My Uzi Weighs a Ton (MUWAT)

Initial Thoughts

I’ve seen this cigar out on the shelves for quite a while, and I’ve smoked one or two before this review. I picked them up by  winning a game at a Drew Estate event with Jeff the Animal Tennell. The game you ask, his infamous Klackers dice game. I don’t really remember smoking those at the time so I was excited to really sit down and concentrate on this blend and take in all it has to offer. A little back story on the My Uzi Weighs a Ton according to Jonathan Drew. This cigar is a partnership between Subculture Studios & Joya De Nicaragua, much like the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured. “Utilizing San Andreas Negro Wrapper, Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade Binder and hearty Brazilian Mata Fina Filler, coupled with Nicaraguan fillers provided by JDN” that’s the DNA of the cigar. During one of the last blending sessions from Cigar Safari trip in 2010 is when Jon said the cigar came to fruition. He believes it is best experienced in the 6×60 vitola. I wasn’t brave enough to try the 6×60 so I opted for the 5×60 instead. My favorite part of the backstory on this cigar is how it got the name. Initially Jon was just calling the cigar “The Uzi”. When he went back to pick up a bundle of 50 sticks he lifted it and said “Damn, My Uzi Weighs a Ton”. Boom, marketing and branding at it’s best. Well I think it’s time to hop into the review and see if this cigar lives up to it’s name.

Looks

The San Andres Negro wrapper on this My Uzi Weighs a Ton is very dark. It has a very similar coloring to that of the Liga Privadas. This wrapper isn’t as velvety as those coveted ones on the LPs though. The wrapper on this cigar is fairly smooth I can see and feel a few veins up and down the barrel of the stick. There is a nice consistency to the coloring and texture though.

The one thing that will probably catch your eye more than anything with this cigar is the band. It’s big and in your face. The black background does blend in with the wrapper slightly so it does mute the noise just a bit. However the big bold font is screaming from this band. It brings the noise to say the least. This has always been the first thing that I noticed about this cigar and I’m sure I’m not the only one. The font is in a silver / charcoal color and is a nice contrast to the black background. Not incredibly subtle, but it gets the job done and gets the brand in your face.

Function

This My Uzi Weighs a Ton comes in at 5×60 and is larger than most of the cigars I typically smoke. I always like to make sure that the filler is packed well and has some nice bounce back as well. I can’t find any soft spots or lack of filler up and down the barrel of this particular cigar so I’m good to go on that. The foot looks nice and well packed.

Because this is a larger ring gauge cigar I make sure to use my punch cutter because my normal cutter wouldn’t do the job. I’ve actually become a big fan of the punch now that I’m using it more often. The dry draw on this stick is perfect. Very little resistance and the air comes through the barrel very easily. I think I’ve exhausted my pre-game notes and I think it’s time to put some fire to it.

Smoking

I tried the ole 3 match lighting method on this My Uzi Weighs a Ton and it didn’t want to take off initially. I had to keep touching up around the foot. There was one trouble spot in particular that just didn’t want to light. Once I took care of it, we were off and running.

The first third burned perfectly. The draw was just fantastic and smoke was pouring out. Exactly how I wanted to experience this cigar. The ash held on forever it seemed like. I finally dropped it off around the 1 1/2″ mark. I wanted to keep going with it, but I knew my chances of getting ashy crotch were getting higher every second. The rest of this cigar burned really well. The ash continued to grow and hold on. It was a nice solid white & gray ash that has perfect burn curls to it. The ash on this cigar reminds me a lot of the ash on the Headley Grange. Couldn’t ask for a better smoking experience with this stick.