Gifted by Maya Selva, owner of Maya Selva Cigars.
Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens Fine Tobacco’s cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Connecticut
Binder: Honduran Jamastrán, La Musica
Filler: Honduran Azacualpa
Size: 3.5×56, Short Robusto.
Wrapper: Light milk chocolate or hazelnut, oily and smooth with tiny veins.
Construction: Firm even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Light cedarwood and hay.
1st third: Starts with a dark roasted coffee note, walnut and 80% dark chocolate.
2nd third: Keeps the same.
Burn: Sharp burn, with a firm and stable white ash.
Smoke: Voluminous white smoke with a medium heat on the tongue with a medium light draw.
3rd third: Keeps the same all the way too the end.
Duration: 16:35-17:25, 50 min.
Conclusion: A medium to full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile.
Result: In my book this is an 90 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André