ADVentura Cigars
The Navigator "Pinzon"
WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres Maduro
BINDER: Indonesian Sumatra
FILLER: Dominican, Nicaraguan, Ecuador
FORMAT: 5.5x50 "Pinzon"
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
STRENGTH: Medium/Med. Full
WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com
WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres Maduro
BINDER: Indonesian Sumatra
FILLER: Dominican, Nicaraguan, Ecuador
FORMAT: 5.5x50 "Pinzon"
ORIGIN: Tabacalera William Ventura, DR
STRENGTH: Medium/Med. Full
WEBSITE: www.adventuracigars.com
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Sort of just lays there, but pleasantly. Languidly. Mocha latte top-notes, and that's a bit it. A nuttiness ebbs and flows at times atop, more often underneath. When it leads those underneaths (which happens more often as smoke progresses) it takes on a roasted chestnut vibe. Rest of middlings are leather & baking spices. Underbelly is a dry dirt trail earthiness w/ sweet toffee hints. Some looks at a graham cracker.
The main look-see at complexity is a neat one, the mocha top and earthen under each entrench to the point of enveloping at the midpoint. Well balanced but maybe boringly-so if you're looking to part-ay. At least simply-so. Nice nuances. A cigar for a lazily quiet Sunday. Easy. Uncluttered yet well-filled. Would be well-served by a bit more focus of notes.
Performs admirably on all points. Excellent draw, excellent roll, excellent ash -- maybe the best ash I've seen in a good while. Great draw. Smoky out-put, culminating in a heavy & kind bittersweet aroma. Somehow the whole affair is rather a jaunty one.
FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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