This captivating cigar journey begins with rich chocolate and coffee notes transitioning through savory bacon and sourdough, culminating in a luxurious finish of leather, berry, and a unique celery hint.
Flavor Profile Last Updated May 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Wrapper Scent
Exquisite scents of chocolate and coffee beans greet you from the wrapper.
Chocolate
Coffee
Foot Scent
The foot presents a complex dark and dry aroma reminiscent of jam, hinting at the flavors to come.
Jam
Cold Draw
The cold draw reveals a subtly sweet dry earthiness that anticipates the complexity of the experience.
Earth
Sweetness
First Third
The first third showcases rich chocolate and coffee aromas with thick oak flavors dominating, transitioning smoothly to nutty notes and subtle salt.
Chocolate
Coffee
Oak
Nut
Salt
Second Third
In the second third, a savory mix of bacon, spices, and sourdough comes through, layered with a persistent oakiness and hints of dried fruit.
Bacon
Sourdough Bread
Spices
Oak
Dried Fruit
White Pepper
Final Third
The final third delivers a luxurious finish filled with warm leather, berry, and oatmeal flavors complemented by a crisp hint of celery.
Leather
Thyme
Berry
Oatmeal
Celery
Retrohale
The retrohale offers intense woodiness, featuring pronounced oaky notes that deliver a stinging sensation.
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Plush
Delivering a plush and immersive experience, transitioning from robust oak and nutty flavors to rich notes of leather, berry jam, and oatmeal in the final third. The warm, jam-like sweetness and thick, lingering leather undertones create a deeply satisfying and memorable smoke.
Cigar Year
OverviewA plush cigar that begins with bold wood and nutty flavors, gradually evolving into a warm, rich profile of leather, berries, and oatmeal. Subtle undertones of bacon and celery-like crispness add complexity, while its thick, jam-like finish leaves a lasting impression.
Paid$0 (given by Ian Goens)
CutStraight
AcquiredFall 2024
SmokedDec 28, 2024
Start Time3:50pm
End Time5:42pm
Duration1h 52m
Puff Rate~37s (with some double puffs)
DrinksFrench Press Coffee (Black)
FoodDark Chocolate
LocationBlend Cigar Lounge (Indianapolis)
Profile
Wrapper: Chocolate and coffee bean aromas.
Foot: Dark, dry, and jam-like odor.
Cold Draw: Dry earth with subtle sweetness.
Start: Bold oak flavors coating the front of the tongue, transitioning to nutty and salty undertones.
First Third: Oak remains prominent, leaving a thick, woody outline on the exhale.
Second Third: Bacon, spices, sourdough bread, and white pepper emerge, while dried fruit notes appear toward the end.
Final Third: Rich leather, thyme, and berry jam dominate, with oatmeal-like warmth coating the mouth. Subtle undertones of bacon and a crisp hint of celery provide depth.
Retrohale: Stings the nostrils with oak and wood notes.
This cigar's rich, warm, and complex flavor progression makes it a luxurious and gratifying experience.
Raw Notes
wrapper smells of chocolate and coffee beans
Smelling the foot gives a dark and dry, jam-like odor
Cold draw produced a dry earth profile with some subtle sweetness
Initial few puffs immediately hit me with a wood/oak flavor that covers the front portion of my tongue, its thick
10 minutes into the first third and the Oki flavors transitioning into more of a nut, the depth has shortened
The oak flavor leaves a nice outline in the mouth on exhale
About 20 minutes in and the flavor has gotten a little more nutty with some salt
Almost an hour into the second third getting some bacon, spices, and sourdough bread
The oakiness is still there
white pepper
Tried a retrohale and it stung my nostrils, i'm probably way too sensitive, lites of oaky/wood notes
Creeping towards the end of the second third and starting to get some dried fruit
about an hour and 20 minutes and transitioning into the final third
beginning of the final third as notes of leather, thyme, and berry
there's this undertone of falcon that reminds me of bacon aftertaste that is extremely subtle
The berry odor that I got from the foot of the cigar when I initially opened it has now come back in terms of flavor
the richness in the final third reminds me of oatmeal coating my mouth and tongue
it's a nice warm flavor with subtle notes of jam
there's an interesting note of celery that is somewhat crisp in this final third
