The Ivory Tower of Pure Thought

So about 2 weeks ago a very good friend of my finished his Ph.D. studies at a university about 45 minutes west of where I live. In doing so he was treated to many a graduation celebration, and me having a good understanding of his tastes felt that a box of these fine cigars where the perfect reward for just such a great accomplishment. Now timing was such for my friend that his lease expired within 2 days of completion of his studies and so I offered him one of the spare rooms in my house as a place to hang his hat while he got settled in and before he left the Midwest for the great west. So tonight was one of those nights, I had a small breakthrough of sorts and so to celebrate he offered me one of these fine cigars. I first must say this cigar is probably the most well presented cigars I’ve ever had the privilege of smoking. The box for this cigar is adorned with art work by Michel Delacroix, and is nearly as good if not better than most humidors that are on the market. It is very nice a super premium cigar by all accounts. I have to say however, that like most other Montecristo cigars the Platinum Series seems to be under appreciated by most cigar smokers. This particular cigar comes in an aluminum tube, and is additionally wrapped in a cedar sleeve that has the traditional Montecristo logo, as well as a second band at the top. The attention to detail in this cigar is unmatched in my opinion. In any event the Doctor and myself had tried to smoke on of theses cigars on an earlier occasion but because we had to smoke out side one of the August thunder storms so common to this area cut our smoking outing short resulting in a not so full experience of the cigar. Tonight was different however, there was not a cloud in the sky, and we where out walking in the neighborhood so it was just about perfect. So I began by removing the cigar, and saving the tube, I have a small fortune in aluminum in all the cigar tubes I have lying around so this will end up in the pile shorty. I then cut the cigar. Now I light my cigars by moving the flame around on the cigar for a few seconds before I begin lighting, it was a tip I heard somewhere along the way, and if it makes a difference or not I can’t say, but it’s habit at this point. I then lit the cigar, this cigar lights very easily, and like all Montecristos requires about a 1/4″ of burn before the true flavors begin to reveal themselves. This cigar is an experience like none other. The flavor is hard to describe, but I’ll try. There is a very heavy feel to the smoke but the flavor is not overpowering, not super strong. It is rather “just about right.” There is no one flavor that sticks out but rather a smooth and complete smoking experience that is unequaled. I have to say if you have the money and would like to experience something truly unique give one of these bad boys a try you will not be disappointed. Like all my experiences with Montecristo I ended up nearly burning my fingers. The construction of this cigar and it’s burn was perfect and even respectively. The taste: perfect. I have to say the flavor does not express the true power of this cigar, it does pack a strong bite and it left me a little light headed after the smoke but it was well worth it for such a fine cigar.

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