Joya Black
556 Doble Robusto
NOTES:
I
I am smacked with a sauteed in buttah black pepper and Cavendish* tobacco forefront. Back-drop is a dried candied fruit and dark-cum-bittersweet chocolate. Barnyard under-belly. Then, toward the opening stanza's end: espresso and nuts. Stick appears rustic to eye-balling yet performs admirably. Excellent draw and smoke out-put. Slightly jagged burn-line.
II
Espresso note becomes driven by its own crema and bitters the profile some. Too, there is an acidic tinny addition to the quite lengthy finish. Flavors seem lacking in richness/roundness. Not as delineated now, simply a flat-imbalanced sour-bittersweet thing. A seasoned hardwood comes aboard, but most else dials back.
I am smacked with a sauteed in buttah black pepper and Cavendish* tobacco forefront. Back-drop is a dried candied fruit and dark-cum-bittersweet chocolate. Barnyard under-belly. Then, toward the opening stanza's end: espresso and nuts. Stick appears rustic to eye-balling yet performs admirably. Excellent draw and smoke out-put. Slightly jagged burn-line.
II
Espresso note becomes driven by its own crema and bitters the profile some. Too, there is an acidic tinny addition to the quite lengthy finish. Flavors seem lacking in richness/roundness. Not as delineated now, simply a flat-imbalanced sour-bittersweet thing. A seasoned hardwood comes aboard, but most else dials back.
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
STRENGTH: Medium-Full
ORIGIN: Fabrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua S.A., Nicaragua
IN ADDITION:
"The JOYA line changed the way smokers enjoyed Nicaraguan cigars with the introduction of Joya Red, a medium bodied, full flavor smoke specially designed and blended for the modern smoker. The new Joya Black follows in these footsteps and takes the experience up a notch by incorporating a dark Mexican wrapper and Nicaraguan fillers. Modern in Spirit, fuller in Flavor and Stronger in Attitude, this cigar provides a complex smoke filled with sweet and creamy notes.It is perfect for those who want more." - www.JoyaCigars.com
Cigar Aficionado rated this offering a 91, saying of it via tasting notes: "A fat cigar draped in an oily wrapper. Its lush draw shows rich earthiness coupled with notes of coffee and vanilla bean. The bittersweet finish hints of baking chocolate."
*"Cavendish Tobacco refers to tobacco that has added flavoring, or which was possibly subjected to heavy pressure in order to produce a sweet taste with a moist texture. American, Dutch, and Danish varieties involve the addition of flavorings; while British Cavendish brings out the natural sugars in the tobacco through pressure applied during the preparation process." - Milton M. Sherman (1970). All about Tobacco. Herein ain't British. Typical flavorings include and which pertain to this Joya Black: sugar, cherry, maple, honey, licorice, chocolate, rum, strawberry, and walnut. Coconut, vanilla, and Bourbon are other Cavendish goodies, lo not found here. And truthfully all that is found here, lasts the opening-third only.
*"Cavendish Tobacco refers to tobacco that has added flavoring, or which was possibly subjected to heavy pressure in order to produce a sweet taste with a moist texture. American, Dutch, and Danish varieties involve the addition of flavorings; while British Cavendish brings out the natural sugars in the tobacco through pressure applied during the preparation process." - Milton M. Sherman (1970). All about Tobacco. Herein ain't British. Typical flavorings include and which pertain to this Joya Black: sugar, cherry, maple, honey, licorice, chocolate, rum, strawberry, and walnut. Coconut, vanilla, and Bourbon are other Cavendish goodies, lo not found here. And truthfully all that is found here, lasts the opening-third only.