Gloria de Leon Review

Gloria De Leon
Made by: Curivari
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 6 3/4 by 54

The last Curivari I review was a solid everyday cigar. Great robust and traditional flavor notes. This is another cigar from the company, so I expect another cigar holding to the quality of the Achilles. Let’s see what this cigar has to offer with a Gloria de Leon Review.

Prelight

The first thing to notice on this cigar is the masterful way it is rolled. Beautiful triple cap, and even pack not overly firm. Visible seams and a thick sturdy wrapper. Small veins and a minimal amount of them. The foot is giving off a leather and cashew note, it does smell well balanced. There is a subtle note that is harder to pick out but I believe it maybe the mineral/salted nut flavor. Clean cut no cap issues, there was a bit of loose tobacco though. Very easy prelight draw and a very clean flavor the leather is noticeable as is a mixed pepper tingle.

1/3

Something I didn’t pick up while looking at this cigar is the tooth. There is a good amount of it, and there is a lot of smoke being produced with a thick creamy mouthfeel. The main flavor is a salted cashew with a undertone of cedar and a leather finish. The pepper is not very noticeable without retrohaling at this time. Very consistent cigar as I am making my way through the first third there has been no changes to the profile. Medium bodied and low strength at this time. There is a slight white pepper blended very smoothly into the flavors that is enhancing the woodsy note in between the nuttiness and the leather. Very even burn, no construction issues. As the first third comes to an end the cedar, cashew, and white pepper are well blended on the front and a dry leather is the finish.

2/3

As the second third begins the cedar is coming up in the mix of blended flavors on the front and the leather continues to round out the profile. And just as I was getting use to that the salted cashew can back up over the cedar. This is a cigar that blended notes are fighting for dominance on the front, while the familiar finish stays consistent. Still medium body and low strength as I am reaching the end of the second third. The tooth is visible in the ash, but the creamy thick smoke hasn’t really played a large role in this cigars profile.

3/3

The body has risen slightly as this cigar is starting to come to an end but not enough to call a medium full. Medium body and I would put the strength at a low to medium now. The leather note is still rounding out the profile but the white pepper and the cedar notes have risen back up over the cashew. The flavor playground has been active the whole cigar with the main changes being on the front. No major switch-ups though, this cigar has been a consistent smoke with slight changes providing sufficient transitions to hold the smokers attention. The cigar continued this flavor battle to the nub where the white pepper had come up over the cedar and the salted cashew. The cedar was still detectable and it had acquired a hint of oak. The salted cashew was harder to detect at this point in the cigar.
Smoke Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes

Conclusion: 83

Not overly impressed, but it was a solid consistent and well-made cigar. Good burn time great mouth feel. Could have used more complexity and transitions. I will be doing 2 other Curivari blends this week, it will be interesting to see how they all stack up. This makes a good cold weather cigar much like the Achilles I have previously written on.

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My Father Le Bijou 1922 Torpedo Box Pressed – Cigar Aficionado 2015 Cigar of the Year

A line of the very hip My Father boutique brand started by Jaime García to honor his father, José “Don Pepín” García, the My Father Le Bijou 1922 is a Nicaraguan puro (differing from the My Father which has a Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan leaves).   The My Father Le Bijou 1922 has a thick, leathery oscuro wrapper made by the García family from the Pelo de Oro varietal and is blended by Don Pepín to honor his father with a Le Bijou (the jewel) 1922 marker on a secondary band to the My Father.  The Le Bijou 1922 come dressed in white lacquered boxes.

According to Cigar Aficionado’s description of the regular production My Father Le Bijou 1922 Torpedo Box Pressed, which just won 2015 Cigar of the Year with a 97 rating:  “Some will say that box-pressing a cigar is only an aesthetic decision. But when the Garcias took this hearty, complex blend, rolled it into a torpedo shape and then gave it a pressing, the result stood out for its ability to deliver complex notes clearly and harmoniously… It takes a profound understanding of cigar tobaccos to create a smoke that conveys uncanny impressions of dark chocolate-covered raisins, savory leather and a sweet-and-salty finish that resonates on the palate.”  Only three sizes of the My Father Le Bijou 1922 are box-pressed, the 6 1/2 x 52 My Father Le Bijou 1922 Torpedo (regular production), the 4 1/2 x 50 Martino (Anthony’s Cigar Emporium 20^th anniversary 2014 store exclusive, see halfwheel.com article here, 500 boxes made) and the 6 x 46 Toro Fino (Honolulu Cigar Company 2015 store exclusive, see halfwheel.com article here, 300 boxes made).

