1117. Lure & Valacari The Redfish Limited Edition 2025

Bought from Sir Louis Cigars, USA.

Location: This review was made in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Oscuro
Binder: Nicaraguan Ometepe
Filler: Nicaraguan Ometepe, Estelí & Jalapa
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: La Tabacaria Cigars (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 10 count bundles.
Release: 2025
Availability: Limited Edition of 250 bundles of 10 cigars.

Size: 6×52, Toro (Boxpressed)

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

Construction: Fairly firm with a fairly even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Hay and cedarwood.

1st third: Starts with a dry cedarwood, unsalted crackers, green grape seeds, nutmeg and cloves.

2nd third: A pepper spice steps forward, otherwise unchanged.

Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and stable grayish ash.

Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a light draw.

3rd third: Added cinnamon notes to the previously mentioned flavours.

Duration: 19:50-21:10, 1h 20min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium to full strength profile. A fairly spicy smoke experience, not very complex experience but still enjoyable.

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

/Cigar Reviewer André Charuto Dias