Gifted by Ian Reith, owner of Dapper Cigars.
Location: This review was made in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown Sumatra
Binder: USA Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler: Nicaraguan Estelí, Ometepe, Jalapa Cofradia & Honduran Jamastran Valley
Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Nicaragua America Cigars, S.A. (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2016
Availability: Regular Production.
Size: 5×50, Robusto.
Wrapper: Coffee bean brown, oily and coarse texture with tiny veins.
Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Oakwood, cereal and a mixed spice mix.
1st third: Starts with dark roasted coffee, oakwood bark, almost burnt toast and cashew nuts.
2nd third: It’s like a dark chocolate mocha coffee, oakwood bark and earthy sweetness.
Burn: Burns 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: Unchanged from previous parts.
Duration: 15:50-17:20, 1h 30min.
Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a full strength profile. While not very complex it still brings a lot of flavours consistently.
Result: In my book this is a 89 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André

