Gifted by La Caoba cigars.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Paraguayan Criollo & Yerba Mate Infusion Essence “Cocido” – Yerba Mate Leaves
Binder: Paraguayan Criollo
Filler: Indonesian Java Sumatra
Origin: Paraguay

Factory: LA CAOBA (Paraguay)
Box: Sold in 1 count tubes.
Release: N/A
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 6.5×43, Corona.

Wrapper: Greenish brown, oily and coarse texture with small protruding veins.

Construction: Giving feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Dried fruits like plums, pears and figs with tones of ice tea.

1st third: Sweet green tea, it’s like I’m smoking boba tea, dried fruits and earthy.

2nd third: A nutty chestnut note gets introduced.

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

Smoke: Voluminous smoke with a medium heat feel on the tongue with a light draw.

3rd third: Mostly the same until the end.

Duration: 22:10-23:30, 1h 20min.

Conclusion: A mild bodied cigar with a mild strength profile. Very odd experience for it being marketed as a cigar. I honestly can’t say I want to experience that again but it wasn’t unpleasant just not suitable for a cigar.

Result: In my book this is a 86 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André