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