Wrapper: Undisclosed
Binder: Undisclosed
Filler: Undisclosed
Vitola: Robusto
Purchase Link: OneOff Cigars
OneOff Review - California
Summary: NACHO CHEESE DORITOS, BABY! I don't know how but this cigar has found a way to maneuver from chips to chocolate without any awkward mixes of the two. Red pepper. The ash is semi-flaky but seems to be holding on alright. Gummy worms for a second and then back to reality. It went out on me just as I finished the first third.
Second third has some of that wonderful Wonka gummy sweetness again. Flavors are starting to mellow out at the halfway point.
Final third is still pretty calm. Construction has held up nicely. More red pepper but the retrohale is surprisingly cool.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Shining your dress shoes.
Pairing Suggestion: Sazerac.
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Fiver.
OneOff Review - Wisconsin
Summary: Overall, this was a balanced medium-bodied cigar that brought a lot of different flavors to the table. It hit my palate very well; I could smoke it all day happily. As for cons, it was dry at times and there was a sour note that snuck in on occasion.
The flavor profile brought significant wood, baking spices, and nuttiness. It had moderate flavors of spice, leather, bread, pepper, and sweetness. And it had occasional notes of cinnamon, brown sugar, gingerbread, and sourness.
Construction-wise, the cigar performed well. The draw was a little loose, but the burn was just about perfect and it never gave me any problems.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: If you like a balanced and interesting cigar, you've got a winner here.
Pairing Suggestion: Root beer
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: You'd be doing yourself a favor if you picked up a fiver.
OneOff Review - Oregon
Summary: Medium brown in color and firmly wrapped, this cigar looks rather generic. I don’t mean that in a bad way, but it’s just a everyday, solid lookin smoke. The wrapper reminds me of the smell of a warm pastry. The cold draw is perfect with flavors of dry hay, cinnamon, fall leaves and a hint of sweetness.
The first part of the cigar featured mixtures of walnuts, rice chex, bread dough and some wood notes. They varied in strength and each took a turn leading the pack. There’s a bitter note there as well. By the end of the first third I encountered some funky papery/cardboard flavors; not good.
The retrohale was pleasant however consisting of wood and floral notes along with a fair amount of pepper spice. The Burn and ash were perfect.
The middle was all about cedar, cream, floral/citrus notes and mild tobacco. This transition made the first part seem a little mediocre. The middle was really nice.
Mild cedar and leather, cinnamon, light floral notes and mild tobacco all combined in the final couple inches of the cigar. Basically, a walk off homer in my book.
The retrohale was all sweet cinnamon and leather with a pile of pepper spice.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: If you like this then you probably like walking the dog off the leash.
Pairing Suggestion: Pair this with bourbon or a lighter bodied porter.
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: 5 pack purchase. Had the first third performed like the last two, I would recommend a 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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