Gifted by Darren Cioffi, owner of Principle Cigars.

Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Maduro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: 2x Dominican Republic & 2x Nicaragua
Origin: Dominican Republic

Factory: Casa Carrillo (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2025
Availability: Regular Production.

Size: 6×52, Toro.

Wrapper: Coffee bean brown, oily and coarse texture with small veins.

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Non descript.

1st third: Starts with a dark syrup loaf of bread, cacao, black tea, cashew nuts and oakwood.

2nd third: A added note of butter roasted chestnuts, lavender and cardamom.

Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.

Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a medium light draw.

3rd third: The molasses from the bready note gets a slight amplification together with a slight pepper spice and candied almonds added.

Duration: 19:00-20:30, 1h 30min.

Conclusion: A medium to full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. A delicious experience with good complexity yet well balanced development.

Result: In my book this is a 91 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André