Size: 6 X 52
Color: Natural
Cost: $5.00
Drink: E&J VS Brandy
I've not had a lot of time to enjoy a smoke recently...but I'm back!
Today, I stopped by the local tobacco shop and walked in the humidor...without a plan. After a few minutes of trying to decide what to taste, the tobacconist came to my "rescue?" I told him that I wanted: light and inexpensive. He recommended the Alec Bradley Classic Blend Torpedo.
I'll talk about this in a later post, but I'm not a huge fan of torpedo cigars. I'm always afraid to cut the draw to big. It's like I don't know where to stop the cutter. Trepidatiously, I made the cut on this torpedo and was relatively satisfied with the cut.
Upon lighting the cigar, I smelled a pretty strong scent of grass - no, not that grass. Since it had just rained, I wondered if what I was smelling was the fresh rained upon grass. But the more I drew the more I realized it was the cigar.
The Classic Blend was sweet and stayed sweet throughout the smoke. Of the cigars have reviewed thus far, this was the mildest and the sweetest. I was a bit surprised of how mild the smoke was because the cigar was darker in color than originally thought. The wrapper is Honduran and the filler is Nicaraguan.
I decided to be frugal with the drink as well. I tasted the cigar with E&J VS Brandy. The flavors blended nicely together. I like the band on this cigar - kind of intricate and pretty.
Overall, I really enjoyed the taste of the cigar. I will most certainly be adding several of these to my humidor.
4 out of 5 stars.
