Maya Selva
Flor de Selva Maduro
Grand-Presse
WRAPPER: Honduran
BINDER: Brazilian
FILLER: Honduran
FORMAT: 656 Toro Grande box-press
ORIGIN: Honduras (Tabacos de Oriente)
INTENSITY: Medium-Full
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WRAPPER: Honduran
BINDER: Brazilian
FILLER: Honduran
FORMAT: 656 Toro Grande box-press
ORIGIN: Honduras (Tabacos de Oriente)
INTENSITY: Medium-Full
WEBSITE:
Espresso | Salted caramel | Leather
Espresso, robust yet smooth, is laid out over a thick & smoky leather. Salted dark caramel has its own molasses underneath, nice depth there. Nuances are not lost on the bitter-savoriness, either. They linger in their nethers. The cup runneth over. Structure is nicely enforced by a black peppercorn beef jerky. Vertically complex af & horizontally staunchly upheld.
Oak barrels hold up the middlings. Some black walnut. Underbelly is umami-drenched compost & top-soil. Abrades the palate some. Quite drying. A parched tongue lets in peppers. PEPPERS, BLACK. Some notes begin to charcoal via progression. Mottling occurs at the half-way mark. Purging don't aid. A tale of two cigars, this. Becomes aggressive, spastically-so. Frenetic & somber at once. It feels mental.
The burn-line requires a retouch at each third. Ash aerates, splinters... fugly. Box-press rounds ahead of char. Draw wobbles emptily at times. Cap loosens on shoulder. Less than moderate smoke out-put irritates a bit; spicy & stiff. (A Latino lover, say?) A retro-hale at mid 2/3rd makes me do the Curly Shuffle on my carport floor. 'Floor' de Selva, more like. Biting. Eek. Blind-sided.
FINAL GRADE: B-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
::: very :::