Micallef Cigars
Connecticut
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Connecticut
BINDER: Nicaraguan Habano
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican
FORMAT: Toro
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
STRENGTH: Mild-Medium
WEBSITE: www.micallefcigars.com
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Connecticut
BINDER: Nicaraguan Habano
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican
FORMAT: Toro
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
STRENGTH: Mild-Medium
WEBSITE: www.micallefcigars.com
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Bright & airy. Tangy effervescence. Toasted lemony cream, white pepper, & nougat up-top. Undertones are sunny lemongrass & cardamom; then floral stuff -- dandelion, chamomile, white tea leaves. A bit of a bite there smooths out via progression. Pinewood & nuts ebb & flow. As does pale honey (Acacia).
The cream ties it all together, w/ its own lemony attachment. & when it does smooth after the opening third, it's quite pretty. Gently if not subtly complex. Nuances are deep for all the bright & airy notions already noted. Aroma is a high-point of sweet citrus carried on natty 'baccy & suede notes.
The draw begins snug & loosens at the half (via a toothpick assist) to a still stiff but more easily acceptable/accessible level. The burn operates on a tick of a wave but falls shy of any mandated retouches. Cap assemblage holds admirably against earlier hard tugs. The dry ash flakes a bit, making to a 3/4" build at a time. All told, this is a fairly jovial stick with a somewhat serious side, to boot.
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
The cream ties it all together, w/ its own lemony attachment. & when it does smooth after the opening third, it's quite pretty. Gently if not subtly complex. Nuances are deep for all the bright & airy notions already noted. Aroma is a high-point of sweet citrus carried on natty 'baccy & suede notes.
The draw begins snug & loosens at the half (via a toothpick assist) to a still stiff but more easily acceptable/accessible level. The burn operates on a tick of a wave but falls shy of any mandated retouches. Cap assemblage holds admirably against earlier hard tugs. The dry ash flakes a bit, making to a 3/4" build at a time. All told, this is a fairly jovial stick with a somewhat serious side, to boot.
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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