Davidoff Nicaragua Robusto Review

Nicaragua Robusto
Made by: Davidoff
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 5 by 50 (Robusto)

So now I will do a Davidoff Nicaragua Robusto Review and see how it does against the Escurio. They are probably very different, I am expecting this to be a fuller bodies offering from Davidoff. In either case let’s get started and see how it ends up.

Prelight

The construction looks great! Well let’s see what happens because the Escurio looked wonderful in that regard as well. The cap looks fluid on this cigar nothing sticking out. Visible seams and a very tiny amount of tooth. There are some very large veins on this wrapper which might suggest a rather uneven burn is in store. The foot is reminding me of the Tatuaje Havana IV line just cleaner. A cocoa note that reminds me of the cocoa dust they put on some candies is on the front. Then the finish is a mix of black pepper and cinnamon. The prelight draw hints at a similar profile with cocoa, cinnamon and then a finish of black and red pepper. Red pepper leaving a lip tingling feel. The cut was great, the cap had no issues. Very little loose tobacco to run away, promising start.

1/3

The primary flavors are consistent with the prelight foreshadowing. Cocoa on the front, pretty dry. And the finish is a very balanced black/red pepper alongside the cinnamon. Medium bodied with low to medium strength. Good smoke production but the smoke itself is on the thinner side. Smooth as you would expect from the brand. Toward the end of the first third a cedar came up out of nowhere in the center of the profile and is mixing with the cinnamon giving a graham cracker not in the middle of the profile. Interesting flavor mix at the moment.

2/3

So dry cocoa leading into the graham cracker note and finish on a light black/red pepper. Great profile, it lost a bit of the smoothness that the start of the first third had. Medium body and its approaching medium strength. The burn is much better than expected, none of the major wrapper veins are causing issues. Not many changes going on, the one main profile has held all the way till the end of the second third. The only transition was the appearance of cedar in the profile. No changes to body or strength.

3/3

Body has come up a bit to a medium/full and the strength is still at medium. The graham cracker is gone. Dry cocoa on the front and then the mixed red/black pepper on the finish. Still a good burn line, this cigar hasn’t had many issues construction wise. The transitions and complexity have been good, but I had my expectations slightly higher than this cigar performed. At the nub the complexity has continued to diminish. But that rounds off the cigar as a whole pretty well.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Conclusion: 88

Stronger offering then the Escurio. In my opinion the Escurio was better balanced. This did have a better burn time. And the flavors were great, it is funny but I feel like this was an attempt to stretch into similar territory as Tatuaje in the heavy cocoa profiles. But they did a really good job finding a blend that brought interesting flavors into play. So construction wise this cigar gets the upper hand on the Escurio. Flavor wise however, I would have to give it to the Escurio.

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