Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Ecuadorian Habano
Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan, Honduran
Vitola: Robusto (5 1/2 x 52)
Strength: Mild-Medium
Purchase Link: Somm BDX Blanc
SOMM BDX BLANC REVIEW – DOM
Summary: This cigar starts out like buttery wheat beer with a zing of pepper on the tongue. An inch in, my initial hype might have been premature as the tasting notes fade. Floral tea hints at a resurgence to former glory.
Halfway down, tropical fruit makes my tastebuds hula cha-cha tango. This is a good smoke that just doesn’t quite jive with my palate. It also smoked very quickly (gone in 60 minutes).
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Doing the Hokey Pokey
Pairing Suggestion: American Single Malt
Perceived Strength: Mild+
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Single
SOMM BDX BLANC REVIEW – RICH
Summary: This cigar had a pretty linear profile - buttery, creamy, cedar, butterscotch, and a bit of black pepper thrown in there. Not a whole lot of difference one puff to the next, and it wasn't quite good enough to want to enjoy that same note throughout. I started out enjoying it but got a little bored.
Construction was fine; no issues to speak of in how the cigar was made.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Werther’s butterscotch candy
Pairing Suggestion: Coffee
Perceived Strength: Medium-
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Single
SOMM BDX BLANC REVIEW – BENECIA
Summary: Starts off with roasted almonds and what feels like warm oatmeal; it's creamy with baking spice and cedar. Again, super creamy! I will say though, there's some black pepper that lingers on the tongue in the last third. Very happy that this Connie didn't taste like a soccer field worth of trampled grass!
If You Like That, You Might Like This: A pick-me-up
Pairing Suggestion: Vietnamese coffee
Perceived Strength: Mild+
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Box
Participants in this blind review were completely unaware of the cigar they were evaluating until all submissions were received and processed. Each participant was asked to answer a summary paragraph, an if/than statement, a pairing suggestion, and a purchase suggestion. Cigars were provided by Small Batch with only the expectations of candid responses. All pictures, information, and formatting were completed by a Coordinator outside of the reviewing process.
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