Gifted by a friend.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Origin: Dominican Republic

Factory: Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 30 count boxes.
Release: 2013
Availability: Regular Production.

Size: 5.5×44, Corona.

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

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Cedarwood.

1st third: Starts with candied citrus, toasted bread, floral and cedarwood.

2nd third: While unchanged it gets a white pepper spice note added.

Burn: Burns fairly sharp with some corrections needed and a firm but a little unstable white-ish ash.

Smoke: Light smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a medium light draw.

3rd third: Unchanged from previous parts.

Duration: 17:05-18:10, 1h 5min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Quite drying of the palette, needing water to clench it, otherwise enjoyable.

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

/Cigar Reviewer André