This is the Alec Bradley American Classic Blend. Yet another fine smoke I received from the good folks at cigarsforwarriors.net. I think this was a Churchill size. All I know is that it was huge. I figured it was gonna take well over an hour to smoke it. Since you can see the snow on the ground in the pic, you can guess I was freezing. The things I do for nicotine.
Pre-smoke: It has a nice light brown wrapper with tight seams, some veins, and is firm to the touch. Nice woody smell to this stick.
Cutting/Lighting: Used a punch cutter again (kinda starting to like that method) with no issues. Light up like a champ but the draw was a little snug. I don't know if it was the roll or the punch cut. Still produced lots of good smoke, I just had to work at it a little. Initial tastes are a nice smooth tobacco with a hint of wood.
First 1/3: Not much changes in the flavor profile. The draw opened some. Strength and body I would put at mild . Burn line is a little off but no biggie
Second 1/3: Still with the same flavors but maybe a little more of the woodiness. Still a mild body and strength to it. Ash fell off about an inch at a time (But I was shivering a little).
Last 1/3: Again, not much changes to the flavor. Just a nice smooth mellow smoke. Finish was short and left a pleasant tobacco/wood flavor in my mouth. Finished up this beauty at 1 hour and 25 minutes and got my frozen ass indoors.
Overall, a very nice stick for someone looking for a mild body/mild strength smoke. I had this one in the morning and I think that was a perfect time.
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