Partagas Shorts Cigar

The Partagas Shorts is a cigar which may, like many others, escape the attention of aficionados as so many of us chase larger formats and exclusive releases. This is a shame, because it is actually a smoke that performs very well. Immediately upon lighting the cigar I was treated to rich, full body and black pepper spice which tingled at the back of my palette. This spice continued into the final third, growing in intensity and being tempered by a very mild dark chocolate undertone. This chocolate flavour faded out almost as soon as it had faded in, however, and was replaced by even more spice, accompanied by a rich earthiness to round off a quick but pleasant experience.