Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made outdoors during a snowy evening with -2C and 97% humidity in the air.
Information:
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Colorado
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua & Dominican Republic
Origin: Honduras
Factory: Rocky Patel
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2021
Availability: Regular Production
Size: 4×54, Short Torpedo.
Wrapper: Dark milk chocolate, oily and silky smooth with tiny veins.
Construction: Firm even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Hay and manure.
1st third: Starts with dark chocolate, earthy and rich dark roasted coffee grounds with a touch of caramel sweetness.
2nd third: Smoothens out, gets a little bready but still retaining the core flavours just not so rich.
Burn: Burns hasty and sharp with a firm and stable gray ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a light draw.
3rd third: Keeps consistent till the end, earthy coffee, dark chocolate and breast with a touch of caramel sweetness in the background.
Duration: 18:35-19:05, 30min.
Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile, overall a pleasant experience and it handled the freezing temperatures and snow really well as the ash fell in the very end.
Result: In my book this is an 89 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André

