Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Vitola: Toro (6 x 52)
Strength: Medium-Full
Purchase Link: Room101 14th Anniversary
ROOM101 14TH ANNIVERSARY REVIEW – DOM
Summary: My favorite color is brown. In the wide array of shades of brown, there are sexy shades, and there are shades that remind me of poop; this cigar looks like a dusty turd. Getting past the fat double cap, I taste damp wood, dirt, and discount brand corn flakes.
Halfway through, and I’m not happy—dry, vegetal tootsie rolls bump the rating down. I don’t enjoy crapping on cigars, but this cigar is cramping my style.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Cleaning gutters by hand
Pairing Suggestion: Screwdriver
Perceived Strength: Medium+
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Single
ROOM101 14TH ANNIVERSARY REVIEW – RICH
Summary: This cigar brought bold flavors of earth, hickory, anise, black pepper, cocoa nibs (bitter!), and red pepper flakes.
The burn and draw were both fine. The cigar put out a whole ton of smoke. Overall, it wasn't really my jam, but it does what it does quite well.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Things that are bold, strong, and bitter
Pairing Suggestion: Bourbon
Perceived Strength: Full
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Single
ROOM101 14TH ANNIVERSARY REVIEW – BEN
Summary: Green pepper with some jalapeno heat. I find myself holding my breath during the first few puffs: the flavor is a little potent on my palate in the beginning. My nose is tingling so much that it could be mistaken for a minty note. The heat mellows and brings leather and black tea leaves during the second third. That green pepper note continues to hold on.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Outdoorsy activities
Pairing Suggestion: Black coffee
Perceived Strength: Medium+
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: 5-pack
ROOM101 14TH ANNIVERSARY REVIEW – TED
Summary: Other than the hole in the wrapper leaf about an inch and a half up from the foot, this is a great looking cigar. Dark brown color with a little visible tooth.
Umami and dark earthy notes blanketed with some black pepper and cocoa. Pretty decent start. I’m also tasting a hint of floral notes and some *dramatic pause* clove? Interesting.
Further into this stick there are some slight shifts in the profile. Mild wood notes, cocoa and coffee along with a small amount of leather and floral flavors all mix nicely. There’s still a bit of pepper spice as well. Construction and smoke output are aces on this cigar so far. Retro hale smoke is a smooth combination of pepper and floral notes.
Let’s wrap this up. Fresh wood notes with charred meat, citrusy floral flavors, a lingering pepper note, black coffee and a bit of anise in the finish. This cigar was perfect front to back. Full bodied and relatively strong. Maybe have a snack before smoking this one.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Winning the weekend poker tourney
Pairing Suggestion: Guinness Stout
Perceived Strength: Very upper end of medium
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Box
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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