Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
Binder: Ecuadorian Habano
Filler: Nicaragua & Peru
Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua S.A. (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2020
Availability: Regular Production
Size: 6.5×54, Toro (Soft box pressed)
Wrapper: Chestnut brown, oily and smooth texture with tiny veins.
Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Earthy sweetness.
1st third: Starts with farm rustic bread, nut mix, earthy sweetness and oakwood.
2nd third: Unchanged.
Burn: Burns sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.
Smoke: Medium voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a medium light draw.
3rd third: Subtle notes of cinnamon apple pie and raisins added to the mix.
Duration: 16:45-18:05, 1h 20min.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Good complexity and nice sweetness.
Result: In my book this is a 90 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André
