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Pier 28 Maduro
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
STRENGTH: Medium (billed as M/F)
FORMAT: ("Super") Toro 656
ORIGIN: La Zona Factory, Nicaragua
Dark but not somber overtones of a roasted bittersweet varietal. Pepper-spice is a rather simplistic bit which cycles up&down hither&thither throughout the profile. Not much by way of sour entrants and lesser in terms of savoriness, which is led along by a toasted salted note. Not too terribly balanced and rather lacking in complexities. Very straight-forward. Nuance is lacking as well, in a failure to "stick to the ribs" manner and entrench itself in the palate. Medium.
- Chocolate, semi-sweet
- Pepper, black
- Maple Syrup (slight char)
- Coffee
- Sugar, brown
- Fruit, red/purple juice
- Compost
Softly fluid delivery to the ol' smoke-hole but not spitty. Cool temp'd. Falls short of the richness it seems to attempt. Medium bodied. Strength is a mild-medium.
Combustion combusts perfectly -- for all intents and purposes. A slightest of maybe not even bugaboo is a tick of blistering at char-line in the 2/3. Excellent pacing. Great smoke out-put both passive and active. Ash builds solidly, easily to an inch+ before I roll it off. Construction is constructed nigh equally as well as combustion combusts. No hard/soft spots. Shoulder stays firm and cool gate-to-wire. The draw is an even medium tension throughout. Really one of the finer-rolled Espinosa offerings I recall.
"Pier 28 Cigars is the brand owned by Espinosa West Coast Sales Manager Tim Wong. Last year at the Trade Show, he launched his first cigar, the Pier 28 Habano. This year, he returned with his second line, the Pier 28 Maduro.
Pier 28 Cigars are produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. It is sold primarily in Wong’s territory and is also available at Espinosa Cigar lounges." - Cigar Coop
"As you might recall from last year’s show, Tim Wong debuted his Pier 28 line of cigars. Shortly after the show as part of the pre-FDA release deadline rush, he announced several extensions to the line that would be available in limited quantities. This year, he showed off the second line, the Pier 28 Maduro, as it is ready for widespread release." - Halfwheel
"Until recently, Pier 28 was only sold in the western territories of Tim Wong, an independent sales rep. Pier 28 launched nationally after IPCPR 2017 and is now available in both an[sic] Habano and Maduro." - Small Batch Cigar
FINAL GRADE: B
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FINAL GRADE: B
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