903. Cornelius & Anthony Meridian Corona Gorda

Gifted by a friend.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Rosado
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: La Zona (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2015
Availability: Discontinued.

Size: 5.5×46, Corona Gorda.

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

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Pinewood.

1st third: Starts with cashew nuts, pinewood and citrus zest.

2nd third: Unchanged.

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

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

3rd third: Keeps the same from previous parts.

Duration: 20:20-22:00, 1h 40min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Good cigar but not very complex.

Result: In my book this is a 88 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André