Cigar Review – Metallica S84 Shade to Black by Drew Estates Brand: Drew Estates Vitola: Robusto 5 x 50 Filler: Nicaraguan Maduro and Pennsylvania Broadleaf Maduro Wrapper: Connecticut ShadeBinder: Connecticut River Valley Maduro Smoking Time:  49 minutes Body: Medium Flavor: Medium Price: $11.99 What Makes it Special: Jonathan Drew, Founder and President of Drew Estate exclaims, “I just walked inside our humidor here at headquarters and viewed the new white Blackened box sitting alongside the original black Maduro. All I can say is ‘WOW!!’ It’s so in your face, I love it. The new S84 Shade to Black is a must-try for any Connecticut Shade smoker. It’s like a deep, dark, rich Connecticut that’s smooth as silky velvet, plush with triple plushness. Rob Dietrich, Blackened’s Master Distiller, has been one of my best friends for almost 15 years. He brought Hetfield into the mix and I brought Willy and the DE brand team. This project is dope. We’re having fun with it.” I couldn’t have said it better, so I queued up some Ride the Lightening (1984’s release) and away we go: Visual/Prelight Draw: A very smooth almost but not quite oily shade wrapper gives nothing much but partially green drying hay and some honey, but a sniff at the foot gives a dark oily earth belying the rollercoaster ride we’re about to go on. First Third: My first puffs after an easy light give hay, white pepper, and the mild but dark fruity sweetness of dates. The latter comes from all that Maduro, with spice leftover from the broad leaves. The ash holds quite well here up to an inch with no problem. Getting well into the first third the retro hale adds some saltiness and coffee notes. Second Third: Moving into the middle third the white pepper…