The performance remained flawless to the end. Coming to an end there is a bit more berry sweetness and pepper on the draw. Into the band point there’s a bit of tangy chocolate joining the berries and wood, along with a touch of pepper. The retrohale has become very bright with citrus, berries, and subtle baking spices. There’s some more oily wood accompanying it and a bit of pepper as well. Hitting the primary band the berry sweetness is becoming more prominent on the draw and has a musty and creamy component. The berry sweetness seems to be faintly there on the finish. The final third starts off with an interesting metallic note and some musty earthiness. The second third is closing out with the performance remaining flawless. The retrohale really brings out the chocolate and adds a bit of bitterness that balances nicely. The halfway mark sees the reemergence of the dark chocolate and citrus from earlier, along with the addition of some oily oak. The retrohale still has plenty of creamy, sweet pepper and earth, but has some of the dry baking spices as well. The berries have dropped out quickly leaving behind a lot of wood, earth, and drier baking spices. The second quickly shows an uptick in the flavor back to medium-full. The performance has been flawless so far. The first third comes to an end with a bit of drying spice and berries. Nearing the end of the first third oily pepper and damp earth are beginning to take prominence on the draw. There is a slight dark chocolate and citrus component, but mainly there’s coffee and wood. Quickly I am about halfway into the first third and the draw flavors are pretty medium now. It’s a ton of sweet, creamy pepper, with just a bit of earth and savory wood. It’s full bodied with medium-full flavors of a musty charred wood, some toast, and a bit of baking spice. The cold draw is slightly fruity, but has more bread and cedar than fruit.įirst light brings about a ton of smoke. It’s creamy citrus, plum, and spices on the nose with some floral notes as well. The wrapper is dark with an almost reddish hue. I really like the Last Tsar band and I like the addition of the Caldwell Crafted & Curated band. I think, based on scent, I am looking out for citrus and floral notes, along with earth, oak, and maybe leather. Regarding flavors, I can’t really recall what I got from the only Last Tsar I smoked a few years ago. I am anticipating a pretty full flavor, body, and possibly strength experience, especially for Caldwell. Wrapper: Hybrid Connecticut Arapiraca Maduro Louie the Last is a spinoff of The Last Tsar that utilizes the same tobaccos, however the binder and wrapper underwent a different fermentation process. Today I am beginning a dive into the Caldwell Cigar Co Crafted & Curated Series (and continuing my Caldwell kick) with one of the cigars based off an existing cigar. The cigars in the line are limited with various numbers released of each blend. The concept behind the Crafted & Curated series is that Robert Caldwell, founder of Caldwell Cigar Co, often experiments with different tobaccos and blends while in the factory and this series allows him to share his experiments. There are four inaugural releases, with three of them being tied to existing cigars in the Caldwell Cigar Co lineup. This July Caldwell Cigar Co unveiled a new series of cigars known as “Crafted & Curated”.
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