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