Nomad C-276

Today we have the Nomad C-276.  It has a dark brown wrapper with one slight crack near the foot.  Its box pressed with no visible seems or veins and comes in at 5 X 50.  After lighting the draw is perfect!  Its producing large amounts of smoke.  The draw has a potent black pepper flavor and tingle sensation(especially through the nose).  The finish has a creamy cedar and black pepper flavor followed by a nice smooth coffee and earth.  The finish flavors stay on the palate long into the next draw and are at a medium to full in body.  The burn through the first inch is razor sharp and construction(even with the slight crack) is great.

Just over an inch into the cigar and....WOW! Its impressing me.  The draw is still giving off huge amounts of smoke!  The draw flavors are still the black pepper flavor and tingle sensation.  The finish has seen the creaminess in texture stay but the cedar has dropped off.  A bold coffee and leather is now dominating the finish.  The flavors are smooth but bold and rich.  Every few puffs roasted nuts come into play and a hazelnut flavor is the result.  Sometimes the leather completely dominates and sometimes the roasted nuts, coffee, and hazelnut are all that remain.  The body is at a full and no strength has come in up to this point.  The burn has remained razor sharp and burned through the slight crack near the foot with no issue.

Just over two inches and a chocolate note has come in on the finish.  Its faint but adds in a sweet characteristic that mixes nicely with the creamy smoothness of the other flavors.  The draw and burn still remain perfect and this cigar is quite impressive.

With one inch left, the burn is slighty wavy but not an issue. The cigar has takesn on a warm chard tobacco note.  Its washed out all of the other flavors and dominates the palate.  I set the cigar down for the last time at the 1 hour and 5 minute mark.  This cigar was delicious and impressed me with the complexity and construction.  I will definitely be purchasing more of these as they will become a staple in my rotation, especially for the price point.

Price: $8.75

Appearance: 8/10

Draw: 20/20

Burn: 18/20

Flavor:  19/20

Complexity: 19/20

Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score:  94 / Great Cigar


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Davidoff Winston Churchill Statesman

Today we have the Davidoff Winston Churchill Statesman.  This cigar has a light brown wrapper.  It has invisible seems and one long vein stretching the entire length of the cigar.  It comes in at 5 1/4 X 52.  After lighting, the draw is slightly snug and is producing good smoke output.  On the draw there is a black pepper flavor and tingle sensation with a sweet creamy cedar.  The finish has a sweet and smooth earth and light coffee.  The finish leaves the palate fairly quickly and the cigar is at a medium body at this point.  The burn is razor sharp and has preformed wonderfully through the first inch.

Two inches in and not much has changed.  The draw is still a little tight but not an issue.  The draw and finish flavors have remained the same as the last update.  The only difference is that they have gotten more smooth and fuller in body. The flavors are lasting on the palate till the next draw.  The overall body is now at a medium to full but leaning more towards a medium.  The burn has remained razor sharp and construction has been perfect.

Three inches in and some changes are starting to happen.  The draw has opened up and is producing a much larger amount of smoke.  The draw still has the black pepper flavor and tingle sensation and sweet creamy cedar.  The finish has the sweet smooth earth and slight coffee, but adds in a musty leather near the end of the finish.  The flavors stay on the palate long until the next draw and has settled in to a medium to full in body.  The burn has remained razor sharp and construction has been excellent.

With just over and inch left, the draw and finish flavors have all been washed out by a chard tobacco and burned nut flavor.  I sat the cigar down for the last time at the 1 hour and 18 minute mark.  Overall, this cigar was good.  It provided a creamy and smooth experience.  However, I must note that for the price i was expecting more from this cigar.

Price: $15.50

Appearance: 9/10

Draw: 17/20

Burn: 20/20

Flavor:  16/20

Complexity: 16/20

Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score:  88 / Good Cigar

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Ezra Zion Tantrum PA(Passive Agressive)

Today we have the Ezra Zion PA.  This cigar has a light brown wrapper with minimal veins and seems.  It is box pressed and come in at 6.5 X 44.  After lighting, the draw is slightly snug and smoke output is minimal.  The draw flavors are some black pepper flavor and cedar.  The finish has a naturally sweet tobacco note and more cedar.  The cigar is currently at mild in body.  The burn is razor sharp and construction is flawless through the first inch.

