Wrapper: Mexican San Andres
Binder: Indonesian
Filler: Nicaraguan
Vitola: 5th Anniversary Corona (6 x 46)
Strength: Medium
Purchase Link: Stolen Throne Crook of the Crown
CROOK OF THE CROWN REVIEW – DOM
Summary: Once lit, I get charcoal and blackened marshmallow on the initial puffs. A funky herbal note makes things interesting (in a good or bad way I cannot say). It tastes like a bag of lemon jasmine tea walked the plank into a kettle of oolong.
Halfway down, shrimp joins the lemon in what would be a tasty combo if not found in a cigar. My palate begins to dry out near the end. If you’re a tea-drinking fisherman in the mood for a savory cigar, this might be right up your galley.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Crab feeds
Pairing Suggestion: White Russian
Perceived Strength: Medium
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Single
CROOK OF THE CROWN REVIEW – RICH
Summary: This cigar brought notes of dark chocolate, leather, earth, peanut, and something like red wine. There was a sweetness that nicely offset the bitterness that came along with the darker flavors.
Construction gave me no problems. Smoke poured out of this thing.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Hot chocolate
Pairing Suggestion: Rum & Coke
Perceived Strength: Medium
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: 5-pack
CROOK OF THE CROWN REVIEW – BEN
Summary: Have you ever smoked a cigar where the retro tastes better than the flavor on the palate? Graphite on the retro but as I release, HELLO Dark chocolate and cedar. I retro haled 90%of the cigar.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: The sensation of holding your breath
Pairing Suggestion: Sparkling water
Perceived Strength: Mild+
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Single
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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