Gifted by Thomas Sonnenberg, Don Stefano Zigarrenmanufaktur.

Location: This review was made in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo
Binder: Sumatra
Filler: Dominican Republic Criollo 98 Visos, Corojo Ligero and Piloto Seco & Nicaraguan Jalapa Seco
Origin: Dominican Republic

Factory: Tabacalera William Ventura (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 10 count boxes.
Release: 2022
Availability: Regular Production.

Size: 5×54, Robusto Extra.

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

Construction: Fairly firm and fairly even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Oakwood.

1st third: Starts with oakwood, roasted hazelnuts, plums, nutmeg and black tea.

2nd third: Continues inline with the first part.

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

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

3rd third: Unchanged from the beginning.

Duration: 19:25-21:05, 1h 40min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. A flavourful cigar experience but it’s fairly unchanged throughout.

Result: In my book this is a 89 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André Charuto Dias