Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Powstanie Cigars San Andres in Review

BRAND: Powstanie
BLEND: San Andres

WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres
BINDER: Ecuadorian Habano
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican

FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-full
SPICE: 4.5/5

NOTES:
Cayenne pepper | Mocha | Leather (oiled)

Cinnamon and sugar, and Cayenne. Chocolate covered coffee beans, and Cayenne. Cayenne and leathery-anise, with a hint of earthen-molasses and Cayenne. Lots of depth, delineation.

An old vine red wine with cast iron notes intros at the half with a neat-o funk attachment. A rare sparkling water encounter fills the un-played notes throughout.

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

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

Powstanie has been offering up some quite-impressive blends as of late, of which this is my favorite. See below for more.

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