Gifted by Drew Newman, General Counsel at J.C. Newman Cigars.
Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge.
Information:
Nicaragua tobacco, short filler cigar.
Made by J.C. Newman Cigars.
Size: 6×33, Panatela.
Wrapper: Milk chocolate, rough feeling with tiny veins.
Construction: A little giving when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Barnyard.
1st third: Dark chocolate and oakwood.
2nd third: No changes.
Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and stable white ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue and a light draw.
3rd third: Very monotone all the way.
Duration: 20:40-21:20, 40min.
Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile.
Result: In my book this is an 86 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André