WRAPPER: San Andres Maduro
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan
FORMAT: Robusto (box-press)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua (AJ Fernandez)
INTENSITY: Full
NOTES:
A profile with a wide stance. It gets wider too, via progression. But unlike a boxer's widening feet it's not a sign of fatigue. This blend just keeps throwing haymakers. Keeps on-after you. Dark chocolate, fudge, black pepper, cumin, and Worcestershire sauce. Heavy. Leather, grains, compost, anise, and walnuts. Oily. Espresso, as far as the eye can see. And it works angles like a damn pro.
There is a lot of cigar in this cigar, an awful lot. Performance-wise, I get an even burn, nice ash growth, and a smooth-as-silk draw. Voluminous smoke out-put has me smelling sweet leather and watching the fight through grey-white clouds. It's a 1950s fight-card and everyone in attendance is smoking. The ring is in black and white and the cornermen yell in bruising Bronx accents.
[Look for a full review shortly. Projected release date is October 2022.]
::: very :::