Gonna start on #2 from chazbo now while mashing my grain for today's brew.
Wrappers slightly dark, Corojo maybe. Fairly even color, with one dark band in the leaf following the seam. Have to cut about 1.5" off the head of this one, was crushed in transit. On the big end of my preference, looks about a Churchill, maybe a bit shorter.
First light, it's familiar. Not sure what, but I'm pretty sure I've had it before. Not much distinct flavor. Tons of smoke, peppery bite on retrohale. Faint bitter vanilla bean and cedar, but that might be a stretch. Pretty flat. Think it's reminding me of a newer production RB Genesis, but it's not dark enough. Flavor is slightly green.
Little over an inch, not much going on. Cedar increased, some sweet flavor on finish. Still some bite on retrohale. Not bad, not my favorite, but can keep on for now. Strength is a bit high, definitely feeling it already.
Halfway, no big changes. Still kinda green. Sweeter than it started, but overall flavor is the same.
At 1 hour, still without any off flavor, overall unchanged.
Calling it here as the heat is coming through. Overall not bad, better than the first. Not my favorite, but it burned nicely. Would be a decent yard gar. Hour twenty and about 2" of the neutered cigar remain. Could easily be a 2hr smoke at full length. Muted cedar and vanilla bean, overall sweet, pretty strong. Gotta be the yard gar this time.
So, what was this one?
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