The DC Pig by Definition Cigars

BRAND / CO:  Definition
CIGAR:  DC Pig [Orange Band]
VITOLA:  Perfecto - 4.5" x 60
STRENGTH:  Full
WRAPPER:  Ecuadorian, Maduro
BINDER:  Nicaragua
FILLER:  Nicaragua
ORIGIN:  Nicaragua, Fabrica de Tabacalera

APPEARANCE & CONSTRUCTION:   Good
A medium brown with a slight rosado to it, giving it an orangey hue that is complemented by the bright orange band.  The wrapper has some nice sheen and mottling with a super faint tooth.  The seams are all tight and blend in well.  The cap ends in a little pigtail and the foot tapers sharply to a point.

DRAW & BURN:   Good / Average
As it tends to be with a Perfecto that comes to small point at the foot, it's a challenge to get lit cleanly.  You need to be careful so you're not sending the flame up the shaft and singeing excess wrapper.  I'm successful, but there's a tunnel at the foot so as I'm drawing in and getting ignition, it's shooting a flame straight out line a flamethrower.   I was surprised how quickly the draw went from tight to open and that's why, but the draw is good once it's burning.

The burn is wavy and uneven as it crawls down the taper of the foot to the main shaft.   The ash is a very light gray that is a bit flaky and scattered with how it cracks.  The pig is generating copious amounts of smoke on the draw and between them, a definite pepperbomb.  But as the burn line gets past the tapered foot, the ash starts crumbling and splitting.  As it approaches the midway point, the burn line is even all the way around except one spot that's behind and might canoe.  But to my surprise, the cigar goes out right at the halfway point, so it's a correction and relight to the finish where the burn is much better behaved.

FLAVOR PROFILE:   Great
With the first draws, I get earth, some barnyard, cocoa, breadiness and honey sweet.  Pleasant and surprisingly light at the start for what's advertised as full bodied.  There's some light toasted cedar woodiness and minor baking spice, but minimal pepper so far.  Definitely getting a lot of earth, dry barnyard and light must.  The honey sweet, baking cocoa and breadiness makes for a nice graham crackery flavor.  There's not a lot of complexity in the beginning here, but it's an enjoyable mix.

With the second half, the cocoa ramps up and a little bit of pepper appears.  Still earthy with some barnyard, but a good mix of toasted cedar and breadiness.  There's a nice creaminess on the finish and I haven't experienced any harshness or bitterness.   There's an occasional nip of coffee and leather, some of your traditional Nicaraguan flavors coming from the filler, but they're very mild.  Overall, it's a pretty straightforward profile that carries through the length of the relatively quick smoke.

OVERALL EXPERIENCE:   Great
Not the most complex blend, but nicely balanced and a really enjoyable mix of flavors.  If you like earth, barnyard and breadiness, this is a winner.  I found this to be a very nice and quick morning smoke but the nicotine strength can sneak up on you as it is indeed full bodied.  I also appreciate that Definition doesn't apply a price premium to this vitola the way some other cigar manufacturers do.  Other than being a little frustrating on the burn, a solid and enjoyable cigar all around.

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Reviewed by Sean McCloskey of The Collective