Smoked my second Cirque today. This is the one direct from the Wineador that is kept around 67-68%RH. My dry box is kept at about 61-62%RH.

After reading some of the other reviews on the Cirque, I cut this one a few times and lower than I normally do, to see if I could get the same wrapper issues that they had. I could not get it to split or unravel, at all. I paired this one with a Founders "All Day IPA".

Aroma off of the cigar is very pleasant, like the first. This one is a slight bit more tobacco forward, but still a very sweet tobacco smell.



First third: Similar creamy, nutty flavor right off the bat. This time it has a slight black pepper spice in the aftertaste. Going through the first third it keeps that great cream and nutty flavor, sometimes a slight black coffee shows up in the aftertaste. I've been experimenting with Retrohale and I decided to give it a shot with this one. What a good decision, I get a clean and great blast of black cherry. Usually I find the concept of retrohale punishing, this cigar actually made it pleasurable.

Second third: Very mellow and lots of cream. Spice has faded away. A nice nutty cashew flavor pops in and out. Once I'm in the second third I'm getting almost a pound cake flavor on the back end, mixing this with continued retrohaling and a consistent black cherry flavor is a great experience.



Final third: Cream and cashew is making a comeback with a slight spice in the aftertaste. Nearing the end of the cigar, the flavors stay consistent with those flavors. The retrohale starts to shift though, more of a black current now. Starting to get hot, time to put her out!

Overall I really like this cigar. It's approachable and I get A LOT of desert flavors. This is a great cigar if you want a relaxing, pleasurable smoke. Or for a beginner that wants a cigar that's not going to punish them. I've found solid construction and a great burn in both of the Cirque cigars I've smoked. The second was a bit more "wonky", but it was also fairly windy today and I'm certain it affected the burn a bit. But it always stayed in acceptable ranges with a little attention. This is the first cigar I've found easy to retrohale, adding a lot to the smoking experience.

Again, a big THANK YOU to @JasonBCP for sending this cigar for review!

Hopefully the weather holds out, I want to get out and smoke my fourth cigar!