Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Desflorada
Binder: Ecuadorian Habano
Filler: Nicaraguan
Vitola: Corona Gorda (5 x 46 box-pressed)
Strength: Full
Purchase Link: Black Works Paper Crane
BLK WKS PAPER CRANE REVIEW – DOM
Summary: I can’t make out whether this cigar is box pressed or oval pressed; the foot looks like a cross section of a sourdough boule. One puff in, I take back my rude comment about the appearance because DANG this cigar is good. Pie crust on the palate teams up with pepper on the retro hale. Old. Fashioned. Doughnut.
In the second half, coconut and semi-sweet chocolates maintain an optimal sweetness level. Unfortunately, the final third falls flat flavor wise.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Doughnuts for dessert
Pairing Suggestion: Coffee
Perceived Strength: Medium-
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: 5-pack
BLK WKS PAPER CRANE REVIEW – RICH
Summary: This cigar brought notes of peanut, cream, hay, cedar, honey, toast, and almond.
Draw was on the looser side, but not problematic at all. Construction was good.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Mixed nuts
Pairing Suggestion: Coffee
Perceived Strength: Medium-
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: 5-pack
BLK WKS PAPER CRANE REVIEW – BENECIA
Summary: Red pepper spice on the ones-and-twos. Was kind of sad it came and went but hay, sweet cream and wheat bread were replacements! Totally opposite from what I was expecting, even got a hint of Cinnamon right before the second half.
The only thing keeping me from a box is the massive relights… Dammit!
If You Like That, You Might Like This: A coffee break
Pairing Suggestion: Butane
Perceived Strength: Mild+
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: 5-pack
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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