Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade G2BW
Binder: Mexican San Andrés Negro
Filler: Nicaraguan Condega C-SG, Pueblo Nuevo Criollo, Estelí C-98 & Estelí Hybrid Ligero
Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Fabrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua S.A. (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 13 count boxes.
Release: 2019
Availability: Regular Production
Size: 6×52, Toro.
Wrapper: Almond light brown, silky smooth texture with tiny veins.
Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Sugar sweet and wheat biscuits.
1st third: Starts with wheat biscuits, brown sugar and sandalwood.
2nd third: There is a note of wiener melange coffee in the background.
Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.
Smoke: Medium voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a medium light draw.
3rd third: Fairly unchanged.
Duration: 21:20-22:40, 1h 20min
Conclusion: A mild bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. I wanted some more complexity out of this cigar, but it kept a well balanced flow throughout.
Result: In my book this is a 89 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André

