Southern Draw Firethorn
Southern Draw Firethorn is cloaked in a dark Habano Rosado wrapper. It opens with oak and pepper and those wood flavors dominate much like the Kudzu. Other more subtle flavors include caramel, toast (with butter), roasted coffee and nuts, cream and spice. The wood profile becomes more like charred wood by the second third. There were a few puffs of raisins and dark tea along with floral and leather notes that were more pronounced on the retrohale.
The construction is fine – cold draw throughout, nice burn line that required only a couple of short touch ups. The ash didn’t hold as firmly as I like, but it did not detract from enjoying the smoke.
I’m usually not a big fan of peppery cigars, but the wood and pepper balanced well and did not impede the other more subtle flavors from emerging throughout the smoke. The cigar was enjoyable but lacked any Oh Wow moments. This is a good cigar and I would smoke it again. I’m just more impressed with the Kudzu, Jacob’s Ladder and especially the Rose of Sharon. There’s a Cedrus aging in the humidor.
Comments
100 shortstackz
(4 months ago)Have you tried the Manzanita? I’m a big SD fan IMO it’s an all around kick ass stick Right up there with that rose of Sharon just a different flavor profile.
66 Bear On The Air
(4 months ago)Tried the Manzanita. It was a good stick. Like the Kudzu a lot - wood and pepper express. I have a Cedrus percolating in the humidor. Recently heard from a tobacconist to try the 300 Hands maduro. Have you tried that SD?
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