Lost & Found Panda Welfare Review

Lost & Found Panda Welfare
Made by: Caldwell
Wrapper: Sumatra Seed
Vitola: 4 by 50

Packaged in a take-out box, and then wrapped in paper that looks like last weeks dinner? Creative packaging as usual with the lost and found, the cigar itself is the real focus though. 4 by 50 this is a shorter smoke but it feels pretty dense. This is sold by Caldwell but the stories behind the cigars vary. The only real info I have on this blend is its Sumatra seed wrapper. This week I will be covering three of the Lost and Found releases, the Panda Welfare, the International Date Line, and the Skin Suit. Lets see what they have to offer, first up is a Lost & Found Panda Welfare Review.

Prelight

Deep Cocoa with some leather coming off of the foot, it smells very thick if that’s possible. But something to back up that description is the tooth on this wrapper, it is going to be a very thick creamy cigar, I am assuming high smoke production and a great mouth feel. Medium to large sized veins, but the tooth is so heavy I don’t foresee the veins messing with the burn. The cap is well applied, but not perfect. Pretty even pack, the cut went well with some loose tobacco to be wiped away. The prelight draw is consistent with the foot’s notes, cocoa and lighter leather with the promise of heavy cream.

1/3

An absolute blast of jasmine on the front with a mix of leather and cocoa entering the profile in the center. The finish is a light white pepper that is accompanied by the leather that was present in the center. Medium smoke production and medium smoke thickness, which is surprising for the amount of tooth on this cigars wrapper. The body is at a medium and rising, and the strength is at a low. I expect both of these to rise. As I reach the end of the first third the floral note is dropping as is the light pepper finish.

2/3

As the second third starts the floral not is dying down and the slightly bitter cocoa has progressed to the front of the cigar. The burn line is allright, given the size of the veins I was expecting more issues in this area. Tight compact ash, and the white pepper that was on the finish in the first third has dropped along with the floral front. Leather and cream has the finish at the moment, but I am hoping that floral note returns. Strength rose with body and they are at medium and medium full respectively. The smoke thickness has increased but the smoke production continues to be about a medium.

3/3

As I reach the nub, this is a rather small cigar, the floral note has returned on the front and the cocoa has dropped as leather and white pepper move in to control the finish. It is interesting that the light white pepper on the finish and floral note on the front seemed to come and go together. The body ended at a medium to full and the strength was joking at a medium.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Conclusion: 88

It left me wanting a bit more but it was a good cigar. For its price point it’s right on with expectations. The uniqueness of flavors added a lot to the enjoyment of the cigar. This would be good for a medium bodied smoker looking for something a bit heavier than the normal.

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