Gifted by Udo Fetzer, International Sales Europe for Oscar Valladares Cigars.

Location: This review was made in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Honduran Connecticut
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Honduras & Nicaragua
Origin: Honduras

Factory: Oscar Valladres Tobacco & Co. (Honduras)
Box: Sold in 11 count boxes.
Release: 2023
Availability: Regular Production.

Size: 6×52, Toro.

Wrapper: Beige brown, smooth texture with small veins.

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Cedarwood and hay.

1st third: Starts with a whipped cream, wheat biscuits, marcona almonds and cedarwood.

2nd third: Keeps inline with the first part, but it dries out the palate.

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

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

3rd third: The flavours keeps the same, but the mouth feel is pretty chalky, like a water resistant layer on the palate.

Duration: 19:30-21:25, 1h 55min.

Conclusion: A mild bodied cigar with a mild strength profile. It’s a Connecticut, a classic plain Connecticut.

Result: In my book this is a 87 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André Charuto Dias