I was very curious to see what experience this cigar would provide being the exact same blend as the Absinthe infused version but without the infusion. In the end, the cigar was good and shows that the base of the Absinthe infused concept uses a cigar that can stand on its own before the infusion process.
The New Orleans exclusive will deliver bold flavors in a bite-size package of half corona (3.5in x 46), while keeping our proprietary blend of Absinthe, with undisclosed Cuban-seed fillers hand-bundled within our signature infused binder leaf.
The absinthe version of the Alpha, to me, came through in the form of anise and mint. It was thankfully subtle and by no means overbearing as absinthe in itself can be. I would give it another try, which says a lot because I'm not a fan of absinthe.