Gifted by Jeremy Casdagli, owner of Casdagli Cigars.

Location: This review was made in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian HVA
Binder: Ecuadorian Habano 2000
Filler: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua & Peru
Origin: Costa Rica.

Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
Box: Sold in 10 count boxes.
Release: 2025
Availability: Yearly Limited Production of 600 boxes of 10 cigars.

Size: 7.3×57, Salomones.

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

Construction: Fairly firm and a little uneven feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Oakwood and curry.

1st third: Starts with oak barrel aged fruity red wine, raspberry, nutmeg, roasted chestnuts, lightly toasted pine nuts and white pepper.

2nd third: Notes of raisins take over the raspberry note and 70% dark chocolate steps forward otherwise unchanged.

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

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

3rd third: Keeps on the level flavourwise from the previous parts just with a tweak up in spice levels.

Duration: 17:00-18:30, 1h 30min.

Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium to full strength profile. Very flavourful and sturdy smoking experience.

Result: In my book this is a 92 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André