CigarKings Creative Edition Petit Robusto
As the name suggests Cigarkings, I got the feeling of being a royalty when I held the little cigar in my hand. Usually it’s hard to divide a small cigar into three parts, But this one gave me a real complexity and made it possible. It was a true honour to put on a royal crown and smoke the CigarKings Creative Edition Petit Robusto.
Construction
When I took a closer look at the CigarKings Creative Petit Robusto, I found a vein at the end of the cigar, but there was nothing special that would suggest that the cigar would burn unevenly except at the end of the cigar at the vein. I felt through the whole cigar, the rest was smooth and perfect. What shocked me was the burn line. The cigar burned obliquely most of the smoking. I had to correct it several times. Although I would usually find it annoying, the taste lifted it up instead and made every time I had to correct it with lighters worth it.
Vitola: Petit Robusto
Wrapper: HBN Ecuador (Los Rios) Sun Grown
Binder: Secret
Filler: Nicaragua (Esteli) Seco & Viso (only)
Taste
After cutting the cigar i took some draws before lightning it. The taste that I got was Sweet cocoa which I thought was incredibly lovely.
1/3
When I started smoking the cigar, I was filled with joy, A texture that I really love. It was a combination of light creaminess and butterine’s. The Draw was medium light. What first came to mind was a floral flavor that is best described in the tulip direction. At about 3 – 4 puffs came a taste that got me thinking of a sweet butter dough pastry with green grapes. I don’t know if it was the buttery texture and a sweetness that made it, but it was an interesting and pleasurable taste. There was a pepperiness that settled at the back of the palate that persisted through the smoking, Red Pepper. I thought it would ruin the cigar, but it turned out that it ballanced out all the flavors. In addition, there was also a certain saltiness that got me thinking of the saltiness in prosciutto, it made me want more and fast.
2/3
By the time I got into the second third, the texture changed and the creaminess was more full-bodied and the butteriness had almost disappeared completely. The tulip flavor I felt earlier in the cigar was still there but had retreated quite a bit and wasn’t as sweet anymore, it gave way to weak light coffee. There were also flavors that I thought fit perfectly into the mix with tulip and coffee, it was a mixture of light oak and a lot of cedar. The saltiness that I liked was still there but had become sweeter and disappeared faster.
3/3
The last third, I must say, ended the cigar in an incredibly good way. All the sweetness and tulip flavor was gone and had been replaced by a mixture of sweet dark wood/bark in a combination of bonfire. There were also flavors of walnut that also gave a slight dry feeling in the mouth. The walnut flavor lingered between the puffs and I appreciated that. It allowed one to enjoy more even when letting the cigar rest a little.
Aftertaste
The aftertaste didn’t last long, around 30 minutes, leaving a pleasant taste of walnut and oily feeling.
Smoke time
The actual smoking time took about 30 minutes and could certainly have been 5 more minutes if I smoked a little slower.
I think it’s a perfect cigar for weekdays when you want to luxuriate in the day without having a cigar that’s too big.
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