Thursday, January 23, 2020

Regina Cigars Honduran Collection Veni Sancte Spiritus in Review

"Have you Kaplowitz'd to-day?"

Regina Cigars
Honduran Collection
Veni Sancte Spiritus

WRAPPER: Sumatra
BINDER: Undisclosed
FILLER: Undisclosed

FORMAT: Toro (pig-tail | closed foot)
ORIGIN: Honduras
STRENGTH: Medium

BLENDER: Oscar Valladares

WEBSITE: www.reginacigars.com

NOTES:
Lemony earthiness | white pepper | a floral aspect. Bright & dusty. There's a stogie cardboard whisper to the undertones. A bit of table sugar. Cardamom mixes w/ dandelion/chamomile; an herbal tea vibe. Sandy underbelly... some terra cotta then white dirt, a.k.a. kaolin. Mineraly. Salty.

Lacking in complexities &/or nuance. A straight-forward thing out on a mainly pleasant line. Dries the palate some in an astringent manner. An abbreviated sweet floral earth finish. A bit of chicken coop residue on short legs. Tastes like a poker game -- particularly its cards.

Very nice smoke out-put, which culminates in a muted room-note of further dusty top-notes. Dead-even burn-line. Tight ash. Excellent draw. Tight seams, stoically affixed cap & shoulder, zero hard/soft spots. Construction & combustion operate flawlessly, really. Would be actually quite nice over cards, dominoes, chit-chat, etc. It comes up short in an event all on its lonesome -- but would make for a nice accessory to a good time.

FINAL GRADE: B-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

::: very :::