Asylum 13

My new favorite. Excellent variation in taste profiles in the sampler. The bigger the better. Just ask tommieromola1

Also, one of the founders is a Michigan native so I can pay homage to my roots while enjoying my new favorite cigar brand!

Massive smoke, one of the more peculiar shapes Asylum offers. A real head buster that just keeps hitting the longer is stays lit.

Love asylum. Glad they made a bundle. Plus its a goliath-sized smoke!

This and the “barber pole” version are my two new favorite daily cigars. Nice burn, great taste and good price point.

As you can see in the photo the wrapper had some veins, but the seams were tight. The cold draw offered up some cocoa with pepper and there was a spiciness on my lips as I took it away to light it.

The cigar lit cleanly and the pepper is right up front on this.

Excellent draw. Almost too light for my preference, it made for a quicker than normal smoke for me in the 5X50 robusto size. That said, it didn’t burn hot which was surprising.

As I get into the first third the cigar settles into some cocoa and leather, but for me the predominant flavor is pepper which faded a little into the second third. The cigar needed a quick touch up to even the burn.

For the second third I still have some faint cocoa, earth and pepper, but leather is the big player. I needed to touch up the cigar twice here. I lost the ash during the second touch up so it held well.

In the final third leather and pepper have taken over the fight for first place. Cocoa is a distant third and often times difficult to detect.

Overall: This is a pretty strong cigar. My grandson commented on how it smelled compared to my preferred Oliva V. The expected cocoa and leather were present with a pepper kicker. The flavors were subtle and required some effort for me to dig them out, other than the pepper. The cigar was spicy; my lips were tingling from contact with the wrapper. Tragically, I’m not a pepper guy.

While I gave it a 3 the loss of one star was entirely based on my dislike of a pepper forward cigar and would probably be different if you are the sort who enjoys a pepper kick to your cigar. The cigar itself was tight and burned relatively well, but needed 3 touch ups in a short stick (the other dropped star). If someone offered me one, I’d smoke it, but I definitely won’t search this one out.

I was impressed by the quality of the smoking experience. Considering the size (70x7) Burned smooth and evenly Also the value. Had i known the cigar burned slowly i would of substituted the beer with port. Good draw. Strong with subtle flavor

I was gonna save this Giant Cigar for a special occasion
Well I've concluded that life is precious and every day is special. Saludos!

Asylum is a completely underrated brand, and if you want to find out why I'd recommend this bundle. The way the spice and cocoa are balanced on your tastebuds is impeccable.

Smoke and taste were pretty good but many of them did not burn evenly, especially towards the end.

Enjoying the lock jaw 7 ,setting back letting the smoke rise and when it clears it's time to take another puff got dam it's getting foggy in here I luv it

My new favorite. Excellent variation in taste profiles in the sampler. The bigger the better. Just ask tommieromola1

Also, one of the founders is a Michigan native so I can pay homage to my roots while enjoying my new favorite cigar brand!

As you can see in the photo the wrapper had some veins, but the seams were tight. The cold draw offered up some cocoa with pepper and there was a spiciness on my lips as I took it away to light it.

The cigar lit cleanly and the pepper is right up front on this.

Excellent draw. Almost too light for my preference, it made for a quicker than normal smoke for me in the 5X50 robusto size. That said, it didn’t burn hot which was surprising.

As I get into the first third the cigar settles into some cocoa and leather, but for me the predominant flavor is pepper which faded a little into the second third. The cigar needed a quick touch up to even the burn.

For the second third I still have some faint cocoa, earth and pepper, but leather is the big player. I needed to touch up the cigar twice here. I lost the ash during the second touch up so it held well.

In the final third leather and pepper have taken over the fight for first place. Cocoa is a distant third and often times difficult to detect.

Overall: This is a pretty strong cigar. My grandson commented on how it smelled compared to my preferred Oliva V. The expected cocoa and leather were present with a pepper kicker. The flavors were subtle and required some effort for me to dig them out, other than the pepper. The cigar was spicy; my lips were tingling from contact with the wrapper. Tragically, I’m not a pepper guy.

While I gave it a 3 the loss of one star was entirely based on my dislike of a pepper forward cigar and would probably be different if you are the sort who enjoys a pepper kick to your cigar. The cigar itself was tight and burned relatively well, but needed 3 touch ups in a short stick (the other dropped star). If someone offered me one, I’d smoke it, but I definitely won’t search this one out.

I was impressed by the quality of the smoking experience. Considering the size (70x7) Burned smooth and evenly Also the value. Had i known the cigar burned slowly i would of substituted the beer with port. Good draw. Strong with subtle flavor

I was gonna save this Giant Cigar for a special occasion
Well I've concluded that life is precious and every day is special. Saludos!