“This one started out with a sweet taste that has almost a gingerbread finish. Long of this has made the finish of the cigar very long.” – Estevan Z. The pepper is still there, it is just balanced out by a woody note as you chew the smoke. The hard candy is replaced by deep cacao in both the palate and the retro. Thankfully, the cigar decides to settle down. This makes me slow way down because it is just too much. When I take a retrohale, after a few minutes, I get woken up by an intense red pepper flake. Digging deeper I find that that hard candy is dusted with red pepper flake. That is the essence of the smoke early on. “After I light the cigar and take my first few puffs I get the overwhelming need to go grab some Jolly Ranchers. 2 – Blind Cigar Review First Third Flavor: 91 Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua No.