Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano

Binder: Nicaraguan

Filler: Nicaraguan

Size: 4.75 x 42 “Mini Corona”

Body: Medium

Price: $14.00 for 5 pack or $2.80 ea.

(Note: April 20, 2013 Amendment: I am smoking this stick one month after writing this review. And it has knocked my proverbial socks off.  Everything has intensified x^​10 power. The start is a huge Garcia blast of pepper and the stick becomes a flavor bomb from the first puffs to the nub. This stick is worth waiting for.)

This will be a short review. Not because I see anything negative in my response to the cigar; but rather, that this is a cocktail wienie of a cigar. A 20-30 minute smoke, at best.

Cult Cigars has entered the pre-packaged 5 cigar line of cigars. It is primarily made for B & M’s to place on their counter to entice you into buying them with their attractive box. Although, they can be had at Cigars International and more online stores to come.

All I know about these cigars are the leaves contents.

So, construction seems to be pretty solid. Nary a single soft spot among the 4 I have left. The wrapper is somewhat rustic looking and has a certain feeling of sloppiness. Probably because of the amount of veins. Yet the seams are tight. The single caps are very well done.

I sniff and detect pumpkin pie and the accompanying pie crust profile. There is a wild earthiness to it like no other. At the foot, I can smell anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, and graham cracker. This is one crazy little bastard.

I clip and light up.

I get a wallop of red pepper. Almost like a Garcia blast. Alongside, is a blast of cocoa. There is a delectable sweetness but it doesn’t come from the aforementioned aromas of pumpkin pie.

I get a big dish of creaminess almost immediately. The char line starts out perfect.

So this little Engine that Could is going to be a flavor bomb of a cigar.  The draw is absolutely dead on. The first cigar I smoked had draw problems which worried me. But it must have been a fluke as this one is dead nuts.

There is a sweetness developing. The red pepper is seething…being held in bay only by the cocoa and creaminess.

This cigar is impressing me right from the get go. It waits for no one to kick into high gear.

I’m less than an inch in and there are abundant flavors that I cannot yet discern. I will discover them as the cigar burns.

The ash is very fragile but burns magnificently.

This little firecracker has all the nutrients of a classic Nicaraguan cigar packaged in a diminutive size. I have stated in earlier reviews that my life long desire to smoke large cigars is waning. I like a robusto or smaller size now. The cigar gets to the point quickly and I don’t get bored with it no matter the size. They say old age makes you more patient. Bull shit.

I am wiser and smarter…but have much less patience for buffoonery..and other things.

The wrapper at the cap disintegrates. This is a delicate and fragile cigar. One must be careful how it is handled. Small price to pay for its excellence.

I hit the halfway point and the trifecta of Nicaraguan and Ecuadorian mix shines like a burning star. The cocoa, the spiciness, the creaminess. But it is also accompanied by coffee and nuttiness and cedar. These are the main flavors to a blend like this.

This cigar has only been resting in my humidor for a week. And it’s nothing like the first cigar I smoked the second day. This cigar is something I have to buy.

The flavors are very intense. The body is at a classic medium. At this point, a complexity shows up. Flavors morph into an intertwining thread twirling so that you taste the flavors all at once and one at a time. Very nice.

This is a wonderful breakfast cigar with coffee. I’m halfway and it has taken me 15 minutes to get there. I would love to have a bunch of these for local errands as I tool around town.

Now the red pepper is ramping up. The strength is a bit stronger than medium.

I don’t quite understand the name of the cigar: Blood Red Moon. As I’ve said before, there is no info to be found. The picture on the card on the 5 pack is beautiful and mystical. It must have some meaning to the owner of Cult Cigars; Michael Giordano.

His Cult line comes in four blends and in all sizes except this smaller version. I have reviewed the Classic, the Fuerte, and the Ometepe. He has a new one out called Profile. I’ve yet to try that one and am not sure it is available yet.

I’m loving this cigar as it hits the end of its journey which took 30 minutes.

The little cigar stayed cool and not a sign of harshness or bitterness at the end.

The cigar ends screaming with flavor. And the body stays pretty much at the high end of medium.

$2.80 per stick for these little guys is a good deal. That’s 2-1/2 hours of pleasure for the 5 pack. You can’t go wrong by trying these. Here is the link at CI: http://www.cigarsinternational.com/cigars/66954/blood-red-moon/

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