JonMark Herrscher

Great stogie, the scrap of paper said let it rest in the humi. Couldn't wait, and it was well worth. Zesty, toasty, hint of molasses. Burn and draw was awesome.

Tygro-Envy

Favorite ZHB Cigar 10/10

eneboebrent

What an amazing cigar. It is definitely one of the best barber poles I've ever had. Just a wonderful chocolate taste and the retrohale was all peanut goodness. Smoke output was nice and that aroma was pure goodness.

justin Burnett

Walked in and this long green stripped barber pole caught my eye and at that moment i knew i found a good one thanks brad for giving me the rundown will be back for some more of these soo good

tcwind

Read all the way to the end.......Being a proud Irish-American and a serious lover of Barber Poles, ordering an Irish Hulk was a no-brainer....lol Shipping was fast and they arrived in excellent condition. As I do with all of my online orders, I put them in the wineador to sit and acclimatize for 30 days before enjoying them. Here's where it gets weird. I pulled my first one out after that 30 days for a campfire night with some friends. It lit up easily, the burn line was perfect and there was a ton of smoke. Unfortunately, it tasted like I was smoking a rolled up hay field. That was all I could taste and it was not enjoyable in the least. I soldiered on through the first inch and then threw the rest of it in the fire....with every intention of giving away the rest of my Irish Hulks. Fast forward a few more weeks and I reached into my wineador on a Friday night. I see the rest of the Irish Hulks and decide to give them ONE more try for the hell of it. I"M DAMN GLAD I DID. I don't know what happened with that first one....maybe a bad stick, maybe my palette was off that night....who knows but OMG, when I lit up that second Irish Hulk, I was in Barber Pole heaven! It had notes of almost a dark chocolate, some light caramel, a hint of red wine and then plenty of the notes Zeal Cigars states in the description - sweetness, cocoa, wood, and nuttiness. I literally pulled out my nub tool for this cigar and I don't do that too often. I can't remember when I've enjoyed a cigar as much as I did this one. Long story short - these will be included in my daily/weekly rotation from now on. The Irish Hulk is most definitely one of my top 5 cigars going forward. Order some now if you haven't tried them - they'll blow your mind.