Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Ohana Cigars m13 Maduro in Review

“Have you Kaplowitz’d to-day?”

Ohana Cigars
m13 Maduro

WRAPPER: Habano Maduro
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Toro
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
STRENGTH: Medium-Full

WEBSITE: frtobacos.com

NOTES:
Dark chocolate | Raisins | Nutmeg. Softly robust cocoa notes are enhanced by those nutmeg-forward spices. A hint of cinnamon & slight clove attachments, there. That's backed by red/purple fruits;  predominately a raisin, but there are plums & prunes, as well. Syrupy but not in a cloying manner. Black pepper braces well & a sweet-spiced toasted cedar delineation is quite nice.

Underbelly envelopes, circling 'round top in an earthen manner. Compost & rich potting soil. Dense & very nuanced. A complex profile. Cuban coffee fleshes out the middlings alongside a heavy umami dose of savory meatiness. Robust & well-mannered. Heavily luxuriant. Supremely balanced. A bit of roasted salt meets the primaries on the long finish, aids to cleansing well. A very wide stance filled exceptionally well.

Smoke out-put is smoky af offering umami sweetness in its lingering footnote, w/ a smooth pepper-spice kicker. Burn-line is even, & grows oily clingy ash slowly, meditatively. Seams & cap assemblage hold flawlessly. Draws effortlessly gate-to-wire. An old favorite, well-worth tracking down & getting to know.

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

::: very :::