362. Island Jim No.2 by Oscar

Supplied by Mellgrens Fine Tobacco.

Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Nicaragua Jalapa.
Binder: Honduran.
Filler: Honduran.
Made by Oscar Valladares.

Size: 6.5 x 52, Torpedo.

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

Construction: Firm even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Hay.

1st third: Starts with a note of light roasted coffee, milk chocolate and nuts.

2nd third: Keeps the same.

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

Smoke: Medium light smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue and a medium light draw.

3rd third: Gets a little stronger like a medium roasted coffee, but otherwise it keeps the other flavours stable.

Duration: 17:40-19:05, 1h 25min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile.

Result: In my book this is an 90 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André

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