Lost and Found Butter Review

Butter
Made by: Lost and Found
Wrapper: Ecuadorian
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Vitola: Corona Gorda – 5 3/4 by 46

The Lost and Found series of cigars are hit and miss, there have been several releases under this title with unorthodox names, and the quality of the cigars are hit and miss as well. These cigars have been sitting in warehouses when they are stumbled upon or re-discovered and then released. Let’s see what they have “found” with a “Lost and Found Butter Review”.

Prelight

This cigar has lots of veins, well made cap, and the pack is not very uniform. There are several soft spots and one knot that I can feel. Very visible seams, the quality of the roll is high, however it seems like the quality of the Tabasco may be slightly lower. The foot is releasing an aged tobacco note and earth with cacao. Very clean cut, thick wrapper, and there is some loose tobacco when cut. The draw has a little above average resistance and seems to be tunneling through one side quicker. Let’s see how this smokes though. The prelight draw shows signs of the earth note accompanied by a black pepper.

1/3

Once the cigar was lit I detected no issues with the draw. Very cacao forward, with a light earthiness on the finish. Ample smoke production, and there is a black pepper intertwined with the earth on the finish. Low strength and medium body. Thick creamy smoke, it leaves an oil slick in your mouth that is not something I have encountered often. This is probably where the name “Butter” came from. The cacao and earth are blended into a great mix and the oil mouth feel acts as a great addition. Pepper is coming up in the profile, but the other mix of flavors is very bold.

2/3

As the second third begins the pepper is still trying to take over the profile but the cacao/earth mix is still dominate. Still not past a medium body and the strength is still at a low. There is a slight sour note I am getting as I reach the midpoint hopefully that does not linger for long. It did subside after about 5 minutes. At the end of the second third black pepper is about even with the cacao/earth mix. Straight burn line and no major draw issues to note.

3/3

The start of the last third shows the pepper tingle in the mouth accompanied by the oil mouth feel. No changes to body or strength. As the final third progressed the cacao and earth mix came back up to dominate and that’s how the cigar ended. Something to note, the cigar did get quite hot and squishy as I approached the nub.

Smoke time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Conclusion: 81

Construction issues and a lack of complexity hurt the score of the cigar. However, the cacao note and the oil mouth feel were this cigar’s best characteristics. The cacao was cleaner than usual allowing for a pleasing experience. I would smoke it again, but not too frequently, the mouth feel is an intriguing aspect of this cigar and should appeal to the “out of the normal” seeking cigar smokers. Medium bodied and low strength all the way through, this “lost and found” release was a good find.
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