Brother Dave came into town a few weeks ago and we had the great fortune to get together for a round of golf and a few beers. From time to time we will call each other late at night and smoke a long distance cigar together. (we live 3 time zones apart) It’s always good to get together with family and friends, but there was something special about this day. The sun was up early and the clouds were hiding somewhere else. We hit the course around 9:00am and by 10, we were on our second beer. (special thanks to our beer cart girl, Kendra)

I was put in charge of bringing the cigars and I chose a couple of Graycliff 1666’s. I chose this one because special times deserve  a special cigar. Wrapped in a handsome madura wrapper with very little veins  and no hard spots, I knew I couldn’t go wrong with this one. We lit and toasted each others health and began enjoying one of my personal favorites. Lots of puffy blue-white smoke with a medium flavor. It seemed to get better as we smoked it, and somewhere in the middle it formed a very slight peppery taste, but not noticeable unless you were looking for it. I think this is what kept the flavor alive.

We didn’t want to dump them but we finally put them down seven holes later but only because they were too short to hold onto. They had a good even burn all the way down and was a very enjoyable smoking experience. Even though I got beat on the course, Dave allotted me a handicap equal to the difference in our scores because of these cigars. So we tied, we had an equally good time. But next time I’ll beat him on the course and he can keep his handicap.

If I had a rating system, this one would be close to the best. So let’s do a generic rating. Scale of 1 - 10, I would give this one a 9.

Posted by Mr. Porch in Cigar Reviews

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