Illusione Cigars 888 Necessary & Sufficient Candela in Review "Old Issues of DRF"

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Illusione 888 Candela Claro

Necessary & Sufficient

WRAPPER: Nicaraguan Candela
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Churchill (6.25x48)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Mild-Medium

WEBSITE: illusionecigars.com

NOTES:

White peppercorn | Floral | Suede

White peppercorn, angular at first then folded into an inherent sweet creaminess. Sheepskin suede plays well & complexly with that kick-y cream. Then there's the ::: very ::: floral gambit. Dandelion (roots & all) and chamomile, mainly. Both making nice teas. There's a crisp (Granny Smith) apple-y dryness to the latter. Dry is there in a further fruity manner, as well. a riesling look-see. When I say dry, I do not mean arid.

A fairly juicy palate, actually. Briskly-so. Undertones of vanilla, lemongrass w/ its hint of ginger. Almost minty. Some cardamom, too. Underbelly is laid out on white sand. A tick of kaolin, in there, way down is a finely-ground black pepper. This envelopes the profile in distinctly separate pepperiness. Extraordinarily structured. Quite complex. Moderately nuanced. That black pepper is intro'd as part of a nifty mid-point transition parcel; offers nice structuring. 

Combustion-wise, a pair of re-touches are mandated at either end of that halfway mark. Ash grows in airy clumps. A tartly-sweet aroma happens thinly about at first but lingers to culminate nicely and bear a bit of an oomph. As to construction, no hard/soft spots, excellent draw w/ a slight resistance. A thing to note is that the green top-leaf handles more durably than most double claros. Ebbing & flowing subtly thru-out are old issues of DRF tucked into the crooks of checker-patterned sportscoat sleeves.

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

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