La Sonrisa Cigars
El Profesor
WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Connecticut
BINDER: Indonesian
FILLER: Nicaraguan
FORMAT: Toro. Habano Maduro pig-tail cap
ORIGIN: La Sonrisa Cigars S.A. Granada, Nicaragua
STRENGTH: Medium
WEBSITE: lasonrisacigars.com
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Smoothly understated. Cocoa butter, damp cedar, and a mineral lilt. White pepper rides high in the undertones. Then salted butter, a bit of chamomile and lightly roasted coffee, cream & sugar. Dirt underbelly... simplistic there but nicely rendered.
Moderate complexities. Mellow nuances. Well-rounded profile with no rough edges. Excellent balance -- carefully almost cautiously-so. Aroma shows more flowers than does draw and a fusty suede. Bright notes, but never glaring. Uplifting, really. Calmly.
Cruise-control performance. effortless draw without being to "open." Even burn-line. Ash builds neatly in a stack of dimes at even-keeled pacing. Proof here that a meditative state does not require dark somber delivery. A straw hat, pulled over your eyes, as you rest or perhaps wander in a meadow.
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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