PIO

Resurrection

Toasted the foot before straight cutting. Right away there was a nuttiness/roasted coffee and a sweet chocolate flavor. The box press keeps a pretty even burn all the way around, but the ash is a bit flaky. Great overall flavor, much smoother than I was expecting with a slight spice on the retrohale. Very balanced flavor overall with the chocolatey sweetness turning into more of a medium roast coffee and roasted chestnut. Paired with an Odell Pulp Theory hazy IPA, the sweet grain flavor of the beer contrasts nicely against the nutty and cocoa flavor of the Mexican San Andreas wrapper. The draw is perfect, nice and loose which gives a great even burn all the way around with long slow puffs. The ash dropped after I took off the band, so around 2 inches. A dark chocolate cherry flavor appeared right after the ash fell, with an oak and almond aftertaste. The Mexican San Andres wrapper is velvety on my fingers.