I have to say this is my all-time favorite cigar, and one of the reasons I can make such a strong statement is that there is not another that is anything like it. Last I knew, it was the only cigar marketed using Maduro for not only the wrapper, but also the binder AND the filler.
This stogie is one of the most perfectly-crafted cigars available, with a consistently perfect draw and burn. It is SLOW - the Rothschilds I buy can go for an hour or more, and they hardly ever go out with neglect.
As would be expected with all that super-dark Maduro, the first puff is HUGE, almost over-powering. And the ensuing draws are quite hot, but then, after you've burned off 5 or 10 mm, the smoke abruptly mellows into a big round, rich, creamy mouthful of cocoa and nuts, and the burn is even and slow. This is an after-dinner cigar, and it is not cheap but it's more satisfying for me than a number of Cubans that cost me much more.
This stogie is one of the most perfectly-crafted cigars available, with a consistently perfect draw and burn. It is SLOW - the Rothschilds I buy can go for an hour or more, and they hardly ever go out with neglect.
As would be expected with all that super-dark Maduro, the first puff is HUGE, almost over-powering. And the ensuing draws are quite hot, but then, after you've burned off 5 or 10 mm, the smoke abruptly mellows into a big round, rich, creamy mouthful of cocoa and nuts, and the burn is even and slow. This is an after-dinner cigar, and it is not cheap but it's more satisfying for me than a number of Cubans that cost me much more.