Ashton Classic 898
| Country of Origin: | Dominican Republic |
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| Length: | 6.5" |
| Ring: | 44 |
| Type: | |
| Flavor: | mild side of medium |
| Wrapper Type: | Natural |
| Wrapper Tobacco: | Connecticut Shade |
| Binder Tobacco: | Dominican |
| Filler Tobacco: | Dominican |
| Date Cigar Smoked: | August 27, 2006 |
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| Cost for One: | $6.85 |
| Construction Rating: | 7 |
| Taste Rating: | 9 |
| Value Rating: | 7 |
| Overall: | 7.7 |
| Purchased At: | Holt's Cigar Company |
| Tastes: | cocca,coffee |
| Notes: | This is the first cigar I've ever got to bloom. Consequently I was eager to give it a try. I know Ashton's haven't been getting good reviews from me lately, but I figured I would give them another shot. This time the verdict was different in awhile. It tasted great, with that classic Ashton taste. It was propably intensified by the bloom and the fact that this is smaller gauge then I am used to. (Smaller gauge means the wrapper has a greater proportional effect on taste.) It was countered by the tightness of the draw, which was just a little tighter than I can excuse due to the thinness of the cigar. Maybe that's why I don't like smaller gauge cigars, or maybe I've been having bad thin gauge cigars, either way I don't like them. In the end, I did enjoy this cigar, but I won't be stocking my humidor with it. |
Posted by: Mark at March 7, 2007 8:00 PM