1015. Juan Lopez Valkyria Edicion Regional Países Nórdicos 2023

Bought at Brobergs Tobakshandel, Sweden.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Cuba
Binder: Cuba
Filler: Cuba
Origin: Cuba

Factory: N/A (Cuba)
Box: Sold in 10 count boxes.
Release: 2023 (2025), box June 2024.
Availability: Limited Edition of 6000 boxes of 10 cigars

Size: 5.5×52, Robusto Extra.

Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown smooth texture with tiny veins.

Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Cedarwood and hay.

1st third: Notes of walnuts, roasted chestnuts, medium roasted coffee and cedarwood.

2nd third: Continues with the same notes.

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

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

3rd third: Additional notes of toasted bread and like a toasted barrel sweetness appear in the final part.

Duration: 16:30-18:00, 1h 30min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. For being a young Cuban cigar it’s enjoyable, so I can only imagine it will develop nicely with some more rest.

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

/Cigar Reviewer André