Wrapper: Oily/smooth
Band: Satisfactory
This Peruvian puro has been on the marke for some time but I never came across it before.
I found it in Strasbourg, where a walk-in humidor is called a "cave".
Wood
First flavors are very woody but not sharp.
Wood
Vegetal
When I look at older pictures of this cigar, the band used to be of higher quality. Somewhere along the way, a corner was cut.
Wood
Herbs/spices
Animal
Animal
Vegetal
Nuts/beans
Herbs/spices
After a quiet first inch, the intensity of the flavors increases.
Wood
Herbs/spices
Animal
Pepper
Herbs/spices
Pepper
Nuts/beans
Herbs/spices
I'm loving the flavor profile right now. This is no second rate tobacco. Go Peru!
Pepper
Sweet
Nuts/beans
Sweet
Nuts/beans
Very sophisticated sweetness in the final third.
Pepper
Animal
Animal
Sweet
Nuts/beans
There's only one conclusion to reach: this is a great cigar. I'm glad I bought two but sad I didn't buy more.
Draw: Very good
Burn: Very good
Ash: Very good
Strength: Strong
Appearance | 63 |
Construction | 100 |
Complexity | 88 |
Dynamics | 99 |
Strength | 75 |
Total | 89 |
Brand Owner
Robert Graham 1874 USA, Inc.
Factory
Tabacalera del Oriente
Wrapper
Peru
Binder
Peru
Filler
Peru
Size
5 x 50
Status
In production since 2015
Score | Percentile | Rank |
89 | 1 | 2 |