Traded with a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Hybrid 238
Binder: Mexican San Andrés Negro
Filler: Dominican Republic Piloto Seco, San Vicente Ligero, San Vicente Seco, Yamasá Viso & Nicaraguan Estelí
Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: Cigars Davidoff (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 10 count boxes.
Release: 2023
Availability: Limited Production of 19200 boxes of 10 (192000 cigars).
Size: 5.9×54, Double Perfecto
Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, silky smooth with small veins.
Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Dried fruits like prunes and black tea.
1st third: Starts with hints of lemon curd, toasted brioche buns, hints of pepper and whipped cream.
2nd third: Notes of peanuts and white pepper spice added to the mix.
Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and stable white ash.
Smoke: Light smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a medium tight draw.
3rd third: Calms down a bit, fluffy brioche bun and medium roasted coffee otherwise unchanged flavours.
Duration: 16:50-18:40, 1h 50min.
Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. A mixed bag of flavours and a good complexity, but it’s not a mild cigar as one would expect.
Result: In my book this is a 91 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André


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