Kicking off with the Oscar Valladares McFly Sixty - this 6x60 behemoth pays homage to Back to the Future's 35th anniversary through its retro-futuristic tube packaging. The box-pressed parejo comes rocking an oily Mexican coffee bean wrapper over Honduran binder leaves, stuffed with a muscular blend of Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers. Expect dense smoke production from this medium-full bodied stick that's about as subtle as Doc Brown's DeLorean startup sequence.
First Third: The cold draw serves up sweet cedar and damp earth. Initial puffs deliver coffee grounds and roasted almonds through a creamy smoke texture. Pepper spice creeps up on the retrohale like a flux capacitor powering up.
Middle Third: Chocolate malt notes emerge while the Nicaraguan fillers flex their muscles. The pepper backs off to reveal baking spices - think nutmeg and allspice - dancing with semi-sweet cocoa. Smoke output thickens noticeably.
Final Third: Leather and black coffee take center stage as the Honduran binder asserts itself. The last inch brings intense dark chocolate bitterness that'll test your nicotine tolerance. Most smokers tap out before the nub unless they've got a hoverboard handy.
The Mexican San Andrés wrapper leaf develops its coffee bean character under alternating cloud cover and sunshine. Honduran Olancho binder leaves contribute earthy bass notes, while the Nicaraguan Jalapa/Dominican filler combo creates a push-pull dynamic between pepper spice and creamy undertones. This multi-national blend combusts cleaner than Mr. Fusion's waste conversion system.
