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The Hogfish

I almost never smoke cigars this big in terms of ring gauge, but Sigars.com sent this one to me and I am more than happy to try it out. Right away, after toasting the foot and straight cutting the cap, I get a delicious citrus flavor with a base of cedar and leather. The retrohale is amazingly smooth, no pepper spiciness at all, and gives even more citrusy orange flavor. After about an inch of smoking the citrus has subsided slightly and gave way to more of the cedar and leather. I've been very impressed by the draw and the burn, especially with such a large ring gauge. The burn is pretty much razor sharp and the draw has just a slight resistance. Now halfway through, and the burn approaching the band, the ash is still holding on tight although it is starting to angle off slightly. I was able to slide the band off easily and the ash stayed intact. In the final third, the citrus flavor is now in the back seat and the leather and cedar are more pronounced. The ash finally dropped with about an inch and a half remaining. The rest of the cigar was just as amazing as the first. Fantastic cigar overall! Find this cigar and more at sigars.com