Initial Smoke 

The salt and pepper mixture is the first thing to be tasted once that "foot lock" is incinerated, which melds with a little leather scrap, hay, and a creamy, milky coffee beverage taste that is refined and really pleasant on retrohale. All told, it's an excellent initial impression that warms you up to the fuller flavors that are to come.

1st Half

With that heavy cream fortified coffee taste trundles along, in comes some roasted walnut notes, which are milky and tannin-like in their own way. Faintly sweet, and unrelentingly smooth, and a dash sweet, these tastes are joined by the salt and pepper from light, and look to black peppercorn for spice on the retrohale and exhale. 

Settling on medium status for everything but strength, which is non-existent, the second third is reached without incident, where a buttery Ritz cracker flavor profile and oiliness begin to build. Although the coffee and cream combo remains, it is fading with each puff, and instead leaves the tongue with a kiss of vanilla and a bit of balmy bitterness. Black pepper and salt still smell strongest on retrohale, but they too are growing milder, leaving room for the cracker notes to take over.

2nd Half Interestingly, the spiciness of retrohales does increase in the second half, but it isn't as much of a flavor or an aromatic, but a sensation. Tingles on the tongue are more mellow and are only found on the finish post exhale, with that peppercorn taste being the main merrymaker. 

But these are just second-fiddle players, as the Ritz cracker butter brigade beats them to the punch when it comes to cigar flavor profiles. After which, that signature grassy, herbal USA-grown Connecticut Shade tobacco taste takes over for some added depth. Clean and not very bitter by this point, the smoke swirls in and out with ease, leaving behind a clean aftertaste that is rather satisfying. 

Parting Puffs

Since the size of the cigar is so small, parting puffs come quickly and are hard to discern from the final third, at least at first. A few puffs later, and your fingers suddenly catch fire, the grassiness suddenly goes bitter, and it is time to set that smoldering nub down.

Ash / Burn / Smoke / Draw

 A tiny touch-up in the final third of my review cigar was the only issue I encountered with all four of the Cachitos I torched. Yes, there is some heat toward the end, but I think all petite cigars are prone to doing this purely by design. Ignore the heat and admire the near-perfect white ash, ideal draw, and marvelous, medium-bodied smoke that flows to and from your olfactory senses instead.

Final Thoughts

What is there to dislike about this little cigar other than the fact that I wish it were a bit bigger? Oh wait, I guess that would defeat the purpose of having a short smoke...

GPC really locked in on a great blend with this lighter version of Cachitos, which, if you look up, does kind of look like the cigar itself. Ham and cheese pastry stogies FTW!

Anyhoo... I would be a fool not to strongly suggest snagging a 5-pack box of this blend. It's affordable, expertly rolled, and really satisfying. No matter what time of the day or night it may be, or what sort of 30–45 minute activity you are up to at the moment.