Supplied by Mellgrens Fine Tobacco.
Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano.
Binder: Nicaragua.
Filler: Honduras & Nicaragua.
Made in Nicaragua.
Size: 6 1/2×55, Toro.
Wrapper: Coffee bean, oily and silky-smooth with tiny veins.
Construction: Firm even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Caramel sweetness, wet leaves and earthy notes.
1st third: Firstly we start with the shaggy foot, I’m getting notes of coffee beans, earthy sweetness and light wood notes.
2nd third: Keeps previous flavours with a added note of dark chocolate.
Burn: Burns fairly sharp with a firm and stable white ash.
Smoke: Light smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue and a medium tight draw.
3rd third: No changes.
Duration: 17:00-18:10, 1h 10min.
Conclusion: A medium to full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile.
Result: In my book this is an 88 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André