Size: 5 5/8″ x 48
Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: USA Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Mexican San Andres
Filler: Dominican / Honduras / Nicaragua
Smoking Time: 90 minutes
Body: Medium
Strength: Medium
Price: $14
Good looking cigar here. I like the simplicity of the band. The wrapper is very pungent. Funky, barnyard thing going on which I quite like.
On the initial light, there’s a pretty strong taste of pepper on the finish. The finish is very long in the early stages. The main flavor profile is raisin.
The pepper subsides after a few draws and I’m left with rasin. There’s a mild sweetness present. It’s a weird thing to taste, but I’m kind of reminded of grape jelly. I think that’s a first for me in a cigar.
About 45 minutes into the cigar, the pepper is gone. It becomes very smooth and the intense raisin profile mellows out quite a bit.
The cigar remains pretty consistent throughout the rest of the smoke. Still a very good cigar but the intensity from earlier is not there anymore.
Construction Notes: Construction was perfect. No touchups or relights needed. This smoked for a long time (90 minutes) considering the vitola!
When to smoke it: Perfect lunch cigar. Could work well as a 2nd cigar of the day after starting with something lighter.
