Gifted by Drew Newman, 4th Generation Owner & General Counsel at J.C. Newman Cigars.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: J.C. Newman PENSA (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 25 count boxes.
Release: 2023
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 6×60, Gordo.

Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, oily and smooth texture with small veins.

Construction: Fairly firm and a little uneven feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Cedarwood, cinnamon and sweet pastry dough.

1st third: Starts with a sweet pastry dough, cinnamon, nutmeg, almonds and cedarwood.

2nd third: Keep the same.

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

Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a light draw.

3rd third: While unchanged it keeps a steady flow from the beginning to end.

Duration: 18:30-20:05, 1h 35min.

Conclusion: A mild bodied cigar with a mild to medium strength profile. A very level smoking experience, not complex throughout.

Result: In my book this is a 89 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André