What a great time we had at Table Rock SP last week, just marvelous.
We had a nice spot in the campground all things considered, full hook ups, clean, with a view of the lake.
Swank setup for relaxing.
And relaxing it was....
Holy smoke, I can't say enough about this stick. Since I had never had an Esplendido, I really had no idea what to expect. All I knew was that they were very well respected and had at one time been Fidel's go to smoke.
Anyway, after admiring the beautiful milk chocolate wrapper and the intoxicating pre-light aroma, I fired it up. At the outset, say the first 3/4'ers of an inch it was lightly peppered along with notes of leather and a little sweet cedar.
At about the time I was approaching being 1/4'er of the way in, it just bloomed. Coffee, chocolate, nutmeg, earth and just the slightest hint of white pepper. Wow, this thing is basically perfect, everything I love in a cigar and then some.
As I progressed through this bad boy it started to evolve some. The flavors of coffee, chocolate and spiced remained, but it also started offering up floral notes and a kind of salted almond flavor. Really interesting and I'm sure anyone strolling by our campsite was wondering about the dude talking to himself and starring at a cigar.
As I got toward the end of this smoke the strength of it did increase, but it never got harsh and I ended up smoking it till it was too hot to grasp any longer.
In closing let me say this was a genuine treat, I thoroughly enjoyed this smoke! Tobacco doesn't get any better than this.
I'd also like to acknowledge my man, Bleed. Thanks, fella, this was a special smoke.
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