November 2009 - What are you smoking?
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Last night was some Dan Milonga and later followed by some Davidus Portrait.
The Portrait tasted so good that I loaded up a second bowl of it as soon as I finished the first.
The Portrait tasted so good that I loaded up a second bowl of it as soon as I finished the first.
ST, is that the 2008 or 2009 Holiday Spirit? I heard they are both the same exact blend. How do you like it?
I am going to popping my tin of the 2008 in the next couple of weeks.
I am going to popping my tin of the 2008 in the next couple of weeks.
Hi Bob.
It was a 2009, and last night I had my first bowl of it.
Aros are not my usual go-to genre, though there are a few I like quite a lot, especially McClelland's Mellow Mack, so I figured Spirit would be worth trying.
Just one bowl, so it's too early to tell. I honestly don't know how I like it yet. I didn't like the way it started at all -- it tasted off to me, kinda moldy, and I wasn't getting any of the "chistmassy" sweetness I was anticipating. By the middle of the bowl I was starting to get into it as some of the flavors started to come alive, though I couldn't tell you what they were since they weren't coming through clearly, but it was sweet without being cloying so it was pleasant. I could convince myself it tasted like the rum, pecans & cocoa they claim, for whatever that's worth, and put myself in the mind of xmas if I wanted to -- but it didn't come naturally from the blend.
So my first bowl was so-so. I'll give it several more and get back to you.
I expect the 2008 will probably have a more deepened, rounded flavor. I'd like to know your experience with it when you get to opening it.
It was a 2009, and last night I had my first bowl of it.
Aros are not my usual go-to genre, though there are a few I like quite a lot, especially McClelland's Mellow Mack, so I figured Spirit would be worth trying.
Just one bowl, so it's too early to tell. I honestly don't know how I like it yet. I didn't like the way it started at all -- it tasted off to me, kinda moldy, and I wasn't getting any of the "chistmassy" sweetness I was anticipating. By the middle of the bowl I was starting to get into it as some of the flavors started to come alive, though I couldn't tell you what they were since they weren't coming through clearly, but it was sweet without being cloying so it was pleasant. I could convince myself it tasted like the rum, pecans & cocoa they claim, for whatever that's worth, and put myself in the mind of xmas if I wanted to -- but it didn't come naturally from the blend.
So my first bowl was so-so. I'll give it several more and get back to you.
I expect the 2008 will probably have a more deepened, rounded flavor. I'd like to know your experience with it when you get to opening it.
Thanks for your assessment ST. I will let every one know what I think of the 2008 when I smoke it. It is going to be one of my reviews soon, so stay tuned!
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