Wrapper: Mexican San Andres
Binder: Indonesian
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaraguan, American
Vitola: Corona (5 ¾ x 43)
Purchase Link: Caldwell Long Live the King Mad MF
Long live the King Mad MF REVIEW – CALIFORNIA
Summary: Perfect draw. Hay and a touch of red pepper as I light it up. The ash is beautiful and the flavors remain simple but enjoyable. Cream moves in with some cooking spices. Homemade cinnamon rolls, baby! I would not have pegged this stick for a breakfast smoke, but I guess I need to learn not to judge a cigar by the wrapper.
Moving into the second third, the lack of complexity is not bothering me in the slightest because the flavors are rockin'.
Final third and I'm still basking in the cooking spices 'n cream. White gummy bear now? I realize how badly those profiles sound together, but it works.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Sunbathing on the beach.
Pairing Suggestion: Coffee.
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Fiver.
Long live the King Mad MF REVIEW – Wisconsin
Summary: This skinny cigar produced a huge volume of smoke. It just kept coming! It also brought flavors: a core of sweet, bready, earth and cedar was complemented with additional tastes of chocolate, varying levels of spice and pepper, nuttiness, with a mint note appearing occasionally. The retrohale was nuts - seriously, the retrohale had a ton of nutty flavor.
Construction-wise, the draw was on the loose side. It burned razor-sharp the whole time.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: If you like peanut butter on your sandwiches, this cigar might have some things to offer you.
Pairing Suggestion: Coffee for some contrasting bitterness.
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Fiver.
Long live the King Mad MF REVIEW – Oregon
Summary: The cold draw on this smoke is molasses and fresh bread. I’m down with that all day! There is a hint of sweetness hiding in there too.
Starting off with leather, cedar, coffee and lemon zest...at least that’s what I’m calling it. There is a white pepper so subtle you could almost miss it. The cigar is producing really good smoke and the burn is perfect.
Mechanically, the cigar is performing flawlessly however, the profile has really turned towards strong floral notes for me. It is nearly overpowering many of the other flavors. Besides the floral notes, I’m really just tasting leather and natural tobacco with a suggestion of sweetness.
The most impressive aspect is the ash. I am nearing the end of the first third and the ash is perfectly straight and rock solid.
Halfway through this cigar and the floral notes have disappeared and given way too what I would describe as oatmeal cookies that’s someone forgot to add sugar to. It’s good, but missing something for me. There is a little bit of bitterness in the profile. I wouldn’t describe it as unpleasant...I would compare it to the way the tannins of walnut taste. Light baked bread notes and some cinnamon appear as well, finishing with a brief white pepper note.
As I begin the final third, the profile really isn’t changing at all from the middle section. I am noticing the aroma of this cigar is just stacked with notes of sweet cedar but somehow it gets lost in the profile completely.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: The Nintendo 64 platform.
Pairing Suggestion: IPA.
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Many people will probably dig this stick. On that basis, I’m suggesting a five 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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