Gifted by Bobby Newman, 3rd Generation Owner and Executive Vice President at J.C. Newman Cigars.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: J.C. Newman PENSA (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2009
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 5×54, Robusto.

Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, oily and silky smooth texture with tiny veins.

Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Cedarwood.

1st third: Starts with cinnamon, cacao, sweet pastry dough, brown sugar and cedarwood.

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.

3rd third: Unchanged from the start till the very end.

Duration: 22:05-23:10, 1h 5min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Well balanced flavours but without any complex changes.

Result: In my book this is a 90 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André