Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Cuba & Nicaragua
Origin: Honduras
Factory: Undisclosed
Box: Sold in 10 count boxes.
Release: 2014
Availability: Regular Production
Size: 5×50, Robusto.
Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, silky smooth texture with small veins.
Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Hay.
1st third: Starts with a harsh coffee bitterness, but after a while it calms down, it gives me hints of toasted brioche buns, light floral notes,
2nd third: Unchanged from previous parts.
Burn: Burns a little uneven, with a firm and stable with some flakes white ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a light draw.
3rd third: The coffee returns with a medium roasted tone otherwise unchanged.
Duration: 14:55-16:35, 1h 40min
Conclusion: A mild to medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. A fairly balanced experience but I wanted a little bit more complexity as it showed tendencies but never really got there.
Result: In my book this is a 90 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André

