Go Back   Cigar Weekly Community Forums and Discussion Groups > Smoking Post > Cigar Reviews

Cigar Reviews This room is for organized blind reviews, individual reviews by CW Members and reviews entered into the database that the Editors feel are particularly well done.

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 05-05-2017, 06:45 AM   #1
jefslat
CW WarCraft God
CW Special Correspondent
Editor at Large
Predominant CW Ambassador
Herf God
 
jefslat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: San Antonio de Bexar
Posts: 38,899
Southern Draw Firethorn Robusto

The cigar has a somewhat veiny but otherwise beautiful Habano wrapper with rich deep tobacco notes from the wrapper and shaggy foot. Brand owner Robert Holt guarantees a perfect draw, and sure enough, there it is.



Initial notes are almost all wrapper thanks to the shaggy foot, and they're very good. Getting into the filler, it's all aged tobacco at the start, also a very good thing. A firm light grey ash emerges from an even burn.

Approaching 1/3 some toasty notes with a light touch of ginger have emerged. The hoppiness of the beer is definitely helping my palate with the flavors. The ash is still firm, although I will knock it off to avoid ashes in my lap. The burn is still pretty even.

For anyone who doesn't know, Southern Draw cigars are rolled at the A.J. Fernandez factory, which basically means the construction is perfect. Approaching half way, the light ginger notes have given way to white pepper notes complementing the rich aged tobacco notes. The ash has darkened a bit and remains firm.

The cigar is smoking nice and slow, making for a very smooth and cool smoke. The pepper notes are still present but are not building, keeping the smoke from being harsh. The last time I had a Firethorn I smoked an Amish Broadleaf panatella; the wrapper, tasty as it was, overwhelmed the filler. This Habano wrapper is a much better match.

At 2/3 the subtleties of the white pepper notes have been replaced by the more straightforward notes of black pepper, but are still not overwhelming. The burn continues to be good and the ash remains solid.



The Firethorn blend has some complexity although the wonderful flavors of the aged filler will keep most of your attention. Even without purging the smoke remains cool. The finish is a little heavy, but not enough to be harsh.

Put this one down just past the one inch mark. A very pleasant cigar that I would smoke any time of day, it definitely has a place in any cigar lover's rotation. Overall I give it a 8.75/10. Joe Bob says check it out.
__________________
El Gringo permanence...

El perro, el perro, es mi corazon.
El gato, el gato, el gato no es bueno.
El Jefe es cantante,
El Jefe es muy famoso
El Jefe es el hombre con el queso del diablo.

El perro, el perro, nunca sin raison
El gato, el gato, el gato es obseno
El Jefe es caliente, El Jefe es carinoso
El Jefe le da besos mejor que su esposo

What Would TOJE Do? Þ £
jefslat is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Prototype jefslat Cigar Reviews 0 03-30-2017 02:33 PM
Southern Draw tasting spiridon Cigar Talk 2 12-11-2015 07:07 PM
Kudos to Southern Draw Cigars spiridon Cigar Talk 1 09-04-2015 04:53 AM
Southern Draw Kudzu spiridon Cigar Reviews 0 08-24-2015 03:11 PM
Southern Draw Firethorn Robusto jazznut Cigar Talk 0 05-11-2015 06:33 AM


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:35 AM.