Room 101

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Vitola: 323 (Toro 6x50)
Wrapper: Honduran Semilla 101
Filler: Honduras/DR
Binder: Honduras

Single Price = $8

Found these locally, and smoked one at today's VCM Herf in honor of av8tor152d/Jason at Winston's Humidor. Kevin's place is great, had wonderful company, and enjoyed watching football (except for my awful Redskins) while smoking this cigar.

Appearance & Construction
Overall, this cigar had a nice presentation. Smooth, coffee & cream colored wrapper, with no noticeable veins. From a distance, the black & silver band fooled people into thinking I was smoking a Triple Maduro. Tobacco was nicely bunched, perfect draw, the ash held for a long time, and the burn was straight enough. Never needed a touch-up or relight.
Score: 8

Flavor
Tingle of spicy pepper at the beginning gave way to a straight-forward leathery profile. The smoke was smooth, I'd judge the body to be medium. Based on other reviews, I anticipated chocolate. Unfortunately that never came. The finish was cedary and mild, and I did get a touch of sweetness on my tongue but it didn't have any distinct flavor to it. About midway, I started getting little bursts of nutty coffee, almost like chicory. They would be there on one puff, and then disappear for a few. This happened maybe 3 times. Up to that point, the cigar was almost too consistent and was starting to get boring. For about an inch, that nuttiness held my attention. It quickly disappeared, and then it was back to football.
Score: 6

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Overall
I'm glad I sampled this new offering, but I doubt I'll be buying more. There are just too many other sticks in this price range that I prefer. In fact, after it was finished (about 90 minutes later,) I was wishing I had picked up a cg:4 instead. This matches the illusione in edgy marketing & style, but doesn't come close in the areas that matter to me in a cigar.
Score: 7

Thanks for reading!