Gifted by a friend.

Location: This review was made in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua & Ecuador.
Origin: Dominican Republic

Factory: Tabacalera Las Lavas (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 25 count boxes.
Release: 2023
Availability: Regular Production.

Size: 6.5×60, Gordo Grande.

Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, coarse texture with small veins.

Construction: Fairly giving but even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Cedarwood.

1st third: Starts with cedarwood, bitter almonds, cinnamon and toasted bread.

2nd third: Practically unchanged from the start.

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

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

3rd third: Barnyard notes step forward.

Duration: 15:55-17:05, 1h 10min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. A quite boring smoking experience, I could live without smoking this again.

Result: In my book this is a 86 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André