From my own collection.
Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge.
Information:
San Cristóbal is a current post-Revolution brand, launched in late 1999.
The range comprises light to medium-strength cigars, using tobacco from the premium Vuelta Abajo region in Cuba.
Varnished Boîte Nature Box of 25 cigars.
A 2006 release. Discontinued 2011.
A 2006 release. Discontinued 2011.
Size: 7.1×54, Double Pyramid (Rodolfo).
Wrapper: Milk chocolate, oily and silky-smooth with tiny veins.
Construction: Firm even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Oakwood.
1st third: Starts with a smooth toasted bread with butter taste.
2nd third: Keeps the same.
Burn: Burns with a stable and firm white ash.
Smoke: Light smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue and a medium light draw.
3rd third: A very enjoyable cigar keeping it’s previous flavours until the end.
Duration: 18:50-20:30, 1h 40 min.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile.
Result: In my book this is an 92 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André