Gifted by Darren Cioffi, owner of Principle Cigars.

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

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

Factory: Undisclosed (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 50 count boxes.
Release: 2023
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 6×26, Petit Panetela.

Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, oily and smooth with small veins.

Construction: Fairly soft and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Light wood.

1st third: Starts with 70% dark chocolate, espresso, toasted bread and oakwood.

2nd third: Unchanged.

Burn: Burns fairly sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.

Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a light draw. Hard to keep lit as

3rd third: Notes of anise otherwise unchanged.

Duration: 18:05-19:05, 1h.

Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Enjoyable little cigar.

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

/Cigar Reviewer André