Bought from Sir Louis Cigars, USA.
Location: This review was made in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Hybrid Connecticut Desflorado & Mejorado 2004
Binder: Ecuadorian HVA Mejorado Seco
Filler: Dominican Republic HVA Mejorado Ligero, Criollo 98 Viso, Ecuadorian Criollo 98 Viso, Peruvian Hybrid Habano, Paraguayan Hybrid Habano 2000 Viso
Origin: Costa Rica
Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica (Costa Rica).
Box: Sold in 24 count boxes.
Release: 2016
Availability: Regular Production.
Size: 6.5×54, Toro Extra (Box pressed).
Wrapper: Hazelnut beige, silky smooth texture with tiny veins.
Construction: A little giving but even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Light hay note.
1st third: Starts with notes of cinnamon, ginger, brown sugar, cardamom buns and milk chocolate.
2nd third: A cedarwood and a dark chocolate note take over from the creamy milk chocolate note felt in the first part.
Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and a little unstable gray-ish ash.
Smoke: Medium voluminous smoke with a medium cool feeling on the tongue with a light draw.
3rd third: Raw pistachios take the center stage in this final part.
Duration: 15:15-16:25, 1h 10min.
Conclusion: A medium to full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Very enjoyable smooth smoking experience. But a really nice complexity bringing forth interesting flavours in each part.
Result: In my book this is a 92 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André
