Gifted by a friend.

Location: This review was made outdoors during a sunny evening with 21C, 53%, 4 m/s wind.

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Ecuador
Filler: Dominican Rep, Ecuador, Nicaragua & Peru
Origin: Costa Rica

Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
Box: Sold in 12 count boxes.
Release: 2021
Availability: Regular Production.

Size: 6×54, Toro.

Wrapper: Chestnut brown, smooth texture with small veins.

Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Dried plums, earthy sweetness and chestnuts.

1st third: Starts with a roasted chestnut, earthy sweetness, dried fruits, white pepper and oakwood.

2nd third: No particulate changes, keeps on flowing.

Burn: Burns fairly sharp, with a firm and stable white ash.

Smoke: Voluminous white smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a light draw.

3rd third: Gets spicier with the white pepper, darker notes of dark chocolate covered plums and the previous flavours kept in the background.

Duration: 18:45-19:45, 1h.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Out of the Villa Casdagli line up this is the friendliest of cigars, not over powering nor is it to docile just a middle of the road complexity and strength. It was enjoyable but I was missing that Casdagli little extra in the blend.

Result: In my book this is an 90 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André