Man O' War Limited Edition Salomon
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I recently received some Man O' War Limited Edition Salomons from nightmaremike and found a chance last night to sit down and take one for a test drive. I used only water to cleanse my pallet. This is a cigar that I've eye-balled for quite some time online and I'm quite thankful to Mike for offering me this opportunity to experience them. I was blown away by my findings.
The cigar was perfectly constructed as to be expected from a product of AJ Fernandez. The wrapper glistened with lush oils and appeared seamless with zero imperfections. The pre-light aroma was earthy with that "barnyard" smell that screams "flavorful." I cut the cap where I would normally cut a torpedo and immediately noticed a very loose draw. I'd recommend cutting this cigar a little shorter than normal as the tobaccos are not rolled as tight as many other cigars. As with any figurado cigar, the light is hit or miss. I did have to even out the burn off the start but it burnt even throughout the rest of the session.
The cigar started with strong flavors of cream, butter, and toast. These flavors were delicious and while the cigar progressed to other flavors, these three flavors remained throughout. It evolved quickly into an immensely sweet delight. Flavors of plum and banana nut bread were easily noticeable and absolutely mouth watering.
I moved into the second third and the ash fell off at around 2 inches while the cigar transformed into a complex tongue tingler: sweet, buttery, creamy. Fresh almonds filled the majority of this part of the cigar.
The final third finished in traditional fashion. Spice and pepper filled the palate and are continuously smoothed over with sweet cream. The full body makes itself known and I feel painted to my seat. The last smokeable inch is pure heaven with all of the flavors mingling together.
I would rate this as the best cigar I have ever experienced. Many of you know that I've had problems discerning flavors in the past so this statement may be a disservice to cigars I have smoke previously with this skill not fully developed. I would recommend this cigar to everyone and anyone. It will certainly always have a place in my humidor!
The cigar was perfectly constructed as to be expected from a product of AJ Fernandez. The wrapper glistened with lush oils and appeared seamless with zero imperfections. The pre-light aroma was earthy with that "barnyard" smell that screams "flavorful." I cut the cap where I would normally cut a torpedo and immediately noticed a very loose draw. I'd recommend cutting this cigar a little shorter than normal as the tobaccos are not rolled as tight as many other cigars. As with any figurado cigar, the light is hit or miss. I did have to even out the burn off the start but it burnt even throughout the rest of the session.
The cigar started with strong flavors of cream, butter, and toast. These flavors were delicious and while the cigar progressed to other flavors, these three flavors remained throughout. It evolved quickly into an immensely sweet delight. Flavors of plum and banana nut bread were easily noticeable and absolutely mouth watering.
I moved into the second third and the ash fell off at around 2 inches while the cigar transformed into a complex tongue tingler: sweet, buttery, creamy. Fresh almonds filled the majority of this part of the cigar.
The final third finished in traditional fashion. Spice and pepper filled the palate and are continuously smoothed over with sweet cream. The full body makes itself known and I feel painted to my seat. The last smokeable inch is pure heaven with all of the flavors mingling together.
I would rate this as the best cigar I have ever experienced. Many of you know that I've had problems discerning flavors in the past so this statement may be a disservice to cigars I have smoke previously with this skill not fully developed. I would recommend this cigar to everyone and anyone. It will certainly always have a place in my humidor!
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But I am getting dangerously low on Ruinations. I also just received some Dominus in an order today as a freebie. I can send one your way with the next package if you want. They are tasty, and I'm guessing after a couple of months or more they would qualify as great.
I can see a rather large multi box split comming up huh?