Gifted by a friend.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic & Nicaragua
Origin: Dominican Republic

Factory: Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia. (Dominican Republic)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2021
Availability: Limited Release.

Size: 7.25×53, Gran Perfecto.

Wrapper: Chestnut brown, smooth texture with tiny veins.

Construction: A little giving but even when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Cedarwood and digestive biscuits.

1st third: Starts with cinnamon, medium roasted coffee, cedarwood and some black tea bitterness.

2nd third: Got tar build up halfway through so had to cut a bit off, otherwise it gets a white pepper spice added. Notes of raisins and chestnuts added towards the end of this part.

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

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

3rd third: The bitterness build-up gets intense while retaining notes of chestnuts, white pepper and cedarwood.

Duration: 13:15-15:25, 2h 10min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Started of enjoyable but quickly took a wrong turn and became bitter and spicy not the most enjoyable over such a big cigar.

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

/Cigar Reviewer André