914. Vegas de Santiago Chaman Robusto

Bought from Gott Efter Maten, Sweden.

Location: This review was made outdoors during a sunny afternoon with 21C, 63% humidity in the air and 13km/h wind.

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Costa Rica & Nicaragua
Origin: Costa Rica

Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
Box: Sold in 10 count bundles.
Release: 2019 (2020)
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 5×50, Robusto.

Wrapper: Light brown, smooth texture with tiny veins.

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Light wood note.

1st third: Starts with roasted hazelnuts, bittersweet marmalade and oakwood.

2nd third: Unchanged.

Burn: Burns hasty and sharp with a firm and stable white-ish ash.

Smoke: Medium voluminous smoke with a cool feeling on the tongue with a light draw.

3rd third: Gets a medium roasted coffee with milk character stepping forward in the final part together with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

Duration: 18:55-19:35, 40 min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Fairly unassuming through, well balanced and good but I wanted a bit more complexity.

Result: In my book this is a 87 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André