Gifted by Darren Cioffi, owner of Principle Cigars.

Location: This review was made in a cigar lounge.

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

Factory: Kelner Boutique Factory (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2020
Availability: Yearly Limited Production.

Size: 6×50, Toro.

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

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Ground dark roasted coffee, vegetal and cedarwood.

1st third: Starts with cedarwood, earthy sweetness, ground dark roasted coffee, walnut and pecan dark notes and dried citrus.

2nd third: The coffee notes steps forward.

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

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

3rd third: While the flavours are the same, they are a lot darker and heavier than before. I’m starting to feel light headed.

Duration: 18:35-19:55, 1h 20min.

Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium to full strength profile. It has a classic cacao forward blend which dries out the palate a bit, its not a favourite Maduro experience of mine it still performs greatly like expected.

Result: In my book this is a 88 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André