In November 2014, Anthony’s Cigar Emporium based The Martino after the store-favorite regular production 4 1/2 x 50 Petite Robusto size but in a box pressed format like the My Father Le Bijou 1922 Torpedo Box Pressed which shows off the impeccable construction from My Father Cigars S.A., in Estelí, Nicaragua. The My Father Le Bijou 1922 Martino is full bodied and smooth with lingering finish full of spice and roasted espresso, just the perfect size for half-hour-plus smoke.

My Father Le Bijou 1922 Martino and Torpedo Box Pressed, winner of Cigar Aficionado 2015 Cigar of the Year with a 97.

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Mbombay Corojo Oscuro Review (Perfecto)

Corojo Oscuro
Made by: Mbombay
Warpper: Ecuadorian
Binder: Ecuadorian
Filler: Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Dominican
Vitola: 5 1/2 by 50 (Perfecto)

Given my experience with Mbombay in the past I am expecting a pepper bomb with a strength kick, but I will keep an open mind. This, much like the Habano Blend reviewed earlier this week, has a large outer band covering a large amount of the cigar. Let’s see what this has to offer with an Mbombay Corojo Oscuro Review.

Prelight

I have to say, aesthetically this cigar looks promising. Delicious looking wrapper and big veins. Lots of tooth present, visible seams, and the cap looks well-constructed. The foot is giving off a sweet herbal note and cedar with a cocoa undertone. Great smell. The cigar is quite squishy not a firm pack at all, clean cut very little loose tobacco. I am getting some subtle cocoa notes on the prelight draw with herbal/spice undertones. A spicy cayenne pepper tingle is present on the lips.

1/3

Took a second for the draw to open up but it did, and it is perfect now. Robust cedar on the front with a bouquet of floral notes. There are some light white pepper notes but the cedar is dominate at the moment. Medium bodied and low strength. The floral mix reminds me of jasmine and a light lavender very unique flavor note. As the first third comes to an end the floral note has come up over the cedar. The finish white pepper note has morphed into almost a light Jalepeño flavor that’s an interesting touch to the blend. Very high complexity in this cigar, medium smoke production.

2/3

At the start of the second third a nuttiness has appeared alongside the almost indescribable floral/herbal note at the front of the profile. And the light white pepper finish is back and is balancing out the profile perfectly. The blend is tasting like it is all working together. Wonderful flavors, medium to full body at this point and strength is rising slowly currently at a low-medium. Still medium smoke production. This cigar has surpassed my expectations at this point in terms of complexity and transitions. Great burn, no issues there, so it is doing wonderful in the construction category as well. The flavors have been shifting a little, the current forward note is the floral note, the jasmine is powerful with a much more subtle white pepper finish. Let’s see what happens as the last third begins.

3/3

The body is at a medium full with low-medium strength. Still medium smoke production and there have been no issues with the burn. Great blending for one of a kind flavors on this cigar. The herbal/floral note kept playing flavor wise but there was an almost toasted marshmallow note that appeared quickly and then dropped again toward the end of the cigar. This may have been attributed by a cocoa note that was on the finish with the white pepper in the end. Again this just goes back to the fact that this cigar had a wonderful and wide variety of flavor notes throughout it.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Conclusion: 90

Delicious cigar, highly recommended, if you have had a long week and need something to take your mind off of work this is perfect. Tons of complexity and wonderful transitions create a well-balanced and very intriguing profile that this cigar has. Entirely deserving of the 90 it achieved in terms of score.
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Mbombay Habano Robusto Review

Habano Robusto
Made by: Mbombay
Wrapper: Ecuadorian
Binder: Ecuadorian
Filler: Nicaraguan, Peruvian
Vitola: 4 1/2 by 50

The bands on the Mbombay cigars are always extremely eye catching. Beautiful designs on a band that covers half of the cigar in this particular vitola. A lesser known company, Mbombay is becoming known more and more. This particular blend I have visited before and the strength snuck up on me. Given that was a year ago let’s see what time has done to this cigar. And I have also prepared myself by eating a large dinner beforehand. Let’s see what this has to offer with an Mbombay Habano Robusto Review.

