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World's Biggest Cigar? Thompson Emperador Cigar Review
DescriptionIn this video, Charles-Philippe informally reviews the Thompson Emperador, an enormous 15x120 cigar. Watch this video to learn whether the smoke is worth it. Bespoke Unit Cigar Home: https://bespokeunit.com/cigars/ Learn how to smoke, cut and light cigars through our cigar section in the link above! Thomspon EmperadMore
In this video, Charles-Philippe informally reviews the Thompson Emperador, an enormous 15x120 cigar. Watch this video to learn whether the smoke is worth it.
Bespoke Unit Cigar Home: https://bespokeunit.com/cigars/
Learn how to smoke, cut and light cigars through our cigar section in the link above!
Thomspon Emperador Review:
The Thompson Emperador is a 15-inch long cigar with a 120 gauge. Bespoke Unit Founder Paul Anthony gave it to CP as a gift. Being a professional, he thought he'd review it in a video.
This informal review hasn't been structured like our normal cigar videos. Instead, you'll be able to enjoy CP's lighthearted ramblings as he tries to keep the Emperador lit.
Firstly, the Emperador is a handmade cigar that's been rolled with extra long leaf. There are some soft spots in the construction and it was very difficult to cut. In the end, CP used a straight razor to remove but the cap and covered foot.
Lighting proved to be very challenging and CP had to use a Colibri Firebird (http://amzn.to/2GMMUQB) to light it properly. Nevertheless, the cigar kept going out through the smoke and it had to be drawn on regularly.
The first notes experienced were quite aromatic with a few herbs including rosemary, thyme and sage.
A few hours later, CP managed to make a dent in the first third. He started to experience a strange gasoline note along with the herby flavours. This eventually developed to become bitter much like the skin of a peanut.
As the cigar requires co
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