Customer Reviews
Average rating:
A More Manageable 70 Ring!, 3rd May 2017
Reviewer: The Cigar Authority
The cold draw of the cigar has some elements of spice and earth with a very subtle tobacco sweetness. The aroma off the foot of the cigar has a chocolate like sweetness with some heart pepper that causes me to sneeze.
After toasting my cigar which felt like eternity due to the massive size, the 7 x 70 box press starts off with an abundance of pepper which seems to be the norm for a lot of Nicaraguan puros. As the pepper subsides the complexity of the cigar begins to shine through. There are notes of nutmeg and mocha with the latter especially noticeable on the retrohale. As the 1st third comes to a close the mocha notes intensify.
Into the second third of this monstrosity of cigar the cigar sees the mocha notes really begins to dominate with some hints of dark chocolate. Both notes are easily identifiable on the aroma of this tasty slow smoking cigar. As the second third comes to a close some leather notes are introduced to the medium to full bodied cigar.
In the last third of the TAA Exclusive from Asylum we see the leather notes become dominant. The sweetness moves to the background of this cigar which has a leathery long finish. It's smooth and balance all the way through and as the cigar closes out there is a slightly floral aroma to the stick.