Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in a cigar lounge.
Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown Habano
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Nicaragua
Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Fabrica Oveja Negra (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2013
Availability: Regular Production
Size: 5×54, Robusto.
Wrapper: Chestnut brown, oily and smooth texture with tiny veins.
Construction: Fairly firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Oakwood.
1st third: Starts with citrus zest, oakwood, walnut and cacao bitterness.
2nd third: Unchanged flavours but with a drying effect in the mouth.
Burn: Burns 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: Pepper spice is introduced and takes over most of the flavours in the final part.
Duration: 20:40-21:55, 1h 15min.
Conclusion: A mild bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. Not very interesting, but not bad either just bang average.
Result: In my book this is a 87 point cigars.
/Cigar Reviewer André