Prelight

This cigar has a closed foot that smells like a wide mix of pepper and a slight herbal finish. The herbs are reminiscent of clove almost a spiced apple. The cap is constructed nicely no issues. Once the outer band is removed, there are two, it reveals visible seams and medium sized veins. Lots of tooth on the wrapper, a foreshadowing of a tasty mouth feel. Quite a lumpy pack some hard and soft spots throughout. Clean cut but there is a lot of loose tobacco on the end. Lots of white and black pepper on the prelight draw with a cayenne pepper bite on the lips.

1/3

Pleasant surprise a burst of deep cocoa on the front, with a delicious marshmallow like finish of the creamy smoke from the wrapper, and a light mix of pepper notes (white pepper mostly). The tooth is doing wonders for this cigars profile. Medium to full body and low-medium strength at this point and I expect both to rise. The body has risen slowly in the first third. The cocoa note has died down and has been replaced with a woodsy mix which is oak forward. There is still a subtle white pepper finish with a cayenne pepper lip tinge as well. The creamy smoke is this blends current strong suit. The smoke production is very thick and high.

2/3

At the start of the second third the white pepper note has moved to the front of the profile and there is a dry cocoa note on the finish. The woodsy note has been mostly covered by the peppers now to the front. Very odd shift, I have to say revisiting this has been a great experience perhaps time did this cigar wonders in terms of balancing out. The ash has tons of marks from the wrappers tooth and is a reminder of the thick creaming mouth feel this blend has to offer. The flavors are playing a bit in terms of what is on the front but it is very well balanced. Full bodied now and medium strength.

3/3

As I reached the final third of this cigar which really is the nub due to its size. There was a black pepper that came up to mix with the white pepper, the dry cocoa came up further to blend with the pepper notes, and it held through the finish. Full bodied, and strength was at a high medium at the end of this for me still.

Smoke Time: 55 Minutes

Conclusion: 87

This was much more enjoyable then the first time I reviewed this cigar. Much more robust flavor wise and well structured. I would still say the strength needs to be toned down but that is a matter of personal opinion. Delicious blend, definitely a medium to full cigar with medium to full strength that builds as the cigar burns down. I would highly suggest letting this blend rest if they are fairly young. Because after that time they develop into a much more well-rounded cigar. Click on the picture to find this cigar at anthonyscigars.com

Caldwell Eastern Standard Review

Eastern Standard
Made by: Caldwell
Wrapper: Dominican
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Vitola: 6 by 54

Today I will be doing a Caldwell Eastern Standard Review, this is another cigar from the main line Caldwell production. The last two Caldwell’s both preformed wonderfully so my hopes are up for this one as well. I know for a fact that the lancero version of this line is wonderful, I have yet to visit this vitola. Let’s see what it has to offer.

Prelight

Visible seams, thick veins, and as always with Caldwell a beautiful cap with a sturdy pigtail. That is one thing I have to admit, the Caldwell cigars in the main line are all rolled very well. Not a very even pack on this one several lumps and soft spots. A very floral note on the foot with a light citrus in the background, the cut was absolutely perfect no issues at all. The prelight draw shows similar notes to the foot, floral and light citrus note that seems to be a mixed herbal flavor with a lip tingling white pepper finish.

1/3

The floral note is big on the front with a white pepper finish. There is a light oak note coming up as the first third progresses. Light to medium smoke production. Medium body, low strength and great light grey ash. The finish if wonderful clean and reminiscent of the floral/herbal note at the front of the profile. At the end of the first third there is a cedar note rising alongside the oak note. It’s a very well balanced profile currently. The floral note is diminishing in the front and the woodsy notes are beginning to take over the profile as the first third comes to an end. The clean herbal white pepper finish rounds of the profile wonderfully at this point.

2/3

The woodsy notes have come up even more on the front, a delicious mix of cedar and oak. And the white pepper finish has developed into an even more herbal/spice flavor that results in a wonderfully clean finish. The burn has been great so far, it is just starting to be off-set by a little. Medium bodied still and low to medium strength. As the second third comes to an end it has been consistent, and the floral note did reappear on the front for a brief moment. The Woodsy notes are rising again.

