Supplied by Mellgrens Fine Tobacco.
Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens Fine Tobacco’s cigar lounge.
Information:
Vegueros is a post-revolution Habanos SA brand started in 1997.
The range comprises tobacco from the premium Vuelta Abajo region in Cuba.
Wrapper: Cuba.
Binder: Cuba.
Filler: Cuba.
Size: 5×52, Robusto (Centrifinos).
Wrapper: Milk chocolate, smooth with tiny veins.
Construction: Firm even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Hay.
1st third: Starts with a sweet biscuit note, slight chocolate note.
2nd third: Keeps the same, but with a light white pepper note.
Burn: Firm and stable gray ash with a sharp burn.
Smoke: Light smoke, with a cool feeling on the tongue and a light draw.
3rd third: Keeps the same flavours from part 2.
Duration: 15:55-17:00, 1h 5min.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile.
Result: In my book this is an 88 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André