Speaking of AJ Fernandez... smoking this Man O’ War Damnation for the first time. I’ve always had a soft spot for the Man O’ War line. From the Armada to the Puro Authentico, I’ve tried to smoke them all.
The Damnation is exceptionally strong. I retrohaled the entire first puff and it made my eyes water. The first inch is just full of pepper, but that’s subsided a bit in the second third. It’s more of a spicy chocolate, dark coffee flavor at the moment. If it keeps up like this to the nub, ol’ AJ has another winner.