Gifted by Ian Reith, owner of Dapper Cigars.

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

Information:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic Piloto
Origin: Dominican Republic

Factory: Tabacalera La Isla (Dominican Republic)
Box: Not Sold
Release: 2025
Availability: Not Sold in this size, but the Limited Edition Toro Grande is available, 1000 boxes of 10 cigars.

Size: 4.5×54, Short Robusto.

Wrapper: Milk chocolate brown, oily and smooth texture with tiny veins.

Construction: Firm and even feel when lightly squeezed.

Cold draw: Light wood note.

1st third: Starts with a nougaty medium roasted coffee, roasted hazelnuts, oakwood and biscuits.

2nd third: Additional sweetness from dried fruits gets added to the mix.

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

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

3rd third: Keep the same from previous parts.

Duration: 18:10-19:40, 1h 30min.

Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile. It’s a enjoyable little cigar, almost hoping it was longer as I was rubbing it in the end.

Result: In my book this is a 90 point cigar.

/Cigar Reviewer André