Just over an inch down and the draw is still tight but is now putting out more smoke.  The draw flavor has now added in the natural sweet tobacco the cedar and black pepper flavor are present as well.  The flavors on the finish are more of the same. The flavor so far is fairly mild and tame.  Its still at a mild to this point in body.  The burn is still razor Sharp and the construction is perfect.

Three inches in and things are changing.  The draw flavors are the sweet tobacco and cedar with some black pepper flavor and tingle sensation.  The finish starts with he sweetness and transfers over to the black pepper flavor and tinge sensation with some leather.  The mildness has moved up to a medium bordering on full.  The sweetness is starting to come out more with each puff as is the pepper(especially through the retro). The burn has remained razor sharp.

Now three and a half inches in and the cigar has completely moved back to the mildness.  The sweetness is still present on the draw and finish along with the cedar.  The black pepper flavor is there but not dominant like the last update. The leather does come back in every few puffs or so. This is a very unique cigar. The burn did get a little uneven and did require one touch-up  The transition from mild to medium-full back to mild is something I have never experienced before.  It truly is going for passive to aggressive.  This cigar so far has been memorable.

With just over two inches left the cigar has gone back to a medium bordering on full in body.  The black pepper is now dominating again and the sweetness is still present but now is being over shadowed by the black pepper. Every few puffs a sweet coffee comes in but fades out quickly. At the 1 hour and 22 minute mark the cigar started to get mushy and had a bit of a chard tobacco taste that washed out all of the other flavors.  I sat the cigar down for the last time at the 1 hour and 25 minute mark.  This was a very interesting cigar.  I cant say Ive ever had anything quite like it before.

Price: $7.95

Appearance: 9/10

Draw: 17/20

Burn: 18/20

Flavor:  18/20

Complexity: 19/20

Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score:  90 / Great Cigar

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Padron 1926 No.9 Maduro

Today we have the Padron 1926 No.9 in Maduro.  This cigar has a dark brown and is boxed pressed.  It has a few visible veins and invisible seems.  It comes in at 5 1/2 X 56. At first light the draw is slightly snug but is putting out a  good amount of smoke.  The draw has some black pepper flavor and tingle sensation(especially through the nose) with some cedar.  The finish has a creamy earth followed by more cedar and pepper to round it out.  The finish stays on the palate till the next draw and is at a medium to full in body.  The burn through the first inch is slightly wavy but not a problem.

A half inch down and the draw has opened up considerbly, now producing even larger amounts of smoke.  The draw still has the black pepepr flavor and tingle sensation along with a creamy cedar.  The finish has a dark chocolate note followed by earth and more cedar.  The black pepper flavor comes in and out and is a good spicy compliment to the dark chocolate.  The body is still and a medium to full and the flavors continue to stay on the palate till the next draw.  The burn has evened out and is now razor sharp.

Two inches down and the draw is still prodcuing huge amounts of smoke.  The draw has the spicy black pepepr flavor and tingle sensation.  The finish has changed slightly.  The dark chocolate note is still there, acompanied by a earthiness and a creamy cedar.  Every few a dark raosted coffee dominates the other flavors and is the main flavor on the finish.  Every now and then the dark roast coffe and the dark chocolate combine for an espresso flavor.  The flavors have a creaminess and leave a film coating on the palate.  The body is now at a full and the flavors linger on the palate.  The burn is still preforming perfectly and things could not be going any better.

With two inches left the draw is still prodcuing good smoke output.  The draw flavors have changed.  The black pepper flavor and tingle sensation have come way up and dominates the draw.  The finish is the cofffee, earth, and dark chocolate.  After a few more puffs a bold leather flavors comes in and dominates the other flavors.  The other flavors are there on the finish, but are muted by the leather.  The body is still at a full and a mild amount of strength is starting to show up as well.  The burn has gone slighlty wavy again but is not an issue.

With around an inch left the flavors have all beein washed out by a chard tobacco and leather note.  I sat the cigar down for the last time at the 1 hour and 48 minute mark.  This cigar was amazing.  It had desert like flavors and a tone of complexity.  The price on these are high but after smoking it I now understand why.  The flavor profile is uniquie and bold.  I recomend this cigar for anyone who has something to celebrate with a fine cigar.  However, this is not a cigar for the "beginner".  You have to build up your palate to be able to experince a cigar of this magnitude.

Price: $19.50

Appearance: 9/10

Draw: 19/20

Burn: 18/20

Flavor: 20/20

Complexity: 20/20

Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score:  96 /  Fine Cigar


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