Caldwell Eastern Standard Cake Walk Review
By Garrett Washburn on Mar 12, 2016 in Cigar Review
Caldwell Eastern Standard Cake Walk Review

Eastern Standard Cake Walk
Made by: Caldwell
Country: Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Vitola: 6 by 50
The construction of Caldwell cigars is impeccable. Not even getting into the description of this cigar, any time I think of this brand now, that is my initial thought. I have produced a lot of reviews for this company’s cigars and they have done a great job with their set up. The JV line is lower on the transitions and complexity and it rises with each step up in the company’s cigars. Whether that be to their regular lines or the limited run cigars. This is a regular line cigar, the Eastern Standard, and I know I am in for a treat. Let’s see what it can do with a Caldwell Eastern Standard Cake Walk Review.
Prelight
Very firm pack and an exceptionally well done cap. Barely visible seams and small veins. The foot is giving off cedar and a sweet hay note. Clean cut, and the prelight draw flavors show the cedar, sweet hay, and a light white pepper. There seems to be a light citrus note in there as well. Some loose tobacco was present after the cut. Easy draw, good start overall. Let’s get this lit up and see how it performs.
1/3
Took a while to get lit, medium smoke thickness and great draw. Cedar and the citrus note on the front with a well-balanced light white pepper finish. Mild to medium body and low strength. There is a bit of the sweet hay subtle in the center of the profile but it is being dominated by the front and finish. That citrus almost herbal note alongside the cedar on the front is delicious. As the first third progresses the front is controlling the profile and that’s working wonderfully for the blend. The sweetness is still present in the center but still muffled. The light white pepper rounds it out nicely. At the end of the first third the citrus is retreating and the woodsy note is developing to be a mix of cedar and oak.
2/3
The cigar is almost to a medium in body at this point but I don’t expect it to make it there. Great burn line, the cedar and oak mix is up on the front. The sweet hay note has come up to be more recognizable in the center of the profile, and the light white pepper finish has fallen but is present. Toward the end of the second third the cedar is up and the oak has fallen on the front. The citrus has returned alongside the sweet hay toward the end of the profile and it still is rounded off with that soft white pepper. The blend has great balance. The body did hit a medium, and the strength came up a little bit to a low-medium.
3/3
Still medium smoke production, and medium smoke thickness that makes a decent mouth feel. The flavors have been this cigars biggest asset, that and the great construction. Due to the tapering ring gauge the wrapper’s characteristics are coming out and shining. The citrus has blended back alongside the mixed cedar and oak on the front. The light white pepper finish has picked up a bit of black pepper but it’s not a detractor from the blend. The sweet hay is gone, or at least retreated significantly. Those changes are allowing for a good closing to the blend. Great cigar, interesting how the wrapper’s impact was noticeable at the very start. I would imagine the larger ring gauge would make it more subtle, but it did shine at that segment as well as the last third.
Smoke Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Conclusion: 89
Pretty good transitions, great complexity, this cigar’s construction is magnificent. This would rival any other cigar at this price point and beat most of them. That is as long as you are all right with the mild to medium body. That is the intention for this line and it does a great job. For being that level of body, it really accomplishes a lot with it. Spectacular blending, another great cigar from Robert Caldwell.
Click on the picture to find this cigar at anthonyscigars.com (note: I believe the cake walk and the cypress room are switched at this time, I am looking into that)
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