Gifted by Les Drent, owner of Kauai Cigars.
Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens Fine Tobacco’s cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Shade Grown Connecticut
Binder: Kauai Shade Grown
Filler: Kauai Shade Grown
Size: 4.5×46, Petit Corona.
Wrapper: Nutty, oily and silky smooth with tiny veins.
Construction: Fairly firm when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Light floral note, milk chocolate and pinecone.
1st third: Starts with a cinnamon, toasted bread, oak and citrus.
2nd third: Keeps its previous flavours with a added milk chocolate note.
Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and stable whiteish ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue and a light draw.
3rd third: Kept the same from start to finish.
Duration: 21:50-22:50, 1h.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a mild strength profile. Well balanced.
Result: In my book this is an 88 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André

