Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: USA
Filler: Nicaragua, Haiti & Dominican Republic
Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: Julián Sued & Compañía (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 10 count boxes.
Release: 2021
Availability: Limited Edition of 1000 boxes of 10 cigars.
Size: 5×54, Robusto.
Wrapper: Coffee bean brown, oily and smooth texture with small protruding veins.
Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Oakwood.
1st third: Starts with notes of caramel, cappuccino, toasted brioche rolls, sweet spice, apricot marmalade and oakwood.
2nd third: Notes of roasted chestnuts added.
Burn: Burns a little uneven but with a firm and stable white-ish ash.
Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a light draw.
3rd third: Notes of digestive biscuits added to the mix.
Duration: 16:30-17:50, 1h 20min.
Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Enjoyable flavours and well balanced.
Result: In my book this is a 91 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André