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
