Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Mexican Habano
Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra
Filler: Dominican Republic & Ecuador
Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: Tabacalera William Ventura (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2017
Availability: Regular Production
Size: 5×54, Robusto.
Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, oily and smooth with tiny veins.
Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Cedarwood.
1st third: Starts with toasted brioche buns, toffee, dried figs and cedarwood.
2nd third: Notes of cacao added.
Burn: Burns hasty and sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a light draw.
3rd third: Unchanged from previous parts.
Duration: 16:45-18:00, 1h 15min.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Enjoyable but not complex enough for my liking.
Result: In my book this is a 89 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André

