goathahalol purchased this cigar on 2010-11-18.
It has 2 months of additional aging.
A little Dry tasting with some sweetness and immediate pepper on the tongue but not so much on the throat.
About a half inch in now and I'm really surprised at how well the cigar is smoking. I generally have a rough time smoking oily Maduro cigars in the very high humidity here on the Gulf of Texas. Very white ash with almost no cracks, I wish I could add a photo into the review, because this is a truly nice looking cigar. The draw is perfect and it's putting out quite a large amount of smoke. Primarily I'm getting lots of woody spiciness and maybe a slight touch of charred coffee but not bitter at all. After smoking a double ligero LFD Maduro Chisel, I kind of expected this "triple" maduro to really thrash me right off the bat, but so far it's not overly powerful, while certainly spicy and tasty.
Moving into the second third, the tobacco spice is more prevalent on my tongue and the back of my throat and I'm noticing some faint sweetness along with leather and wood. Lost the ash just shy of 2 inches in. The burn continues to be fantastic and putting off plenty of thick billowing smoke. Nearing the end of the 2nd 3rd the spice calms down a little and I am able to pick up a little more of the coffee and espresso notes I have read about in other reviews.
Not much changing in the final third with maybe a little shift in strength typical of the end of such a smoke. The Cain never achieved any bitterness throughout it's incineration.
The sweet spiciness of the Ligero tobaccos in this cigar are skillfully crafted into a great tasting stick with plenty of power for those nic heads out there while remaining amazingly smooth and cool down to the nub. This is without a doubt my favorite of the Ligero Bombs out there I give it two thumbs up and recommend it to any Ligero / Maduro lovers of full bodies cigars.