Well its the day before Mothers Day, and after a hard day of garage sale-ing, I decided to sit with Mrs. Cigar Moose and fire one up. And what better to sit back with than a Perdomo Inmenso!
Now at first glance this enormously chunky 6.5 x 60 big beefer of a cigar, along with its quite comical band of an old lady with a HUGE dog rocket of a cigar in her mouth, seems like a joke. But let me tell you it is anything but. As a matter of fact, I have yet to date ever had a Perdomo cigar I didn't like.
Cigars International describes this cigar as being crafted with Nicaraguan and Honduran long-leaf tobaccos and attractive Corojo wrappers, Inmensos are blowtorches with a serious, rich, medium-bodied flavor profile including herbal spices and an earthy character.
The cigar prelight is firm with a toothy wrapper. Thats fancy cigar jargon for that it looks all bumpy and veiny. The wrapper on mine was reddish, typical of Corojo wrappers, with a nice slight oily sheen to it. Being this large ring gauge, you better have a cutter big enough to handle the head of the cigar. As my Xikar cutter was out of commission at the moment (I dropped it and it came apart, but I'll talk about that another post) I had to use a cheap guillotine cutter which barely fit the end of the head of the cigar. To my surprise it made the perfect cut slicing just the right amount of cap off.
Prelight draw was perfectly effortless despite this being a rather large cigar, and to be honest, all the Inmensos I have had, have all drawn this way. Upon light, and a torch lighter is the only way to go with this one preferably one with a double or triple flame, I was greeted with a nice mellow nuttiness. Black pepper coated the back of my palate to a nice spiciness which carried out through the whole smoke. Like the description, it was medium in body with coffee undertones. Very consistent and mellow. But mind you, even though this cigar is fairly clean to the mouth, you will have that distinct stench of strong cigar on you. Even with having a cigar herself, Mrs. Cigar Moose told me "You stink."
Ash was fairly firm with it falling off a third of the way in, producing a decent cone for such a large cigar. Burn was a bit uneven which I had to correct a couple times with my torch, but that could be due to the slight breeze that was blowing.
All in all you might want to set aside some time for one of these babies. Mine took almost 1 hour and 45 minutes! But what great time to sit, reflect, and contemplate all your thoughts!
Buzz rating for this one was 5 out of 10. Not a real buzzer like my last review, but not without a bit of buzz. Just enough to give you that bit of energy to get off your ash and get something done. I hanged the oil in my lawn mower and mowed my lawn.
Overall I give a 4 out of 5. I think i have said enough good things about it.
These babies can be had at Cigars International as of this review for $30 for 10 any size. Well worth the beans!
Till next post.......................Peace!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Gurkha Micro Batch VH-7 Box Pressed Toro Review
Another break in weather produced a sunny day for me and the Turk to enjoy a couple of stogies.
Turk was kind enough to bring me a Gurkha Micro Batch VH-7 Box Pressed Toro .
Online description describes it as: a 6”x50 Toro has been box-pressed to showcase the rich, bold qualities of Honduras and Nicaragua, with a touch of Dominican tobaccos to help tame the blend and provide a "noble" quality. Expect a complex array of coffee, leather, and earth delivered in a smooth, somewhat spicy fashion. The finish is full and eventful.
Made with 40% Nicaraguan ligero, 40% Honduran ligero, and 20% Dominican seco, I was really looking forward to what kind of tastes I would encounter.
First off, Turk says to me "Take the cello wrapper off and tell me what you smell." So not wanting to disappoint I did what he asked. To me it had an aroma of cedar, until he asked "Doesnt it smell like a moldy comic book?" I smelled it again and to my surprise he was right! Now to a cigar smoker strange aromas elude to goodness as far as what to expect for tastes as you smoke. Its not uncommon for someone to smell aromas of lets say horse shit and then say "Whoa! This is going to taste great!" Go figure........
Now these cigars are limited to 45,000 cigars per batch and aged 4 monthes post rolling.
Its firm and has a really dark maduro Habano wrapper. I used a punch on the perfect cap and was quite surprised at the totally effortless draw! At first I thought there was a crack in the wrapper letting the extra air in but the wrapper was fine.
Prelight tastes were of sweet tobaccos and raisins. Upon light I was greeted with a blast of nuttiness and pepper. The nuttiness mellowed but was always lingering in the backgound. Definately full flavored but clean to the palate. Definite leather tastes but not so much cofee tastes as the description touts.
Ash was a dirty grey and was firm throughout. Burn was slightly uneven and started to canoe on the end.
Buzz rating is a 9.5 out of 10. Man this one really hit me on the end. That light on your feet good feeling buzz!!
Overall rating is a 4.5 out of 5. This is a sleeper cigar that will really surprise you! A nice complex cigar that is clean and a really nice deviation from your regular smoke. Cigars International sells this cigar now on sale in boxes of 20 for $50, thats only $2.50 a cigar! Or you can buy 5 packs for $20. Don't pass up this cigar! Well worth the money in my eyes.
Till next post.......Peace!
Turk was kind enough to bring me a Gurkha Micro Batch VH-7 Box Pressed Toro .
Online description describes it as: a 6”x50 Toro has been box-pressed to showcase the rich, bold qualities of Honduras and Nicaragua, with a touch of Dominican tobaccos to help tame the blend and provide a "noble" quality. Expect a complex array of coffee, leather, and earth delivered in a smooth, somewhat spicy fashion. The finish is full and eventful.
Made with 40% Nicaraguan ligero, 40% Honduran ligero, and 20% Dominican seco, I was really looking forward to what kind of tastes I would encounter.
First off, Turk says to me "Take the cello wrapper off and tell me what you smell." So not wanting to disappoint I did what he asked. To me it had an aroma of cedar, until he asked "Doesnt it smell like a moldy comic book?" I smelled it again and to my surprise he was right! Now to a cigar smoker strange aromas elude to goodness as far as what to expect for tastes as you smoke. Its not uncommon for someone to smell aromas of lets say horse shit and then say "Whoa! This is going to taste great!" Go figure........
Now these cigars are limited to 45,000 cigars per batch and aged 4 monthes post rolling.
Its firm and has a really dark maduro Habano wrapper. I used a punch on the perfect cap and was quite surprised at the totally effortless draw! At first I thought there was a crack in the wrapper letting the extra air in but the wrapper was fine.
Prelight tastes were of sweet tobaccos and raisins. Upon light I was greeted with a blast of nuttiness and pepper. The nuttiness mellowed but was always lingering in the backgound. Definately full flavored but clean to the palate. Definite leather tastes but not so much cofee tastes as the description touts.
Ash was a dirty grey and was firm throughout. Burn was slightly uneven and started to canoe on the end.
Buzz rating is a 9.5 out of 10. Man this one really hit me on the end. That light on your feet good feeling buzz!!
Overall rating is a 4.5 out of 5. This is a sleeper cigar that will really surprise you! A nice complex cigar that is clean and a really nice deviation from your regular smoke. Cigars International sells this cigar now on sale in boxes of 20 for $50, thats only $2.50 a cigar! Or you can buy 5 packs for $20. Don't pass up this cigar! Well worth the money in my eyes.
Till next post.......Peace!
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