Padilla Miami 8&11 Review
Cigar: Padilla Miami 8&11
Size: Toro, 6.0”x54
MSRP: $14.10
Strength: Medium
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Origin: United States
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Prelight: This is a pretty good looking cigar with a velvety wrapper. There are some interesting freckles towards the foot of the cigar. They don’t really look like tooth, more like pockmarks. There are also a few small tears near the shoulders, no doubt at the hands of USPS. The wrapper smells a bit on the sour side, almost like decaying wood, and the foot smells like someone poured powdered cocoa over the same decaying log. Mind you, these scents are not off-putting. They are merely my observations. After punching, the draw is a little on the loose side for my preference, but tastes delightfully woody.
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1/3: The 8&11 starts off with a strong dose of black pepper and some cream to balance it out. There is just a hint of that same fruity sweetness I tasted in the Signature 1932, as well as traces of cocoa. As the first third progresses, the black pepper takes on a more of a woody note, and reminds me of cedar. There is some cream on the finish, and the first third ends tasting of pepper, cedar, and cream.
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2/3: The ash drops right as I begin the second third. The black pepper has faded completely and the profile is mostly cedar, with some earthiness and grass. Cocoa begins to increase around the halfway mark. It is truly a great mix of wood, grass, and cocoa, with a creamy texture to the smoke.
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3/3: The final third sees a decline of the cocoa flavor and cedar and grass dominate the cigar. As I reach the nub, the grass ebbs and I am left with cedar until I begin to burn my fingers.
Overall: A great cigar. I loved the complexity of the first third, and while the second and final thirds were more straightforward, I enjoyed the profiles they had to offer as well. The transitions were logical and agreeable. The construction (despite some cosmetic flaws) was perfect and no touch ups were ever needed. I would no doubt smoke this cigar again.
