The Inch cigar
Tobacco master blender: Ernesto Perez-Carrillo
This link will take you to the E.P.C. Inch cigar page.
This tasty cigar comes in three ring gauges: 60, 62 and 64.
This review covers the 62-ring gauge by 5” Natural
Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Connecticut, Ecuador
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to full
You may click on any photo to enlarge.
This cigar was a gift from Bill a generous man I met through
Claudio a friend of mine. This kind person is retired from the military and I
thank him for his service to this country. I also thank him for this fine
cigar.
The Inch is an extremely well crafted cigar. With tight seams
and a very nice looking cap.
The foot shows the craftsmanship that was put into the
construction of this fine cigar.
The aroma of this cigar was delightful with a very rich and
complex scent of tobacco. Just smelling this cigar may me what to light it up
right a way.
The cutting of the
cap produced a very clean cut and also shows the masterful construction of this
cigar.
The draw before lighting the cigar was smooth and stable. The cigar toasted
evenly and lit on the first try. The first mouth full of smoke shocked me. I
was expecting a much stronger cigar. The size of the cigar was a little
daunting; you can’t judge a cigar by its looks. The flavor was great but not
over powering. The smoke had a hint of richness, a little chocolate and no
harsh flavors. Nice and smooth with a tasty tobacco flavor.
The cigar produced a good amount of smoke. The flavor
remained the same through the first third of the cigar. The cigar continued to
burn evenly with no runs. My wife commented that she like the smell of this
cigar. She thinks some cigars stink.
The second third of the cigar picked up on the flavor with a
little oil on the tongue. The taste attributes were very rich with a hint of
coffee, chocolate and some sweetness starting to develop. This was becoming a
very tasty smoke. The smoke did not deliver any odd flavors or harshness, a
tribute to the well-aged tobacco used in this cigar. The cigar held it shape
and remained firm. The cigar continued to be cool to the touch and burned very
evenly.
This cigar formed a very long ash. And only fell off once
through the entire smoke.
The last third continued to build flavor and richness with
no nastiness and it burnt cleanly. I never had to touch up the burn of this
perfectly manufactured cigar. When the ash did fall off you can see that the
cigar had a little cone shape remaining. This tells me that the tobacco used in
this cigar was high quality long leaf and well rolled.
The flavor remained full and rich to the very end. I enjoyed
this smoke.
This was a fairly long smoke about 2 hours and I loved it
through each minute. You should give the Inch a try.
Enjoy!
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