REVIEW DETAILS
APPEARANCE: 13/15
A very dark brown toro-sized cigar with a bumpy, toothy texture and
one absurdly large vein runs from head to foot. This cigar features
a mild aroma that smells woody and sweet. The head is finished in a
double cap, and the foot shows a nicely packed roll bunch that
should draw well.
ASH: 8/10
Average ash density in a medium-gray color with dark banding that
holds well, but won't win any long ash contests.
DRAW: 8/10
The draw is just a touch loose, but doesn't seem to pull too much
air through it.
BURN: 9/10
The cigar lights easily and hold a consistent burn throughout. It
doesn't burn hot and doesn't require any touch ups. A quality burn.
SMOKE: 9/10
This cigar pours out a heavy volume of smoke, likely due to the
fine draw through nicely packed leaves. There's a slight yellow
tint to the smoke.
FLAVOR: 16/20
The cigar lights up with a woody and pungent flavor backed with a
hot pepper spice, but quickly simmers down into an earthy and nutty
flavor with a sweet, creamy undertone. At about the halfway point,
the cigar develops a somewhat annoying metallic flavor, but
thankfully that disappears in the final third and the nutty sweet
flavors dominate. There's a definite hot spice flavor that lingers
in the back of the throat throughout the cigar, but it isn't
particularly pronounced.
UNIQUENESS: 7/10
A nice cigar, but perhaps not as dynamic or rich as many other
maduros on the market today. It's a fine enough stick that changes
quite a bit and is certainly enjoyable, but isn't particularly unique.
FINISH: 14/15
The potent nutty and sweet finish is the savior of this cigar.
Honestly, until the final third of this cigar, it wasn't that
impressive, but the solid finish improved my overall opinion of
this stick.
TOTAL: 84 Points
PS - I believe this cigar features a Dominican-Honduran blend,
or perhaps Dominican-Nicaraguan. But that's just a wild guess.
