Tobacco Road

My Father

Presentation is as expected with a Don Pepin blend, Exceptional! At light up, the draw from the V-cut is loose allowing copious amounts of smoke on each draw with a medium finish. Pepper and leather on the palette with a chocolate undertone and subtle sweetness. As the first third progresses toasty earth is added and the pepper takes a step back. Chocolate is still there with a little more toasted caramel sweetness. The aroma smells of caramel. At the start of the 2nd third a creamy coffee note moves to the front with toast, earth, chocolate and leather. Salted caramel is an undertone and there is a hint of white pepper. Near the end of the 2nd third there is cinnamon and cedar on the retrohale. The salted caramel has turned into a sweetened espresso. This thing is delicious! The burn has fallen slightly behind on one side requiring a slight touch up, expected for a soft box press. Smoke is creamy, chewy with a long finish. In the final third the pepper has picked up changing from white pepper to black pepper and the sweet undertone is barely there on the palette. There is still creamy espresso, toasted earth, and ceder on the palette. Cinnamon and cedar on the retrohale and a subtle sweetness. The strength has ramped up and there is a tingle on the tongue. Lots of chewy smoke on the draw with a long finish. Here at the end if final third the sweetness is gone. Rich cacao, cedar and a lot of toast on the palette. Cedar, black pepper and cinnamon on the retrohale. Chocolate comes on the long finish. The smoke is warming up ever so slightly. The burn keeps trailing on the same side as before and has required 3 touch ups. There is a flavor I can't name on the retrohale that I have enjoyed since the first third. Overall this smoke has been quite tasty. I would definitely recommend the Le Bijou 1922. This is at least 5-pack worthy!

La Aroma de Cuba

Great construction, with a decent burn line. Did not require a touch up but I did have to roll the cigar often to keep the burn line more even. (Probably because I was floating down the American River on a tube while enjoying this cigar) The smell of the wrapper is decadent and reminded me of the smell of fresh Beechnut. Wonderful sweetness with notes of ripe fruit off the initial light up. 4/10 pepper on the retrohale, 2/10 on the palette in the first third. The sweetness remains through the second third with notes of chocolate. As a chewing tobacco fan this cigar hit the spot for flavor for me.