Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo
Binder: Dominican Habano 2000
Filler: Dominican (Criollo 98, HVA, Piloto Cubano)
Size: 6 x 50 Toro
Strength: Medium
Price: $12.00
Quantity Released: 500 bundles of 10
Factory: Tabacalera La Isla, Dominican Republic
BACKGROUND:
From Luxury Cigar Club:
“After almost 3 years and three community blending revisions and two internal blending revisions for burn, CREATE is finally ready to ship!
“With over 100 community members blending this cigar, it delivers a medium-bodied profile that is bursting with tasting notes of cinnamon, cream, and muted black pepper, along with a La Isla flair.
“This is one of the most unique cigar projects to ever hit the market. We are honored to have such an amazing community to work with, and we are overly excited to finally release CREATE to you.
“Welcome to CREATE a revolutionary community blend project brought you by Luxury Cigar Club and manufactured by Tabacalera La Isla.”
THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
This is a crowd sourced cigar blend. After that, the pressure is on the manufacturer to give the participants a happy ending.
The wrapper oozes notes of milk chocolate, melted caramel, and steaming black coffee.
I catch my PerfecPunch laying dormant. I love smacking the bugger into submission as it rubs its single eye asking, “May I have another, sir?” I smack it once again. Damn. It flew across the room. Lucky for me, I have the brand-new Pontius Pilate Punch made in the Sudetenland by Davidoff. It doesn’t work very well but it saves me from bending over like I regularly do for my sponsors. I plan on writing a long apology depending on mood and drug of choice.
The cold draw is acidic. My first two cigars treated me the same. But then I smoked them in the ‘too early’ stage. Oh no.
Great initial puffs. Full of earthy sweetness and creamy nodules. There is a distinct fruitiness reminiscent of tart red plums and black cherries. Flavors begin to layer: milk chocolate, dried figs, fried marmot in panko crumbs, black pepper, and cinnamon. Again, great start. The acidic draw created low expectations. I was wrong. Probably another aortic aneurysm caused by liver spots on my Popeil pocket vagina.
Construction is excellent. A slow roll. Crisp burn line. And nice smoke output.
My girlfriend of 6 years had been cheating on me and dumped me. My begging worked. She showed up on my doorstep crying saying she was wrong. We took a drive to Palm Springs where we went on a hike on a well-used trail. It was desolate. She suggested an oral act of contrition. I did not argue. While in the act, I looked up to the rock cliff above us and there were 20 people staring and enjoying what they saw. I tapped her on the head more than once. She thought it was the go ahead. I coughed a few times. I heard a mumbled, “What, what?” I lifted her head. The ride home was unbearable and she left me for good a few hours later.
A creamy caramelized cinnamon bun is in effect. Strength is medium. So far, a poifect morning stick. Super rich and earthy. The depth of field is how I like it. In my old age, I’m a sucker for these leaf stats. And the godamm price is outta sight. Groovy Moon Doggies. Bitchin. Sock it to me.
I didn’t care for my first two sticks. If I was an industry reviewer who just can’t wait to slam a good cigar, this would have knelled a deathly toll. But I waited. How long? Two months. Not bad at all. And what a difference it makes. My superpowers tell me with a couple more months of home incarceration, this bird will sing like 20 people atop a rocky aperture in the Springs.
This is going to be a two-hour cigar. The slow burn is relaxed and protracted like the venereal wart on your winkie. Of course, the appearance of having a large head on your domestic partner gives it breadth and will do good for all womankind. I’m stalling. The burn is like the steadfast way you say nice things to your wife. It’s not painful, except at first, but the result is a nice waffle the next morning.
Grapes, grape leaves, and assorted baking spices. I haven’t eaten stuffed grape leaves in a long time, but this cigar’s profile gives me a sudden knee in the groin, and it comes rushing back. The sourced crowd did well.
And ladies and germs, that was just the first inch. Jesus Alou and Manny Mota. I need to stop typing or this will become the lost scrolls of Egypt. Also known as Best of Archie & Jughead.
Pretzel with a modicum of salt and sugar. I’ve lost control. It is a subtle flavor bomb. As the first half nears its denouement, strength is upped to capo de tutti capi. Now, it’s a killer. The cigar is manufactured by the iconic Tabacalera La Isla in the DR. If I was to blind taste this cigar, which I refuse to do, I’d guess it was a $20 stick.
My first sip of water. An hour into the depths of Pygmalion and Deteriorata. My wheels need rotation. Smooth, luscious, and a Shill-O-Rama. I walked into this review thinking if the cigar stunk, I’d go without a Wednesday critique. You don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Fortunately, the cigar is a slay fest. Thank God I’m a country boy.
The gorgeous Sweet Spot v. Rodan begins. I loved the first half, but the second half begins with a slug to the forehead and a slap to the proverbial knee. I am confident that with another couple months of naked humi time, the sweet smudge where the cigar began, will morph into a sweet copiusness.
The term slow roll is oxymoronic as I fight the urge to constantly puff. This would demote the complexity to bitter and tarry. But the blend tastes so damn fine that I want to do the Hully Gully and Mashed Potato in my slippers.
Creamy galore. While the strength is medium/full, there is zero nicotine in play making it an easy go lightly blend.
Candied lemon rind, milk chocolate, cinnamon and rich earthiness. The cigar pays out like a $20 slot machine. The blend shillyshallies between burnt oak and sweet cedar.
Absolute killer blend. Reminds me of Casdagli Daughters of the Wind Pony Express, Quai d’Orsay, and Powstanie SBC 22. This is a one and done production. You are never going to find a blend like this for $12.
The last third tells no lies. If it takes a nosedive, it’s Maxwell’s Silver Hammer and God Bless America.
I love the smoothness. Not hint of harshness or bitterness which is expected when one huffs and puffs. I’m great at giving advice, but not too good at taking it.
If you trust me, this is a no brainer purchase.
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RATING: 97
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