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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025
Villiger Cigars Cuellar Caribe Toro Gordo in Review
BRAND: Villiger
BLEND: Cuellar Caribe
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Habano
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Dominican
FORMAT: Toro Gordo (654)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 2/5
NOTES:
Imbalanced toward citrus as in its Robusto iteration [see FURTHER KM. READING below] although more warmly evolving into roasted orange maturity here. Clover honey. Vanilla bean white/pink peppercorns. Yeasty-doughy. Chamomile toastiness, clay earthiness.
PS: eating Lemonhead candies on the beach in second-half.
TASTE: B+
DRAW: B+
BURN: B
BUILD: B+
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
FURTHER KM. READING
Villiger Cigars Cuellar Caribe Robusto in Review
BLEND: Cuellar Caribe
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Habano
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Dominican
FORMAT: Toro Gordo (654)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 2/5
NOTES:
Imbalanced toward citrus as in its Robusto iteration [see FURTHER KM. READING below] although more warmly evolving into roasted orange maturity here. Clover honey. Vanilla bean white/pink peppercorns. Yeasty-doughy. Chamomile toastiness, clay earthiness.
PS: eating Lemonhead candies on the beach in second-half.
TASTE: B+
DRAW: B+
BURN: B
BUILD: B+
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
FURTHER KM. READING
Villiger Cigars Cuellar Caribe Robusto in Review
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Friday, February 7, 2025
Villiger Cigars Cuellar Caribe Robusto in Review
BRAND: Villiger
BLEND: Cuellar Caribe
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Habano
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Dominican
FORMAT: Robusto (548)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Mild-medium
SPICE: 1.5/5
NOTES:
1st. Tang | Pale honey | Nilla Wafers
2nd. Flinty | Citrus/white pepper | Saccharin
3rd. Lemonade | Eggy bread | White pepper
TASTE: B (imbalanced toward sour/sweet)
DRAW: B+ (uneven, not wildly)
BURN: B (wavy/jagged, not un-wildly)
BUILD: B (fly-away seam)
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
PS: I'll be reviewing the Toro iteration of this blend shortly. Stay tuned!
BLEND: Cuellar Caribe
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Habano
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Dominican
FORMAT: Robusto (548)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Mild-medium
SPICE: 1.5/5
NOTES:
1st. Tang | Pale honey | Nilla Wafers
2nd. Flinty | Citrus/white pepper | Saccharin
3rd. Lemonade | Eggy bread | White pepper
TASTE: B (imbalanced toward sour/sweet)
DRAW: B+ (uneven, not wildly)
BURN: B (wavy/jagged, not un-wildly)
BUILD: B (fly-away seam)
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
PS: I'll be reviewing the Toro iteration of this blend shortly. Stay tuned!
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Powstanie Cigars San Andres in Review
BRAND: Powstanie
BLEND: San Andres
WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres
BINDER: Ecuadorian Habano
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican
FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-full
SPICE: 4.5/5
NOTES:
Cayenne pepper | Mocha | Leather (oiled)
Cinnamon and sugar, and Cayenne. Chocolate covered coffee beans, and Cayenne. Cayenne and leathery-anise, with a hint of earthen-molasses and Cayenne. Lots of depth, delineation.
An old vine red wine with cast iron notes intros at the half with a neat-o funk attachment. A rare sparkling water encounter fills the un-played notes throughout.
TASTE: A
DRAW: A-
BURN: B+
BUILD: A
FINAL GRADE: A
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
Powstanie has been offering up some quite-impressive blends as of late, of which this is my favorite. See below for more.
FURTHER KM. READING:
Powstanie Cigars Catastrophic Failure in Review (my #9 cigar of 2024)
Powstanie Cigars Justice Connecticut in Review
BLEND: San Andres
WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres
BINDER: Ecuadorian Habano
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican
FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-full
SPICE: 4.5/5
NOTES:
Cayenne pepper | Mocha | Leather (oiled)
Cinnamon and sugar, and Cayenne. Chocolate covered coffee beans, and Cayenne. Cayenne and leathery-anise, with a hint of earthen-molasses and Cayenne. Lots of depth, delineation.
An old vine red wine with cast iron notes intros at the half with a neat-o funk attachment. A rare sparkling water encounter fills the un-played notes throughout.
TASTE: A
DRAW: A-
BURN: B+
BUILD: A
FINAL GRADE: A
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79
Powstanie has been offering up some quite-impressive blends as of late, of which this is my favorite. See below for more.
FURTHER KM. READING:
Powstanie Cigars Catastrophic Failure in Review (my #9 cigar of 2024)
Powstanie Cigars Justice Connecticut in Review
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