Gifted by Heiko Poerz, owner of HENK.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Nicaragua (2010)
Binder: Nicaragua (2009)
Filler: Nicaragua (2009)
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: A. J. Fernandez (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 5/10 count boxes.
Release: 2024
Availability: Limited Production.

Size: 6.5×58, Toro Gordo

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

Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Hay, cinnamon, brown sugar and light wood.

1st third: Starts with a light ginger spice on the tongue, brown sugar sweetness, well baked gingerbread and sandalwood.

2nd third: While still retaining the previous flavours a darker note of medium roasted coffee and raw almonds steps forward in this part.

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

Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a medium cool feeling on the tongue with a light draw.

3rd third: It livens up a bit with some fresh notes, otherwise it keeps the previous flavours from part 1 and 2 going.

Duration: 14:05-15:55, 1h 50min.

Conclusion: A full bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Well balanced flavours and beautifully smooth textured smoke. This is a pincher, hard to put this cigar down. The StraightShooter is like a bigger version on the La Doña when it was released back in 2018. So I can expect it to age beautifully.

Result: In my book this is a 95 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André