Cigar Geeks - All Saints Cigars St. Francis Mitre

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All Saints Cigars St. Francis Mitre
Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Gary (headfirst)

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Cigar Geeks Rating

Welcome to another Member sponsored Geek Critique generously sponsored by our member 05Venturer (Kent). The cigar provided for this round is the All Saints Cigars St. Francis Mitre.

In 2019, Micky Pegg and two friends, Frank Layo and Martin Corboy,founded All Saint Cigars and turned to the Tabacalera Villa Cuba S.A. factory located in Nicaragua to produce the company's cigars. The St. Francis cigar features an exquisite Ecuadorian Oscuro wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. Packed in 20 count cigar boxes, this medium-full bodied cigar is loaded with flavors and features a pristine burn due to its outstanding construction.

All Saints Cigars St. Francis Mitre

Brand:: All Saints Cigars
Name:: St. Francis Mitre
Length:: 5
Ring Gauge:: 54
Country of Origin:: Nicaragua
Filler:: Nicaragua
Binder:: Nicaragua
Wrapper:: Ecuador
Color:: Oscuro
Strength:: Medium-Full
Shape:: Torpedo
Average Member Purchase Price:: $9.27
Average Member Rating:: (1 Review(s))
Notes:: https://atlanticcigar.com/all-saints-st-francis-mitre-5x54-torpedo-round/

This cigar was enjoyed with Fat Tire

Pre-Light: 8 Points of 10 Possible

The first thing that jumps out at me is the interesting shape. It's basically a fat robusto except for the top of the head, which tapers, but not to a point like most torpedo shapes, this is a duller shape, reminding me of a bullet. It's heavy enough in the hand and it has a firm pack. Wrapper aroma is heavy barnyard: hay, leather, a little sweetness. The foot aroma is mostly hay and milk chocolate. Seams are visible due to slight gradual color variation in the wrapper. There's a light oily sheen and it's a little veiny but not bad. A straight cut at about half the diameter of the shaft reveals a reasonable draw with some tightness.

Lighting and Burn: 13 Points of 15 Possible

She lit ok. I did have to hit half of the foot again to get it all the way going, but one hit was all it took. Ash is a very light grey, almost white. I'm noticing the shaft is pretty warm even an inch back from the burn line, and I don't consider myself a fast smoker. The burn line was straight as can be and the ash held on strong way past an inch in the first third. The burn wavered a couple times the rest of the way but was able to correct without the lighter. Smoke volume was medium.

Construction: 26 Points of 30 Possible

The cap withstood two cut just fine. The draw was great to start, just a touch of resistance. It needed one more cut about halfway through to open it back up as the draw was getting too tight.

A crack near the head developed in the final third (possibly from that 2nd cut) but it didn't get so bad as to cause any issues.

Flavor and Aroma: 33 Points of 45 Possible

Initial puffs reveal a very mild flavor on the palate, like a bready flavor, with a retro that has more of the pre-light aromas (hay, leather, a little sweetness). Half inch in and the retro is starting to add a nice clove accent, palate is still very mellow. This is a good beer cigar, the bready palate goes well. An inch in and I got my first hint of sweetness on the palate, but it didn't last.

In the second half the palate changed for a few puffs, black pepper took front and center on the finish, actually overpowering the retro a bit. Reverted back to a mellow palate after that.

No other notable transitions.

Smoke body was medium. Strength started fairly mild and built up to I'd say a solid medium by the end.

Overall the flavors were a bit of a letdown in intensity and complexity.

Summary

Thanks to Kent for sponsoring, I was glad to try this since I've been curious to explore the brand after enjoying the Berkey earlier this month. This was pretty well made but just fell short in the flavor department for me. I look forward to seeing what the others thought.