Room101 Big Payback Maduro Toro (6×54)

Unexpected! Very much enjoyed this very inexpensive stick. Dark chocolate flavor on cold draw. Initial light up was very smooth and enjoyable. Almost no spice on pallet and very little pepper/spice on retrohale. Consistent taste of coffee, dark chocolate and cocoa w/no noticeable transitions. Smooth and Balanced. Medium Body, Medium Finish. No issues with construction or burn. Will gladly enjoy this smoke again.

I had trouble picking up on flavor notes in the first third, it was kinda uneventful. Towards the end of the first, I started picking up on coconut and hints of vanilla, chocolate with almond leather, and some cedar in the aftertaste. Kinda reminds me of an Almond joy candy bar. The chocolate notes pick up in the second third. It has good construction with the ash holding on for two inches. It has a tiny hint of sweetness coming off the wrapper that fades quickly. It is a smooth cigar as well as the retro hale. It leaves the smallest touch of spice on the tongue. The final third has coco in the retro hale. This cigar really isn’t bad but it’s one that I would probably pass on in the future as coconut isn’t my cup o tea. I believe it’s medium body with light nicotine levels. The ash is flaky grey. I think the full strength claim was lacking. I think it’s well balanced but not well blended because I taste the flavors stronger than the others in each draw.

This cigar punches above its price. Very smooth with lots of meaty earth and smooth leathery tones with just a hint of cocoa throughout. Extraordinary burn throughout and no construction issues. Nothing but good things to say here; you really need to pick some of these up!