kockroach
BoM August 2010/2011
The Quesada Tributo is the newest release from Matasa, and is the second cigar line to carry the family name. The first was the Quesada 35th Anniversary, which was released last year. Both of these cigar lines were blended by the family's "5th Generation", which is headed by Manuel Quesada's daughters, and includes his nephews and neice.
I had a chance to speak with Patricia Quesada at the Matasa booth. She provided me with samples from the new Tributo line. The Tributo is made in honor of four members of the family that had lost their lives in a plane crash.
There are four sizes, each named in honor of the four that had lost their lives: Manolin (6 1/2 x 60), Alvaro (6 x 52), Alvarito (4 1/2 x 40), and Julio (5 x 50). The cigars are covered with a new Ecuadorian hybrid wrapper, and has Honduran, Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos in the blend.
Up for review is the Julio. It has a dark, oily wrapper, with some noticeable veins. Very solid construction, and a well formed triple cap. The pre-light draw has a clean tobacco flavor, with subtle notes of coffee.
The first third of the Quesada Tributo has a dominant leather flavor. It is meaty, with notes of coffee and pepper.
The pepper ramps up as it burns into the second third. Still dominant with a leathery flavor, there are also notes of wood.
The final third of the Tributo is full of cedar, wood and pepper. There is also a slight taste of cinnamon on the back end.
The burn, which was not perfect and needed some touch ups, produced a light gray, flaky ash. Overall burn time was approximately 90 minutes.
I was very pleased with the Quesada Tributo. There are some very good flavors within, that I think will get even better with some time on it. I will definitely smoke more of these in the future.
Thanks again to Patricia Quesada for the samples!
I had a chance to speak with Patricia Quesada at the Matasa booth. She provided me with samples from the new Tributo line. The Tributo is made in honor of four members of the family that had lost their lives in a plane crash.
There are four sizes, each named in honor of the four that had lost their lives: Manolin (6 1/2 x 60), Alvaro (6 x 52), Alvarito (4 1/2 x 40), and Julio (5 x 50). The cigars are covered with a new Ecuadorian hybrid wrapper, and has Honduran, Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos in the blend.
Up for review is the Julio. It has a dark, oily wrapper, with some noticeable veins. Very solid construction, and a well formed triple cap. The pre-light draw has a clean tobacco flavor, with subtle notes of coffee.
The first third of the Quesada Tributo has a dominant leather flavor. It is meaty, with notes of coffee and pepper.
The pepper ramps up as it burns into the second third. Still dominant with a leathery flavor, there are also notes of wood.
The final third of the Tributo is full of cedar, wood and pepper. There is also a slight taste of cinnamon on the back end.
The burn, which was not perfect and needed some touch ups, produced a light gray, flaky ash. Overall burn time was approximately 90 minutes.
I was very pleased with the Quesada Tributo. There are some very good flavors within, that I think will get even better with some time on it. I will definitely smoke more of these in the future.
Thanks again to Patricia Quesada for the samples!
