I had saved the West Tampa Tobacco Company Attic Series cigar for a while. Some cigars are hard to come by here were we live and that applies to this one. I have not yet been able to buy more than this one I smoked. I chose to take the cigar when i head my birthay. It was broad daylight before all the guests arrived and I told my wife I’d have a smal cigar. (usually 30 min it usually is then). 80 minutes later.
– wouldn’t you smoke a smal cigar? she laughed lightly
– well compared to my love for you it is barely visible. I celebrated in a way I love, hanging out with my family, a cigar in peace and quiet and then getting all the guests home. This cigar was a great choice for the day.
Conctruction
Although I consider the West Tampa Tobacco Company Attic Series Toro cigar to be a premium cigar, I was surprised at how well it was rolled. The cigar had no irregularities in the distribution of tobacco. It was solid and almost as straight as a wall. The Attic toro cigar was without any shifts in color. The cap was impressively well made and incredibly evenly rolled without unevenness. The texture was slightly oily. The cigar band was simple but elegant at the same time. I got an incredible luxurious feeling when holdingbolag the cigar. It was a good example of less is more. When I held it I became incredibly excited and just longed for the cigar to be lit.
Vitola: Toro
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Maduro
Binder: Nicaragua Condega
Filler: Condega viso, Esteli Viso, Esteli Ligero
Taste
The cold draft was extremely pleasant. Before I started heating up the cigar, I sat there and enjoyed it for a short while. The taste I felt shades of was sweet chocolate and cedar wood.
1/3
Once I lit the West Tampa Tobacco Company Attic Series Toro cigar I was washed over with lots of great flavors, none too much. It was a perfect balance. The first thing that came to my mind was the creamy texture. It all started with a fruity taste with a light hint of vanilla sugar in the background. There was a floweriness that I can’t describe in any other way like the scent of tulips. With all this, you could also find a mixture of espresso, dark chocolate and a little light brown sugar. The retrohale was smooth with a light hint of white pepper.You could say the cigar put on quite a show to begin with.
2/3
Once I got into the second third of Attic Series Toro cigar the texture became creamier which I felt was nice. The fruitiness took more place and became one of the dominant flavors. The vanilla I felt has now almost completely disappeared. The general florality taste that was there before was almost gone and made the taste of the tulip more prominent. In the background you could find nuances of combination of cedar and oak with a hint of the crust of stone oven baked bread. The retrohaling was smoother than before and the white pepper was almost gone, you almost had to look for it. As I approached the last third of the cigar came between the puffs a slight bitterness and lighter taste of walnut. The walnut flavor was reminiscent of the one that is usually found in the aftertaste when the cigar is finished. I really liked the whole combination of flavors in the cigar.
3/3
I stepped into the last third of the cigar and felt curious. The cigar had offered so many flavors that even if it calmed down I would still be impressed with it. It was like the cigar changed almost completely.
The texture in the Attic Series cigar was slightly buttery and slightly creamy.
There was some dark chocolate that dominated with a slight sweetness. Dark Oak came in sometimes and kept company.
A certain Fruitiness came from time to time in the background, with hints of exotic fruits.
Aftertaste
I liked the texture of the Aftertaste on the West Tampa Tobacco Company Attic Series Toro cigar. Often cigars tend to have a bit of a dry texture at the end, this one was slightly oily which was an incredibly nice end to the cigar. The taste did not last long and was dark oak.
Smoke time
I sat for about 80 minutes smoking the cigar.
Would I smoke the West Tampa Tobacco Company Attic Series Toro cigar again? Undoubtedly. If any store were to sell it, it would go straight into my humidor.
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