796. Crowned Heads Mil Días Corona Gorda

Bought at YXTOBAK, Borås, Sweden.

Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Costa Rica, Nicaragua & Peru
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: Tabacalera Pichardo (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2020
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 6×46, Corona Gorda

Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, coarse texture with some small veins.

Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Dried fruits.

1st third: Starts with raisin sweetness, cedarwood, cashew nuts, nutmeg and leather.

2nd third: The previous flavours saturates out and notes of pine needles steps forward a bit more.

Burn: Burns a little uneven with a firm and stable white-ish ash.

Smoke: Light smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a medium tight draw.

3rd third: No changes from previous parts.

Duration: 16:55-18:15, 1h 20min

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. It left me wanting a bit more out of it, while still being good it could have been better with a lighter draw or a slight tweak of the blend.

Result: In my book this is a 87 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André

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