Gifted by Escobar Cigars.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Ecuadorian Habano
Filler: 3x Nicaragua & Honduras
Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: AJ Fernandez (Nicaragua)
Box: Sold in 20 count boxes.
Release: 2024
Availability: Regular Production

Size: 5×42, Corona.

Wrapper: Almond light brown, coarse texture with tiny veins.

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Hay and cedarwood.

1st third: Starts with cedarwood, shortbread, floral, green pepper spice and corn chips.

2nd third: Keeps the same.

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

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

3rd third: Sadly there is a bitterness that takes over in the final part.

Duration: 17:00-17:55, 55min.

Conclusion: A mild bodied cigar with a mild strength profile. A fairly enjoyable smooth experience until the final part when it changes too a harsher bitterness destroying the enjoyment.

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

/Cigar Reviewer André