Gifted by Darren Cioffi owner of Principle Cigars.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Dominican Republic Monte Plata
Filler: 3x Dominican Republic & Zimbabwe
Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: Kelner Boutique Factory (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2023
Availability: Limited Edition.
Size: 6×50, Toro.
Wrapper: Almond light brown, silky smooth texture with small protruding veins.
Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Pastry dough, cardamom and cinnamon.
1st third: Starts with a saffron bun (Swedish lussekatt), saffron, pastry dough, cardamom and sandalwood.
2nd third: Brown sugar sweetness otherwise it keeps on smooth sailing.
Burn: Burns fairly sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a medium light draw.
3rd third: The pastry dough mellows out to a gingersnap biscuits flavour note. Otherwise unchanged.
Duration: 19:30-21:00, 1h 30min.
Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. A balanced flow from start to finish. Truly enjoyable experience.
Result: In my book this is a 92 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André
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Favorite cigar from Principle so far?
Favorite from KBF? Unfair question, I know…
Favourite Principle must be The Commonwealth, as a complexity masterpiece.
From KBF is harder, I’d have to come back to you on that, so I can look up what he has made over the years.
Will have to try The Commonwealth soon. I’ve been meaning to pick up a sampler of theirs.
For KBF, I think it might be the Casdagli Club Mareva Origins. Strong contenders Smoking Jacket Henkie, Casdagli Grand Cafe or Spalato No. 1?
I have a box of Somm Premiere Cru I’ll need to crack open soon and I suspect it may be near the top…