Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made outdoors during windy evening, with 18C, 53% & 5 m/s wind.
Information:
Wrapper: Cuba
Binder: Cuba
Filler: Cuba
Origin: Cuba
Factory: N/A
Box: Sold in 24 count boxes.
Release: 1997
Availability: Regular Production
Size: 7.5×40, Lancero (Laguito Especial).
Wrapper: Reddish milk chocolate, smooth texture with small veins.
Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Cedarwood.
1st third: Starts with a cedarwood, floral (white flowers), balsamic vinegar sweetness yet tart note & gingerbread spice.
2nd third: No changes in taste but it have gotten out at least twice which is a bit annoying.
Burn: Burns hasty and a little wonky and hasty, with a firm and and stable white-ish ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a medium light draw.
3rd third: No particular changes in taste just a tad bit more spice like white pepper from the start. Kept going out a few more times and it’s not because of the wind.
Duration: 19:15-20:25, 1h 10min.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile, enjoyable but a bit lacking in the complexity and while it kept going out a few times the flavours kept on par.
Result: In my book this is an 88 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André

