Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
Binder: Nicaraguan Condega
Filler: Nicaraguan Condega & Estelí
Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Garmendia Cigars Co. (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2023
Availability: Regular Production
Size: 5×50, Robusto.
Wrapper: Coffee bean brown, oily and smooth texture with tiny veins.
Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Cedarwood.
1st third: Starts with pancakes, roasted almonds, honey and nutmeg.
2nd third: Unchanged.
Burn: Burns fairly sharp with a firm and fairly stable white ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a light draw.
3rd third: Gets darker cacao and earthy notes added and the foreground.
Duration: 20:55-22:30, 1h 35min.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Enjoyable cigar experience.
Result: In my book this is a 90 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André
