Brun del Re Pig Year Gran Toro in Review
WRAPPER: Costa Rican
BINDER: Costa Rican
FILLER: Costa Rican, Dominican
FORMAT: Gran Toro (5x58) pig-tail cap
ORIGIN: Costa Rica
INTENSITY: Medium-full
NOTES:
Charred oak | Almonds | Molasses
Laser-beam-focused profile. Charred oak & almonds+shells circle each other tightly. Spin quickly. Molasses smooths in. A minty coolness plays well, separately & more quietly, with black peppercorn. Thru a retro-hale, spices can be seen... cumin, smoked paprika, thinly. Perhaps sharply, not egregiously. & that's your gate-to-wire.
Unerring consistency. An unerring consistency maintained even as you (read on) get to a late addition. Burns on a wobble shy of mandated correction. Ash builds well. Seams are tight, cap/shoulder built legit. Nice draw. Big smoke out-put off puffing, slows quickly at rest. Culminates in a sweet leathery room-note.
"Leather?" I think to me, "where is it on the palate?" Then I get it, as spinning slows coming into the 3/3. An earthen core sidles in, swaddled in it--well at home. A place was set for it, prior to its invite being sent. Neat.
TASTE: A-
DRAW: A-
BURN: B
BUILD: B+
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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