Another slow night at work that allowed me to sneak out for a much deserved cigar break. This stick I received as part of the Powerhouse 16 sampler. Complimenting this cigar was a fresh pot of Folgers - decaf.

My pre-light inspection revealed few veins, and even no hard spots as far as I could tell. As I lit the cigar, I felt the draw was a bit tough but not enough to warrant any kind of corrective action, such as re-cutting. As I smoked the cigar, the draw remained the same as did the plain flavor. The taste of the cigar wasn’t bad per se, but nothing to draw me back to this cigar in the future.

After nearly ten minutes, part of the wrapper started pulling away. As I smoked through it, it burned and fell off without causing any any more issues with the smoke.

After an hour and change, i was finished with it. The beautiful natural wrapper of this cigar could not overcome the average taste enough to justify scoring this cigar over a B-. If you decide to try a Black Pearl, be sure to bring something to drink with you. The two cups of coffee I had with it were barely enough to stave off the cottonmouth.

Posted by Sam in Cigar Reviews, Powerhouse 16

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