Southern Draw Metamorphosis CF Exclusive

📌 Brand: Southern Draw
📌 Line: Metamorphosis
📌 Size: Corona (5 5/8" × 46)
📌 Weight: ~13 g
📌 Age: 3 years
📌 Origin: n/a

Tasting Notes

• Cocoa – Soft, muted sweetness

• Cedar – Mild, linear wood

• Earth – Dry, straightforward

• Black Pepper – Light and intermittent

First Impressions

Medium-brown wrapper with a clean roll and minimal veins. Pre-light aroma gives cedar and dry cocoa. Cold draw is open and smooth, but the profile feels restrained right from the start.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Cedar and mild cocoa open gently, but the flavour is subdued. Burn is even.

• Second Third – Earth develops, pepper flickers, but complexity never builds. Smooth but uneventful.

• Final Third – Profile becomes noticeably bland, losing sweetness and structure while remaining mechanically well-behaved.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Stauning Smoke Danish Whisky - Light Nordic smoke, heather honey, and malt lift the cigar’s muted flavours without overpowering them.

• Tea – Nepal Jun Chiyabari Himalayan Black Tea - Floral top notes and soft fruit brightness help bring life to the cigar’s gentle profile.

Music Pairing

“Seigfried” – Frank Ocean
Atmospheric, introspective tones pair with the cigar’s mild, drifting nature.

Final Thoughts

Southern Draw Metamorphosis Corona is smooth and approachable but never blossoms. Pleasant enough, yet ultimately bland and lacking evolution.

Final Score: 7/10
Why not a 10?
Consistently mild, minimal transitions, and insufficient complexity from start to finish.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.