Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Hoyo de Monterrey Cigars Rojo in Review

BRAND: Hoyo de Monterrey
BLEND: Rojo

WRAPPER: Honduran Jamastran
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Honduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican

FORMAT: Toro (652)
ORIGIN: Honduras
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 2.5/5

NOTES:
Allspice | Builder's tea | Salted caramel

Alternating light-savory/crisp-sweet pearls of spiciness on candied citrus string of varying diameter. Dessert-ish, briskly. Spicy-forward, subtley. Cedar structures lively-so, amplifies citrus. Tea. Cream soda.

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

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

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