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Location: This review was made in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Connecticut
Binder: Indonesian Sumatra
Filler: Nicaraguan Jalapa & Dominican Republic Piloto
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: Tabacalera Tambor (Nicaragua).
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2022
Availability: Regular Production.

Size: 6×58, Toro Gordo.

Wrapper: Almond beige, oily and smooth texture with tiny veins.

Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Hay and dry cedarwood.

1st third: Starts with toasted white bread, raw walnuts and almonds, cedarwood and lavender.

2nd third: A whipped cream note gets introduced in this part. There is some bitterness lingering in the back of the palette.

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

Smoke: Medium voluminous smoke with a medium cool feeling on the tongue with a medium light draw.

3rd third: The bitterness disappeared after a quick purge, otherwise pretty much the same but with an dark roasted coffee dark tone lingering on the palette.

Duration: 14:55-16:30, 1h 35min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Quite good smoking experience, but nothing outstanding, just a solid smoke.

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

/Cigar Reviewer André