GRAYCLIFF 1666

Band from the Graycliff 1666 Cigar

Had an opportunity to smoke the Graycliff 1666 maduro cigar. Since this is the first Graycliff ever smoked by this reviewer I thought I'd share my insight into this boutique cigar. This cigar is the first cigar from Graycliff to be manufactured outside of the Bahamas.  The Graycliff 1666 cigar line was made in honor of the first buildings built on the site that the restaurant and resort now inhabit, a church that was one of Nassau's first buildings.  


PRE-SMOKE


The 1666 features a dark, toothy Jaltepec maduro wrapper was carefully selected, combined with an extensively aged recipe of Peruvian, Columbian, Brazilian, and Mexican long fillers, a multi-country mixture secured by an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder.  The nose of the cigar reveals an earthiness.  


THE BURN


Once lit the 1666 for the first third the cigar had the same earthiness that was present in the nose also with a hint of spiciness.  The ash was a grayish-black and held on for a full inch and the burn was fairly even.  I expected the spiciness to last through the entire cigar but was disappointed when the middle third  turned rather mild and almost flavorless.  There was a 'hint' of spiciness in the middle third and you really had to work hard to notice the spiciness.  The final third came back with a flourish presenting me with the spiciness that was lacking in the middle third.  


Overall the cigar is a medium body smoke that didn't develop the fullness expected for the price.  This reviewer wouldn't recommend this cigar to anyone who's looking for a full bodied smoke.