Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Nicaragua Corojo Jalapa
Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo Jalapa & Habano 2000 Estelí
Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Undisclosed (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 12 count boxes.
Release: 2023
Availability: Limited Production of 24000 cigars.
Size: 5×52, Belicoso
Wrapper: Almond light brown, silky smooth with tiny veins. The wrapper cracked at the head after cutting.
Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Barnyard.
1st third: Starts with matchwood, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, ground medium roasted coffee and pastry dough.
2nd third: Towards the end of part 2 it gets tones of bitterness.
Burn: Burns fairly sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.
Smoke: Medium voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a light draw.
3rd third: In the final third a white pepper spice gets introduced. Otherwise unchanged flavours from previous parts.
Duration: 13:55-14:55, 1h.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. A clear crescendo from start to finish.
Result: In my book this is a 89 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André
Did you try their limited release gigantes? We can’t get any of their cigars in Australia but I have been following their stuff with interest. Also because outside of Cuba haven’t seen an almost 50 cab of double coronas (my fave size) anywhere in years.
Haven’t tried them but got 2 of the gigantes in my humidor, just have to find the right time to light it up as it should be a 2-2:30min smoke. They actually came in a 48 cab 😉 no but I agree Double Coronas are pretty underrated vitola.