Alec Bradley

Black Market Vandal

Is good burn Is very Smooth Not much flavor... Weather and oak Smoke it with A new york strip steand an old fashioned Was a pleasant smoke... But not much flavor

Is good burn Is very Smooth Not much flavor... Weather and oak Smoke it with A new york strip steand an old fashioned Was a pleasant smoke... But not much flavor

Initial light was very bitter and plastic tasting. It burned uneven but the draw was great. The plastic flavor subsided slightly leaving a leathery earth flavor. The wrapper unraveled slightly but stayed tight enough to stay on

Dark chocolate base with leather, earth, and black pepper. Without an initial cut the draw was tight but after a straight cut the draw was perfect and the burn canoed slightly with minor touch-ups. The dark chocolate flavor remained throughout but the spiciness subsided and provided a great retrohale. These are finally at an optimal time to smoke right down to the nub. A bit of a nutmeg flavor on top of the dark chocolate/dark roast coffee flavor reminiscent of a good mocha coffee. Excellent smoke!

Was disappointed with the last cigar so I fired up one more. Decent flavor and draw, but this cigar constantly unravels as I smoke. As the burn lowers the heat unravels the wrapper quarter inch by quarter inch. Maybe I'll try smoking the next one backwards to see if that helps. Flavor is slightly sweet like molasses or plum. Spicy on the retrohale, a slight burn in the sinuses. Nice maduro taste. Burning quick. I'll be surprised to get an hour and a half out of it. Decided to cut the end after the draw got tight. Much easier draw now makes it very pleasant. After cutting it, and the draw being more loose it stopped burning so quickly finishing up right around an hour and a half. The second half burned much better.