Partagas 898

First off thanks to Mike for this great stogie. I'm glad you didn't send me the PSD4

Size: 6 3/4 x 43

Appearance: An absolutely great looking cigar. Beautiful cap on it and the wrapper had that classic cuban color to it. There were no flaws in it, a perfect cigar.

Pre-light: I ran my nose by the wrapper, and the wrapper had a nice sweet smell to it almost creamy. Clipping the stogie was easy and the pre-light draw was great and revealed a nice tangy-sweet taste....very nice.

Draw/Burn: The draw was great all the way through the cigar, and the volume of smoke was bigger and bigger as the cigar progressed. The burn was a little iffy, but nothing too serious.

Flavors: In the beginning, the cigar had a very smooth creamy flavor to it. The typical cuban flavor that i have started to grow more and more familiar with each one i smoke. Toward the middle and end of this cigar, it started to pick up some steam. I had a spicy pepper flavor but it wasn't overpowering, just enough to let me know it was there. And even with the pepper flavor, it still had the hint of creaminess in it. A real treat.