Cousin's Cigar

Punch

I thought I would try this stick. It was well wrapped using several smaller leaves that were not going to win a beauty contest. I couldn't keep this lit, while doing my usual reading. Probably my fault, but many other sticks perform better with my long time between puff style. The taste remained earthy with no pleasant surprises. It's a cheap smoke, but still a disappointment even at this price. Paired with Captain and Coke.

Onyx

Wow! I'm struggling to rate this stick. It was hard to light, even after switching from a soft flame to a torch. The burn was uneven until just under the half way point when the wrapper woke up. The construction was terrible; looking more like the wrapper was glued together with pieces parts. Lots of veins in the wrapper. The ash was layered (like burning newspaper and would fall off. I needed lots of touchups. That's the bad stuff. Despite all this, the flavor was remarkably good at medium to full, with nice smoke, carmal smoothness. It paired nicely with Jefferson Ocean Select Cask Strenth. If I didnt work so hard to smoke it, I would have enjoyed it more. I'll give it a second chance down the road.