[2/2]

There's a lot of flavors going on with the Azabache, and they're all intermixed very nicely. I really enjoyed going with very SLOW retrohales with this stick, and I believe this is the way to go, due to the "thin body". I did try not so slow retrohales, but everything became pretty indiscernable, and nowhere near as pleasurable.

A fiery kind of pepper builds from the start, and I wouldn't say powerful - just a nice addition. Towards the end the burn picks up.

There's a slight sweetness and citrus flavor throughout. To me, it tasted like powdered candies that remind me of Smarties. Sometimes it became more orange fruit citrusy. Licorice is also wound within.

Leather is present, but not heavy, and it's probably a step up from subtle. Along with the leather, there's a spice that seems on the same level of intensity.

Burn wasn't razor sharp, but not bad.

Trial By Smoke Judgement:

Great cigar with interesting flavors, though a bit odd. CLE has always been on my radar, but I believe this may have been my first core brand smoke, and boy, was it nice. I've checked out and enjoyed Asylum and the Eiroa sub-brands, and I believe CLE may sit in between the two, quality and cost-wise. This stick really makes me want to run through the rest of the CLE offerings, because I'm thinking they'll all be damn good. Worth the $8-9 I paid at the B&M. Highly recommended.