Curivari Buenaventura BV 560 Review

Buenaventura BV 560
Made by: Curivari
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 5 1/2 by 56

This is one of the top rated Curivari releases, it is a Nicaraguan puro and in that I expect it to contain a pretty consistent cocoa/pepper profile. But let’s see, after getting somewhat of a following there must be something driving the interest. Let’s see what this cigar has to offer with a Curivari Buenaventura BV 560 Review.

Prelight

This is a good looking cigar, the wrapper looks perfect, only a couple medium sized veins. A very light amount of tooth, very visible seams. Extremely even pack and just a slight box press. Well defined and created triple cap. I am beginning to understand the appeal of his cigar before even attempting to gather a flavor profile. It seems very well made, the foot is giving off a traditional dry cocoa you would expect with the tobaccos included in the blend but there is also a light fruit note there as an undertone. Great cut, no issues, but the cap was well made so I didn’t expect any. Good draw and it reveals the cocoa note up front with some woodsy notes and a slight black pepper.

1/3

This cigar lit easily, great smoke production medium body off the bat and low strength. Primary flavors are a dry cocoa followed by a mix of cedar and oak with a light black and white pepper finish. As the cigar progresses the flavors are developing. The light fruit note is following the cocoa on the front, similar to grenadine flavor due to the mix of the thick smoke. It’s pretty subtle however, I hope it develops further. The center of the profile is losing the cedar tinge and oak is coming up. And the finish still contains black pepper over white pepper. The body has come up to a medium to full and the strength is up to a low to medium at the end of the first third.

2/3

The cocoa note remains the front with a hint of leather, the fruity note has died. The oak is following the primary cocoa and there is a light cashew/peanut coming up on the finish. Pepper is still detectable via a retrohale of the cigar and that note remains black pepper forward and white pepper under. No changes to the body or strength since the last update. The burn isn’t perfect but there have been no touch-ups needed. The appearance of the nutty flavors was a nice transition from the first third, while this cigar has shown some uniqueness it still could have better complexity in my opinion, the flavors are developing but not into anything impressive. It has been a solid cigar with good construction and a pretty traditional profile at this point.

3/3

The nuttiness is beginning to die on the finish. I would put the body at a medium full and the strength at a medium now. Cocoa/leather is on the front with an oaky center and the black pepper is coming back over the mixed nut finish. The flavors are beginning to diminish unfortunately, but for a stick in the price range where this does fit, it has done wonderfully. Toward the very end it began to get hot and the main nots left were a cocoa/leather front with a black pepper finish.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes

Conclusion: 86

It was a good cigar, the flavors didn’t really impress me however. It lost points in that category as well as complexity. Now I am not saying that the cigar didn’t have a lot of flavors, because it absolutely did. They were not presented in a well-defined and transitional based way. That said, this cigar sitting at the price range where it does. It is a no brainier to buy if you are on a budget. It embodies a solid example of a Nicaraguan Puro, and smokes very well. Something to keep in mind, this would make a good “friend cigar” for people that give out cigars to friends often this could be a good option and they would still enjoy the cigar. But, sometimes you want to blow an acquaintance away with a great cigar in which case this would not fit that situation.

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