Gifted by a friend.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano
Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra
Filler: Nicaragua & Peru
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: Joya de Nicaragua (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2013
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 5.5×52, Robusto.

Wrapper: Coffee bean brown, oily but a slight coarse texture feel with tiny veins.

Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Light wood.

1st third: Starts with charred oakwood, Cashew nuts, root vegetables, earthy and

2nd third: Unchanged.

Burn: Burns fairly 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 the first part.

Duration: 19:00-20:15, 1h 15min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Enjoyable but monotonous flavour profile.

Result: In my book this is a 88 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André