{"id":2943,"date":"2021-04-06T23:42:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cigarclub.co.za?p=2943"},"modified":"2021-06-04T10:25:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T08:25:25","slug":"cigar-review-drew-estate-undercrown-shadyxx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/2021\/04\/06\/cigar-review-drew-estate-undercrown-shadyxx\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigar Review – Drew Estate Undercrown SHADYXX"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u201cI’m a criminal<\/em><\/p>

‘Cause every time I write a rhyme,<\/em><\/p>

These people think it’s a crime<\/em><\/p>

To tell ’em what’s on my mind<\/em><\/p>

I guess I’m a criminal<\/em><\/p>

But I don’t gotta say a word,<\/em><\/p>

I just flip ’em the bird<\/em><\/p>

And keep going, I don’t take shit from no one\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Now why would a cigar review start out with #EMINEM lyrics?<\/p>

  • I\u2019ve been writing about criminal law all day – wrestling with the maximum nullem crimen sine lege – there is no crime unless the law says it\u2019s a crime.<\/li>
  • So the lyrics here are particularly apt for what I\u2019ve been writing about.<\/li>
  • Today\u2019s cigar is the UNDERCROWN SHADYXX by DREWESTATE, in collaboration with SHADY RECORDS, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Shady Records, the label founded by Paul Rosenberg and Eminem.<\/li>
  • The Undercrown ShadyXX is not the first collaboration between Drew Estate and Shady Records. Back in 2014, the two parties teamed up to release the Undercrown ShadyXV \u2013 a cigar that was released for the 15th anniversary of Shady Records<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Cigar details<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    NAME: <\/strong>DREW ESTATE UNDERCROWN SHADYXX<\/p>

    SIZE<\/strong>: 5 x 50 (Box-Pressed Belicoso)<\/p>

    WRAPPER<\/strong>: San Andres Mexican<\/p>

    BINDER<\/strong>: Connecticut Stalk Cut Habano<\/p>

    FILLER<\/strong>: Nicaraguan and Brazilian Mata Fina Country of Origin: Nicaragua<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    FACTORY<\/strong>: La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate<\/p>

    STRENGTH<\/strong>: Medium-full<\/p>

    SMOKING TIME<\/strong>: 90 minutes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    FLAVOUR NOTES AND IMPRESSIONS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    This chocolate brown box-pressed belicoso was firm to the touch, with no squish or soft spots. I loved that the colouring on both of the bands is the same blue and gold used on the Liga Privada line from Drew Estate.\u00a0 The band on the foot has the latin text \u201cHABE FIDUCIAM SUMUS UBERIFERUM\u201d \u2013 which, loosely translated means \u201cTrust us, we\u2019re shady\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    I used a straight cut on this belicoso tip. The dry draw exhibited cocoa and something slightly fruity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Once lit, there were ample plumes of chewy smoke. The first third was predominantly spicy pepper and cocoa. The second third was chocolatey, with the pepper moving into the background.<\/p>

    Throughout, the smoking experience was smooth and flavourful. \u00a0Retrohale sparingly, cos the pepper notes on the retrohale can be a bit punchy – but I did so enjoy it. The SHADYXX starts out at as being deceptively medium bodied, and then quickly ramps up to full-bodied. Despite being full-bodied, the cigar maintained and developed the flavour profile from foot to nub. The SHADYXX was totally nub-worthy, and thanks to my trusty Cigar Dagger, I was able to enjoy it all the way down to the nub without burning my fingers.<\/p>

    I didn\u2019t have any major burn issues, and the burn line was relatively straight. The ash was a light charcoal grey, which held on solidly till just after the half-way point.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    FINAL THOUGHTS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    In terms of strength, this cigar is not for the uninitiated or inexperienced cigar smoker. Even experienced aficionados will get a head-rush from this beauty. As these cigars are not regularly produced, if you\u2019re a fan, I\u2019d suggest buying a few and storing them in your humidor, because it\u2019s going to be at least another 5 years before Shady Records and Drew Estate collaborate for another anniversary milestone release.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    The only crime would be not smoking this stick<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Written by Suhayfa Bhamjee – @janebond5050<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This chocolate brown box-pressed belicoso was firm to the touch, with no squish or soft spots. I loved that the colouring on both of the bands is the same blue and gold used on the Liga Privada line from Drew Estate. The band on the foot has the latin text \u201cHABE FIDUCIAM SUMUS UBERIFERUM\u201d \u2013 which, loosely translated means \u201cTrust us, we\u2019re shady\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[23,76,77],"class_list":["post-2943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cigar-reviews","tag-cigar","tag-non-cuban","tag-review","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigarclub.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}