illusione cg:4

[Savor the Stick]

17May09 11:15a-12:10p---55 minutes

5½X50 Dark chocolatly look to the wrapper, heavy, dense packing of leaves 1 stem visible.
Easy cut and draw to this cigar.

I like chocolate chip cookies…just a little over done. You know when the edges are just starting to look burnt. For me it seems to bring out the chocolate and vanilla perfectly.

This cigar had a difficult taste to describe, there was that chocolate chip cookie, dark roasted nuts, nutmeg, vanilla, and a rich leathery flavor.
Pleasant smelling smoke, razor sharp burn, tight dense ash that fell at 1¼” leaving a cone shaped coal.

I’m getting lots of creamy smoke—with a creamy flavor starting to build with spicy tones. Creamy flavor coating my palate w/ a bit of spice mixing in. NICE!

I find it difficult to keep from smoking this to fast. I have to keep looking at my watch to time my tasting. :-)

Conclusion: Spice never gets over powering, chocolate, cream, spice, some vanilla flavors.
Premium NC—The finish is long creamy, chocolate with spice building near the end.