Mombacho Cigars Casa Favilli in Review

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Mombacho Cigars Casa Favilli in Review

WRAPPER: Nicaraguan Broadleaf
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Casa Favilli, Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium

NOTES:

Chocolate | Coffee | Spiced cedar

Pretty much a smokeable Caffe mocha, and I ain't complaining. The chocolate is dark, rich, and syrupy--almost a liquor. The coffee is an equally-rich espresso pull, complete with a nice crema vibe. Cedar bulds and holds nice delineations, exhibiting its own back-end of black pepper and smoked paprika. ::: very ::: much the profile one would expect from the blend, and delivered quite well. The finish is a long-legged extension of top-notes, ending cleanly. Nothing fancy, but tasty. Done well. 

Excellent balance and roundness. Heavy earthen note topped with savory leather forms the under-belly. Deeply nuanced, lesser-so but passably complex. Ins&outs of buckwheat honey and dark toasted barley. Mouthfeel is a bit cakey but not cloyingly-so. With all the bold tho refined notes, a good look-see of tobacco can be seen. This makes for what scans as a textbook classic offering. A Broadleaf showcase. Aromas and room-note are a gentleman's study. Leathery, a bit musty, and kindly sweet. 

Insofar as mechanics, the flavor is definitely on-ahead of those. A wobbly burn, fugly ash, and soggy at times uneven draw, all ding the final grade. On the plus side, seams hold and build stays mainly where it begins pre-light. Smoke out-put meanders around moderate both in terms of passive and active. Burns almost too coolly at times; feels a tick lethargic, lumbering. But if the flavor profile is so on-brand with Broadleaf, I suppose it makes sense performance would be, as well. 

TASTE: A-
DRAW: B+
BURN: B
BUILD: B+

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

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