Macanudo Inspirado Black

Flavor and Character

Down in the last stretch the flavors pull in tighter and feel more concentrated It leaves a low, steady warmth sitting in the chest for a while after it’s out. As the burn evens out the smoke thickens and carries more weight on the palate with hints of earth and toasted grain sliding in quietly. The result is a profile that feels familiar in a good way. Somewhere in the middle the whole thing settles into the kind of rhythm you don’t want to rush and what felt like a quick break stretches naturally into a longer sit.

Down in the last stretch the smoke grows thicker and presses a little harder on the palate You might sit for an extra minute before you realize you haven’t picked up your phone yet. Toward the final few draws the flavors pull in tighter and feel more concentrated You’re left more with the memory of the time you spent than any one flavor. Without you really noticing when it happened it turns from a simple distraction into something closer to a small ritual and the cigar asks for nothing more than a little of your attention.

The Experience

A little further along you begin to pick up more than just the basic tobacco taste with hints of earth and toasted grain sliding in quietly. Nothing really jumps out of line; everything just settles into place. A little further along the profile stretches into a clearer mix of notes bringing soft sweetness and a bit of dry wood into better focus. It’s not flashy, but it feels honest. While you’re leaning back a little farther than before the whole thing settles into the kind of rhythm you don’t want to rush and the longer you sit with it, the easier it is to forget the clock.

• Taste: Hints of cocoa, roasted nut, and dry fruit over a bed of straightforward, honest tobacco.
• Strength: Medium Bodied
• Rating: 94
• Reddit Notes: Called the kind of smoke that works just as well alone on the porch as it does with a couple of friends and a quiet night.