It kept me guessing and honestly trying to figure out what I was tasting. This profile continued though the second and into the last third of the cigar but in the last third the pepper kicked back up a little more and the coco was a little less.
Over all I think this is a very enjoyable smoke. Enough complexity to keep you guessing, and a nice even burn pretty much the whole time. On average the ash was holding about an inch and there was only a short section between the first and second third that the ash got a little flaky due to a vein. Tonight I am actually sitting here with my taste buds begging for another. I think though that I am going to let the others rest a bit and see how they fare. I would be willing to bet that this is a stick that will just get better with age.
I will be getting some more of these and will be looking to try the other lines that Paul has to offer. Happy Herfin...