Pre-light Experience

The wrapper on the Lure Habano The Tally Allie is light brown and has some thick veins along with a network of fine veins. The seams are smooth and the caps very well applied. The band is various shades of green, along with white, yellow, black and red. It carries the company name and an image of a lure on front, with the wrapper varietal, country of origin and year on the sides. The aroma from the wrapper is barnyardy, with a focus around hay, earth and mustiness. The foot brings cedar, bread and some stone fruit sweetness. The pre-light draw brings cedar and a hint of stone fruit sweetness along with a mild spiciness on my lips.

First Third

The cigar begins with toasted cedar and some black pepper. At a quarter inch in, some creaminess and earth join the profile. At a half inch in, some mustiness joins the profile. The retrohale is toasted cedar, lightly zingy black pepper and earth. At an inch and a quarter, the earth increases a bit. As the third comes to a close, the toasted cedar is just ahead of the earth, with black pepper just slightly behind and the creaminess and mustiness in the back half of the profile. The strength was right at medium.

Second Third

As the second third begins, some wood bitterness joins the profile. At a half inch in, the black pepper increases to become even with the earth. The retrohale is now toasted cedar, zingy black pepper and earth along with a bit of mustiness. As the third comes to a close, the toasted cedar is just ahead of the earth and black pepper, with creaminess, mustiness and wood bitterness in the back half of the profile. The strength remained at medium.

Final Third

The final third begins with the earth moving up to become even with the toasted cedar up front. At three quarters of an inch in, the black pepper bumps up to become even with the toasted cedar and earth up front. The retrohale is now toasted cedar, earth and lightly zingy black pepper along with a bit of mustiness. As the cigar wraps up, the toasted cedar, earth and black pepper are all even up front with some mustiness, creaminess and wood bitterness in the back half of the profile. The strength bumped up to slightly above medium.

Burn

The cigar was a bit wavy at times, and from the middle of the cigar, it had issues staying lit and went out four times, requiring re-lights.

Draw

The draw was fairly snug throughout and may have led to some of the burn issues.

Overall

The cigar began with toasted cedar and some black pepper. Some creaminess and earth joined in fairly quickly and some mustiness a bit later. The second third saw some wood bitterness join in and the earth and pepper both increased. The final third saw the earth even out with the toasted cedar up front and later the black pepper did the same. There were some burn issues requiring multiple re-lights along with a snug draw. The Lure Habano The Tally Allie had an average flavor profile throughout, focused around toasted cedar, earth and black pepper. None of it really came together to provide an intriguing profile and the construction issues put a damper on it as a whole. I wouldn’t see coming back to this cigar, but the company already has a large portfolio that I’m interested to explore.

Aaron Loomis

SCORE

4.95

Cost/Point

$2.42

Scoring System

Personal Cigar Review: Lure Habano The Tally Allie