All Saints has been a staple of the boutique cigar community from its inception. Micky Pegg brings a personality a style to his cigars that is unmatched. This review is about one of his more popular cigars, the Saint Francis. Read the review, and consider adding this cigar to your humidor.
The Saint Francis has a simple and elegant presentation. Keeping with the motif of the All Saints Shield, the prominent cross is featured on the band, with the cigar's name on the second band. The color scheme is, frankly, pretty badass. Red, black, and gold are featured on the bands, and draw the eye of anyone near it. The cigar has a smooth wrapper. No veins or loose tobacco can be seen. The box is simple, and elegant. A black box, with the gold All Saints Shield and name. The band and box also presents a quote in Latin: Pax Et Bonum. Translated, it means "Peace and Good". It makes sense. Smoking the cigar puts you at peace, and it's a damn good smoke.
The Saint Francis is constructed wonderfully. Nicaraguan binders and fillers are wrapped in a beautiful Equadorian Oscuro wrapper. While the wrapper itself is dark, it's more of a medium-full smoke. The burn on the cigar is even, while this may vary depending on your environment, or user error. The ash is sturdy, and doesn't flake apart as you smoke it. The ash will get to about 2 inches in length before it loses it's battle with gravity, so you'll have more that enough time to find an ash tray. The draw is smooth and easy, and allows you to pick up on every little nuance of flavor. It is a pretty smokey stick, which is perfect for picking up on flavor notes in a controlled environment, like your living room or local cigar lounge.
The flavor profile is slightly complex, but absolutely delicious. It starts off with notes of chocolate, earth, and a buttery undertone. Notes of black pepper and earth can be experienced on the retrohale, giving the cigar it's first taste of complexity. As the smoke continues, you'll get mild notes of cinnamon and cream, while that buttery taste lingers with the chocolate and earth notes. Towards the middle of the cigar, notes of mild spice, dark chocolate, and earth become more prominent. Nuttiness and black pepper appear in the retrohale. Towards the end of the smoke, you'll experience notes of toast, oak, and dark chocolate. A great flavor profile on this cigar.
The pricepoint is very affordable. A single stick comes in at around $10.34, while a box of 20 goes for about $206.80. If you smoke this cigar, you will know, it is well worth the price.
The All Saints Saint Francis is a great stick. It's perfect for the intermediate and veteran cigar smokers. Newer cigar smokers may enjoy it, but they should work their way up so they can experience all the notes this cigar has to offer.
GC Rating: 90
Thanks to the Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop for sponsoring this review of the All Saints St. Francis. If you'd like to try the St. Francis, or anything else from the All Saints catalog, click the picture and use the coupon code for 10% off your order and free shipping.
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