This cigar in appearance, is a dark reddish brown, short fat box pressed beast. Looks like a work of art with the bands and foot band. It has thin veins and seemingly good construction. The Judge was #7 on top 25 cigar aficionados in 2017. The “Cut and a light” kicks off with some light sweetish coco and pepper spice with a hint of woodsy cinnamon. It seems medium body and flavor. It has a light white pepper and coco retro hale. The second third doesn’t change much, still a light level of nicotine and flavor profile. It has needed some touch ups so far, with a less than even burn. The final third has a more pronounced cedar wood and coffee, while the sweetness has fallen off. It has started to heat up a bit more. It’s had a good smoke output throughout however. It’s more full body now, and the peppery retro hale has increased, and I’m getting a vague berry flavor with it, and more of a sinus kick. Over all this cigar was lighter in body and flavor than I expected, smoother than I expected as well. The strength was upper medium. My smoke time was one hour and forty minutes. I would go as far as to give this cigar a 90 rating.
