Rain City Cigar

Expertly constructed and an outstanding smoking experience 👍 This is a mineral and earth-forward flavor profile that is in no way offensive. Confidently pair it with just about anything. As with my previous review, it also does not stand out with it's flavor profile. Like so many other blends, it lacks flavor depth, nuance or journey attributes. With so many things going for it, it's difficult to admit that I'll hold out for more worthy smokes in my humidor.

This is a good cigar and would pair well with just about anything. Still, for all of its positive attributes, it seems to lack in flavor complexity or richness of depth making it feel more ordinary than it is.

Aged 1 year. This cigar strikes me as both a masterpiece of blending and construction, while also being unceremoniously linear and boring. Appearance, construction and the smoking experience are all outstanding. Yet, the flavor is a linear barnyard / oak mix that fails to develop unique expressions. Just about any humidor is full of cigars that I could say the same thing about: ordinary and unimpressive. Burn🔥 requires a relight or two. Mild flavor and medium nicotine.

TL;DR - Pure Luxury. Toasted graham cracker core turns to a confectioners cocoa and spicy brandy retrohale. Just wow. Recommended 👍 Aged 13 mos, dry-boxed 1 hour⏳️ Pre-light is dark chocolate 🍫 Light-up is easy👌Goldilocks construction and draw, though this cigar's wrapper had some light unraveling a few times. No big deal. Initial flavor impressions: creamy, toasted graham cracker. Ridiculous volumes of smoke come off this thing. Fantastic! A confectioner's cocoa appears about halfway in, now paired with a brandy retrohale. Wow, what a journey. Burn🔥was perfect. Medium-strong flavors and medium nicotine.

TL;DR - Hickory and saffron. Very well made cigar. Aged 10 mos, dry-boxed 3 hours ⏳️ Goldilocks light-up and draw 👌 Construction is stunning 😍 Initial impressions: mild wood tones, possibly Hickory. Saffron develops as an additional core. A linear smoke. Medium flavors and medium nicotine. Pairing options seem wide-open.

Outstanding as always.