Supplied by Mellgrens Fine Tobacco.
Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens Fine Tobacco’s cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Honduran.
Binder: Honduran.
Filler: Honduran.
Made in Honduras by Maya Selva Cigars.
Size: 5×56, Robusto Gordo.
Wrapper: Coffee bean, oily and smooth with mostly tiny veins.
Construction: Firm even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Hay and earthy sweetness.
1st third: Starts with a light roasted coffee, green grapes and light wood.
2nd third: Keeps it’s previous flavours.
Burn: Burns fairly sharp with a firm and stable crispy white ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue and a medium draw.
3rd third: The coffee note goes to a more dark roasted direction, still hints of the green grapes and a earthy sweetness combined with wood in the background.
Duration: 16:00-17:20, 1h 20min.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile.
Result: In my book this is an 90 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André