Player I, Stick 1, Overall score is 76
Player Sarnone, Gurkha Anniversario perfecto
Appearance and Construction: 19 of 20
This estimated 6 x 56 figuardo was cool looking for sure. A natural darker brown wrapper was very even in color, very smooth like with only a spot or two where the wrapper was raised. Very minimal veins, felt velvety in my hand and solid heft to this. The smell was simply pleasant tobacco.
Pre-lit draw 8 of 10
The draw was very good, felt about perfect. The draw yielded a dry/flat dirt taste. There was little taste and no twang.
Burning and lighting 11 of 15
Lit very easily for this odd looking stick, but quickly turned south. Almost right away the burn was sideways and irregular almost the entire time. This required so many touch ups, I lost count and had me frustrated. The burn rate itself was good. The ash was flaky and was dark grey.
Flavor, taste, changes in profile: 23 of 30
Heavy earth with ever so slight spiciness start (and cloves??). Half way thru still heavy earthiness and some woodiness picked up, staying very mild. This earthiness was dominate throughout and was almost one dimensional with very little change in that dimension. 3/4 of the way I grew tired of this flavor and tired of the burn issues. Not much complexity, just pounded away the same earth flavors. The smoke volume was average for a large RG stick.
Overall Finish: 7 of 10
Average tobacco tasted without anything special. Decent dry earth taste remained on pallet.
Summary: 8 of 15
This stick lasted me 74 minutes, putting it down with about 2" remaining as the burn and monotonous dirty earth made me grow tired of smoking. Overall a very mild and sorry to say a boring cigar. I might buy singles as I like the look of this stick. Due to its size, I would estimate cost around the $7 buck range. I apologies for the harsh ratings, maybe the two sticks just did not work for me. If you like dry/dirty earth stick and this did not have burn issues, add 8 points, otherwise pass on this one. Thanks for sharing this cigar with me.
Player Sarnone, Gurkha Anniversario perfecto
Appearance and Construction: 19 of 20
This estimated 6 x 56 figuardo was cool looking for sure. A natural darker brown wrapper was very even in color, very smooth like with only a spot or two where the wrapper was raised. Very minimal veins, felt velvety in my hand and solid heft to this. The smell was simply pleasant tobacco.
Pre-lit draw 8 of 10
The draw was very good, felt about perfect. The draw yielded a dry/flat dirt taste. There was little taste and no twang.
Burning and lighting 11 of 15
Lit very easily for this odd looking stick, but quickly turned south. Almost right away the burn was sideways and irregular almost the entire time. This required so many touch ups, I lost count and had me frustrated. The burn rate itself was good. The ash was flaky and was dark grey.
Flavor, taste, changes in profile: 23 of 30
Heavy earth with ever so slight spiciness start (and cloves??). Half way thru still heavy earthiness and some woodiness picked up, staying very mild. This earthiness was dominate throughout and was almost one dimensional with very little change in that dimension. 3/4 of the way I grew tired of this flavor and tired of the burn issues. Not much complexity, just pounded away the same earth flavors. The smoke volume was average for a large RG stick.
Overall Finish: 7 of 10
Average tobacco tasted without anything special. Decent dry earth taste remained on pallet.
Summary: 8 of 15
This stick lasted me 74 minutes, putting it down with about 2" remaining as the burn and monotonous dirty earth made me grow tired of smoking. Overall a very mild and sorry to say a boring cigar. I might buy singles as I like the look of this stick. Due to its size, I would estimate cost around the $7 buck range. I apologies for the harsh ratings, maybe the two sticks just did not work for me. If you like dry/dirty earth stick and this did not have burn issues, add 8 points, otherwise pass on this one. Thanks for sharing this cigar with me.
