Asylum Insidious
Asylum Insidious doesn’t make a big scene at first light; it just catches, glows, and lets a curl of warm smoke drift up before you think too hard about it. It sends up just enough scent to remind you why you lit a cigar instead of doing one more thing on your list. You realize the first inch is gone before you’ve bothered to check the time. There’s a thin line of smoke that hangs in the air a bit longer than you expect from the first pulls. Whatever was buzzing around in your head a few minutes ago starts to slide off to the sides.
Flavor and Character
As the burn evens out the flavors start to show more of themselves bringing soft sweetness and a bit of dry wood into better focus. The change is slow, but it makes the cigar feel more complete. Somewhere in the middle you realize you’re timing your thoughts between draws instead of checking your watch and the cigar asks for nothing more than a little of your attention. A little further along the profile stretches into a clearer mix of notes with touches of coffee, dry cocoa, and a bit of wood weaving together. The result is a profile that feels familiar in a good way.
Moving into the early third the flavors start to show more of themselves with hints of earth and toasted grain sliding in quietly. Nothing really jumps out of line; everything just settles into place. In the final third the smoke grows thicker and presses a little harder on the palate The finish hangs around quietly, not demanding attention but not disappearing either. Near the end the cigar feels more serious, but it still keeps its composure The finish hangs around quietly, not demanding attention but not disappearing either.
The Experience
As the burn evens out the smoke thickens and carries more weight on the palate showing a line of warm spice over a simple, grounded tobacco core. The result is a profile that feels familiar in a good way. Down in the last stretch the profile narrows down to its core character The finish hangs around quietly, not demanding attention but not disappearing either. Without you really noticing when it happened the whole thing settles into the kind of rhythm you don’t want to rush and the cigar asks for nothing more than a little of your attention. Without you really noticing when it happened the cigar quietly takes control of the pace and the cigar asks for nothing more than a little of your attention.
- Taste: Toasted grain, gentle smoke, and a rounded earth tone that feels comfortable rather than sharp.
- Strength: Medium Bodied
- Rating: 91
- Reddit Notes: Talked about as a good choice when you just want to sit, breathe, and let the day back off a little.
