Curivari Reserva Limitada Review

Reserva Limitada
Made by: Curivari
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: (Robusto) 5 by 50

Number three for Curivari week is the one I have been looking forward to the most. This cigar had the darkest wrapper of the three. Let’s see what this has to offer with a Curivari Reserva Limitada Review.

Prelight

This is yet another cigar where the roller went a little bit crazy with the glue. Beautiful tripled cap, all of the Curivari cigars this week have had solid construction. Visible seams, medium-sized veins and a good amount of them. Spotty rapper, and as for the pack, there are only a couple soft spots. The foot is giving off a sweet cocoa and an undertone of light fruit. Perfect cut, just a little bit of loose tobacco. The prelight draw reveals a sweet chocolate, and there is a bit of a subtle tangy note on the finish.

1/3

As the cigar begins, the body is a mild to medium, and the strength is at a low. The sweet chocolate is the primary flavor, and there is a light mixed pepper on the finish. Great smoke output, the cigar has a nice mouth feel as well. Not the most perfect burn, but no touch ups have been needed. As the first third progresses, there is a subtle fruit note rising in the background. It’s hard to pick out the fruit at this point because the chocolate is on the front strongly.

2/3

The body is up to a medium now. The fruit note is a mix of plum and a slightly acidic note, almost a verging on a citrus. Interesting flavor note, very balanced profile at this time. The strength is at a low but is rising slowly. There is still a pepper note at the end of the profile, and it is noticeable on the retrohale as well. The body is continuing to rise slowly, and the main sweet chocolate maintains the front, that mixed fruit note is playing into the flavors as well. The slight pepper finish rounds off the cigar very nicely.

3/3

As the cigar is coming to an end the fruit note is diminishing in the profile. The sweet cocoa maintains the front picking up a little bit of a bitter taste. This justifies the wording change from chocolate to cocoa. The pepper note on the finish is coming up, it is a mix of black and white pepper. The black pepper is higher in the mix. The body is still at a medium, and as I approach the nub the strength is rising but I would still put it at a low to medium. Again the balance in the cigar throughout the first and second thirds was great. It is just starting to drop its complexity.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes

Conclusion: 88

In comparison to the others reviewed this week it was a step above the Gloria de Leon and the Selection Privada. I would have appreciated the fruity note having more power in the profile. There was actually a sufficient amount of complexity in this blend. The transitions were fairly smooth, and the burn could have been a little bit better. I would’ve preferred a higher body and a drop in strength. But the cigar is obviously appealing to a different profile then my own. On that note, it does do a wonderful job at maintaining balance and presenting unique flavors. This is the best of the Curivari this week in my opinion.

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