Caldwell

The Last Tsar

Cold draw: cedar, pepper, earth 1st: cedar with slight pepper 2nd & 3rd: sweet dried fruit, cedar with nutty notes Creamy thick smoke throughout. Really nice smoke

Had to do some thinking.

Bit tight on the draw in the first third, but opened up and otherwise the consistent quality this brand is associated with. Ash held to 3", paired with a Founders Backwoods Bastard.

Medium-full, complex flavor. Goes from earth-cedar-pepper to a very unique cream-citrus-sea salt in the middle. Back to cedar and pepper at the end. Nice smoke volume, ash held throughout. Definitely full bodied finish. Middle third was an original flavor blend and most distinctive part of the cigar.

Earthy, leathery, cedar, sweet

First half was boring. Halfway it started to taste good but frustratingly had to relight often.