“This had to be my favorite part of the cigar as the pepper and spice started to build more and more with the fading coffee and chocolate notes mentioned earlier. With the pepper and spice came some wonderful earthy and woodsy notes. They balanced each other perfectly, no one flavor conquering the other, but fighting…
“FIRST LIGHT – A heavy aroma of warm chocolate off the toasted foot. Flavors of charred cedar and light orange peel bitterness for a few minutes while combustion sets in. Once the blend settles in flavors of dark chocolate, infused coffee stout and leather. The spicy element is in the form of creamy black pepper…
“Entrance: toasted, cedar, earth – Center: earth, toasted, sweet spice, white pepper – Finish: humus, oak, mineral, moss The Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Robusto currently fits the profile of 80.7% of Cigar Sense members. The average cigar in our database fits 63.1% of our members…” read more
“Strength remains at a touch above medium. The Cedrus is fat. Balance is becoming a shining example of laser focused intent. I haven’t had this much fun since my Bar Mitzvah. I get it now. This is a cigar to be respected at the altar of the golden calf. The Levites are waiting for Moses…
“The first third opens up with some nice rich earth and spice notes. There is some almond like qualities present with that and it is also delivering some milk chocolate and sweet coconut shaving qualities. It is not over the top in any of those flavor profiles but rather balanced throughout. I would classify the…
“The Southern Draw Cedrus-The Hogan cigar is a spectacular cigar to look at. From opening the special box and sliding out one of these dark brown, smooth and satiny specimens to examining the feel of its square barrel, light oily sheen, and the perfectly finished tip of its head is enticing to…” read more
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“An aroma of heavy cedar off the toasted foot. Flavors of mild cedar char and orange peel for the first few draws accompanied by a leather spice notable in between draws. When the components settle in, flavors of creamy leather, sweet cedar and glazed almonds. There is minimal background involvement as the…” read more
“The cigar begins with a mix of slightly sweet cedar and a good dose of black pepper. As the cigar reaches the full ring gauge, the sweetness fades away and the pepper becomes more of a spiciness to pair with the cedar. The retrohale carries a similar profile except for an enhanced…” read more
“The first puffs of the Southern Drawn Cedrus Hogan aren’t overwhelming, leaving that impression to be made by the retrohale, which is markedly fuller though not particularly pepper-laden at the outset. That changes fairly rapidly though, with each sample delivering its own level of…” read more
