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Cheap Bastard Gordo

Initial Thoughts

Well, with a name like Cheap Bastard, your bound not to be disappointed.veiny wrapper, with a pre-cut head... whats not to love?  No soft spots to be found.  Smells slightly sweet.  Not a lot I can tell you about this cigar, other than it was handmade in the DR.

The Smoke

JD on the rocks is poured, and we're ready to fire this bad boy up.  First couple of puffs give me a small amount of smoke, with flavors of ... precious little.  A few more puffs, and I'm sayin' this thing tastes like ... hmmm... maybe toasted cardboard?  Ok... now I'm getting some actual flavor, faint as it may be ... toasted cardboard with a slightly sweet nuance.  Draw is slightly tight, burn is decent enough.

At the 1/3rd point, the flavor is now slightly peppery, ever so slightly sweet.  Burn continues to be good (not excellent, but good).   I haveta say... considering the name, there's clearly no possible way I can be disappointed.  It doesn't actually taste like shit... in fact it has precious little taste at all.  I mean hell, even the peppery flavor seems to have disappeared to a large extent.  Ok... now the peppery flavor is back.

At the 2/3rd point, the peppery flavor intensifies and becomes slightly harsh.  As I continue smoking, the harshness gets a little more intense.  Following it up with a swig of Jack makes the harshness become a little bit less noticeable.  Now maybe it IS just the Jack, but as I'm finishing it up, the harshness seems to be lightening up.

The Rating