La Vieja Habana Corojo by Drew Estate Cigars in Review
WRAPPER: Corojo
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
FORMAT: 5.5x46 "Chateau Corona"
ORIGIN: La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate, Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium/Medium-full
NOTES:
Black coffee | Dark chocolate | Anise
A bit of mixed-filler smokeable history, this. Quite straight-ahead black coffee, waxy dark chocolate, toasted almond. Undertones of licorice and black pepper zetz. Rounded out (though still edgy-some) by dense potting soil earth w/ umami swirls. Finishes in a red spice manner w/ purple fruit lilt. Note a huge room-note but a darkly savory-sweet one akin to its aroma. A tick thin; half-tick sharp. Still...
Surprisingly satisfying for its MSRP, performance-wise as well. There is a wobble-wave to the burn but no retouches are mandated. Ash grows Cuban Sandwich done right tight. Draw is smooth, even-keeled. Pacing: ditto. Lots of smoke out-put off both ends both passive and active. Much more than a passable everyday offering. Not certainly complex nor nuanced but transitional toward smooth sweetnesses.
TASTE: B
DRAW: A-
BURN: B
BUILD: A-
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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DRAW: A-
BURN: B
BUILD: A-
FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
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::: very :::