Bocock Brothers Cigars
World Traveler Maduro
WRAPPER: Nicaraguan
BINDER: Honduran Connecticut
FILLER: Nicaraguan
BLENDER: Raydel Lezcano
MANUFACTURER: San Judas Tadeo
FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Honduras
INTENSITY: Medium
WRAPPER: Nicaraguan
BINDER: Honduran Connecticut
FILLER: Nicaraguan
BLENDER: Raydel Lezcano
MANUFACTURER: San Judas Tadeo
FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Honduras
INTENSITY: Medium
NOTES:
Dark chocolate | Roasted meatiness | Red/purple fruits
Everything files in, in an orderly fashion. Grape & berry juices shortly get black peppered. Then Dark chocolate enters, followed by a pull of espresso. Finally, a meaty roasty oil-creaminess rounds off the corners quite nicely. Pretty dang luscious. Rich. I await a wooden frame--I get stood up. Unfortunately, the profile doesn't (get stood up. No structure). A wet blanket but a damn fine one. Pepper drops off after 1/3. Blanket dries cozily.
Some spice shows up mildly then; a baking array. Dusty. The texture of smoke is the selling point here--it's luxurious, really. Silky smooth, copious heft. The finish is that feel more than a note. Balance is nice but achieved linearly. No real complexities. Deep lip-smacking nuances though. A cigar that feels like sinking into an over-stuffed leather armchair. A mellow sweet-savory room-note surrounds you. Sends you to the moon a bit.
Burn-wise, the pacing is ::: very ::: slow and the top-leaf seems to be less flammable than the rest. A moderate pair of re-touches are mandated. The cherry lilts off to one side but the char-line stays even; & a bit thick. Smoke out-put wobbles. Draws well, smoothly-even. Seam comes a 1/4-tick loose ahead of burn. In short: the opening transitions are lovely, culminating in a comfy cloud of roasted top-shelf meditativeness. An excellent nightcap.
TASTE: B+
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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