Smoke Notes: Excalibur 1066 Dark Knight III
These showed up on my door step one afternoon along with another sampler box. June 11th to be exact the day before my thirty first birthday. They came as a surprise from a friend, Hoot is just that kind of guy. I didn’t waste to much time opening the box up and getting one lit up, I have been hooked ever since.
Country: Honduras
Length/Ring: 4 1/2 x 50
Shape: Rothschild
Wrapper: Dark Natural
Strength: Full
Price: $59.95 (Buy Now)
These are a dark and oily smoke that just looks good. It has a nice size cap that is a little rough but cut with no issues. One so far out of the box had a little more of a firm draw than I prefer but it still gave me ample amounts of smoke. But it did require more attention on the puffing front and the one went out on me once.
The burn is what I call good all the way down. I would give the burn a 9 out of 10 on the first half and a 7.5 of 10 the rest of the way down with the burn going off a little. The ash was thick and stiff holding on for a good while. The first half of the cigar was more on the medium side and smooth. No bitter aftertaste to my surprise. I thought it would have a more lingering effect on me. It starts to pick up more to the full side of things around the half way mark and you get a little bitterness toward the end. I tasted a little dark chocolate and salty peanuts (I think).
Overall this is a good smoke. I have enjoyed everyone I have had and thank Hoot for this birthday gift. I don’t know if I would have ever tried this one if the the famous brown truck didn’t show up at my house that day. If you see them in your local humi it is worth the $3-$4 to give these a try.
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