Acosta Cigars Envidia in Review

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Acosta Cigars Envidia in Review

WRAPPER: Dominican Habano 2000 Oscuro
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Dominican

FORMAT: Torpedo (652)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Medium

NOTES:

Citrus | Cocoa butter | Suede

It takes a bit of the 1/3 to get the stubble-fuzz off the limon. A somewhat spiky-gruff opening. Smoothes from there into a cocoa butter addition. Suede hoists and offers a goodly savoriness. Cereal grains. White peppercorn firms but also sometimes confuses the profile when it teams-up with the citrus aspects and ODs the palate on sour. A dry profile of moderate complexity and only-ever fledgling nuance. Lots of corners. Chicken coup and coffee w/ cream & sugar at the mid-point.

Heavily salted minerality on the back end. A supporting cast of chamomile, white ginger, and an almosting of buttery cedar beat down by sour notes. Only sorta balanced, with a perceived tilt toward a 'Cuban-esque' delivery of that citrus & minerality. Creaminess doesn't get beyond 2% milk viscosity, falling short of filling and smoothing up & out. Stays a tick sharp but far from unbearably-so. Bright but filtered thru foginess. Some greater delineation would be, well, great(er). I do get some cream soda, which is neat and on-par with what's stabbed-at. 

Performance-wise, there's a wobble to the burn but one slight enough as to not require fixin'. Nice smooth draw. Ash does miss an inch, flaking some. Very dry there, and in the smoke-hole. A quite veiny and lesser but still noticeably lumpy shaft. Seams hold, as does the cap and firmness of roll. No hard/soft spots. Does smoke a bit toward quickly. A moderate-plus amount of smoke both passive and active leaves a pleasant room-note where the goodnesses of draw (sweetness) far outweighs its negative qualities (sourness). A bit fusty. Nice, there.

TASTE: B+
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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