Carosem Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Pre-Light: Earthy and Sweet. Wrapper is salty to taste and leaves a lingering spice on the tongue. The pre-light draw continues the salt and pepper with a hint of plum. First Impressions: A light and floral retrohale. Medium pepper finish. Draw is a little tight for my taste but smoke output is nice. First third: Creamy mouth feel. Tobacco and a slight sweetness on the tongue. Mushroom or mellow earthiness are the predominant flavors here and a short finish. The retrohale provides a cedar and a slight plum finish. The burn is razor sharp and the ash is a dark grey and nearly completely uniform in appearance. At the end of this third, the ash still hold on great and doesn't fall even after a crisp tap. Sweet aroma off the foot. Hoyo's for me have some of the best aroma found in cigars. This one makes me want to eat it! Second third: Aroma has evolved into a nuttier smell. It retains that sweetness but is no longer as prevalent. Retrohale begins with floral notes but follows through to rich, dark wildberry flavors. As the second third progresses, the berry notes fall off and the floral notes take center stage again. A hint of licorice on the tongue after a dominant but not overpowering tobacco. A hint leather is also present throughout. A light spice on the finish followed by a light coffee roast as the cigar progresses through the second third. The ash has begun a tremor of a wave but in all honestly this is me nitpicking as it would be considered razor sharp by almost everyone elses standards. At the halfway point the ash finally falls off. The last notes here are of rich ripe fruit on the retrohale. Side note: Cuban Crafters Perfect Cut comes highly recommended; lifetine warranty and just a joy to use! Final third: Draw has not been an issue throughout! Cigar has also kept cool throughout. Licorice has fallen off but a light tobacco flavor has maintained its appearance through the cigar alongside a mild leather. The rich retrohale persists. No more pepper on the finish but as I near the end of the cigar a slight metal tang makes its appearance. A constant sweet and saltiness is present on the lips. Quite pleasant. The aroma reminds me of amaretto cookies but not exactly. It's hard to explain as there is no single defining scent that I can pinpoint that points me to this comparisson. The smoke output has remained thick and pleasurable. The final inch and a half has begun to heat up. Otherwise this cigar was a pure joy to smoke. I recommend this as a morning or light leisure smoke. It's light enough that one could, in theory, smoke all day and after trying this one I would not mind doing that! My final score: 9/10 Side note: I would have posted more pictures but alas my phone exploded Louich, OlDirtyEwok, BobWalls and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wd123 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 great review man! your descriptions a really easy to follow and understand will make a mental note to try that brand in the future! Carosem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.krug Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Very nice review. [emoji106] Too bad about the exploding phone though. I was eyeballing these at the local B&M yesterday but passed on them. Perhaps I should grab a couple next time I'm there. Sent from my SGH-I747M using Tapatalk Carosem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWalls Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Very cool, I would love to get hold of one of these bad boys, since I have pretty much everything else HDM from 2010 onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAC Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Your phone exploded? Now THAT I would like to see. Carosem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Great review! It's been ages since I smoked a Regalias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louich Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Your phone exploded? Now THAT I would like to see. I bet it was over humidified and he hot smoked the Iphone.... lolVery nice review BTW we need more of them. BRAC and Carosem 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carosem Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Very nice review. [emoji106] Too bad about the exploding phone though. I was eyeballing these at the local B&M yesterday but passed on them. Perhaps I should grab a couple next time I'm there. Sent from my SGH-I747M using Tapatalk Worth the try! I found these guys to be great Your phone exploded? Now THAT I would like to see. Haha ya I tried to take a picture and from like 60% battery life it just shut off. Then I turned it on and tried again and from 52% battery life it just shut off. Next time I opened it, my phone had dropped down to 3% battery life I was tempted to actualy blow it up after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carosem Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 I bet it was over humidified and he hot smoked the Iphone.... lol Very nice review BTW we need more of them. Louich maybe you can offer up a review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louich Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Louich maybe you can offer up a review If I could just have time and fair wheater..... lol Comming soon to a thread near you. Carosem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaBeKD Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Nice review. Was an iPhone and was it cold? Keep the phone in your pocket to stay warm and you won't have that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carosem Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 It was cool but not cold. Phone is a Samsung note edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaBeKD Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 It was cool but not cold. Phone is a Samsung note edgeEasy fix. Get an iPhone [emoji12] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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