3/3

The oak developed more as the cigar entered the last third. The woodsy notes have begun to dominate the profile the white pepper finish has continued throughout the cigar. The body held at a medium the strength rose to match the body at a medium as I reached the nub. Very smooth and balanced transitions with a good amount of complexity.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes

Conclusion: 87

I am usually not partial to larger ring gauge cigars, but this blend held the profile of the other vitola’s in this line very well. Great construction and wonderful flavors with a unique finish that tasted spectacular. Highly recommended, another wonderful cigar by Robert Caldwell. The first two thirds would be enjoyable for a mild cigar smoker, but a medium cigar smoker would enjoy this all the way through and possibly as a breakfast smoke.

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La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Review

Mi Amor
Made by: La Aroma de Cuba
Wrapper : San Andres
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Vitola: Magnifico (6 by 52)

This cigar is the favorite of a lot of casual cigar smokers for its consistency, and the company did make a nice band for this one. Some people I bring out to have a cigar simply enjoy it because Cuba is in the label. To each their own, but the quality of a cigar isn’t always reflected by its band. Let’s see what this has to offer with a La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Review.

Prelight

The most appealing aspect of this cigar is the tooth, this tells me I am in for thick creamy smoke with a wonderful mouth feel. Barely visible seams and sturdy cap, and there are veins but they are small and should not affect the burn line. The foot is releasing a black pepper and cedar note mix. This cigar is boxed pressed and has a very firm pack, only one soft spot near the band point is noticeable. Great cut and no cap issues, just a bit of loose tobacco. A clean cedar note and light cayenne pepper bite on the lips is what can be picked up on the prelight draw. Time to get this lit.

1/3

A bitter cocoa and black pepper finish is the profile. Good smoke output, pretty good mouthfeel. The flavor profile though, bitter cocoa and barnyard notes with a mouth washing of a black pepper finish. For the sake of this cigars sheet score I hope the profile changes because this is not enjoyable at the moment. Once you’re able to get past the bitter cocoa and barnyard flavor there is a light cedar with some mixed nuts notes in the background. But it is quickly taken over by the black pepper finish. Medium body and low strength. Also the ash is quite dark, usually a sign that the soil was less nutrient rich where these leaves were harvested. The tooth is definitely visible in the ash, and that mouthfeel is the best part of this cigar at the moment. It is really interesting that the black pepper and bitter cocoa are so dominate they are hiding all of the more subtle notes in the profile. The mixed nuts are coming up slightly at the end of the first third showing a salty cashew flavor.

2/3

Well there is one thing I have to say for this cigar, it is consistent. I could see how this cigar could attract repeat smokers. The flavors that it does have are bold, and the mouth feel is nice. If that’s all you are looking for that’s fine, but complexity, transitions, and a different profile than the norm is not what you will find with this cigar. The barnyard is back accompanied by the bitter cocoa in the front and that black pepper finish is still holding. The construction is great though, perfect burn and great draw. The profile has not changed as I reach the end of the second third. Bitter cocoa and black pepper, consistency again is the main characteristic of this cigar.

3/3

The body has risen slightly to a medium-full and the strength is still at a low. The rise in body lowers hopes at finding other subtle flavors because the bitter cocoa and black pepper are still dominating. The construction of this cigar has been perfect throughout though. One thing to note there was a slight oak note coming into play at the very end. And that was the biggest transition of the cigar. It did start to get warm with about an inch and a half left.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Conclusion: 74

This cigar is a great everyday cigar if you enjoy bold consistency. And why not if you find something you like by all means stick with it. However, there are many cigars offering much much more. It does, as always, come down to personal preference. This lost points in complexity, transitions, and profile. Yet it did wonderful in mouth feel, construction, and smoke production. This makes a good “yardgar” something to smoke while doing yard work or simply not paying much attention to the cigars profile.

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Ashton VSG Spellbound Review

VSG Spellbound
Made by: Ashton
Wrapper : Ecuadorian
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Vitola: Spellbound (7 1/2 by 54)

This review is going to go hand and hand with our recent Ashton event. And what better to review then Ashton’s flagship of power and flavor, the VSG. The spellbound is a monster of a cigar coming in at 7 and a half inches by 54 ring gauge. Let’s see what this cigar has to offer with an Ashton VSG Spellbound Review.

Prelight

Very firm and even pack, boxed pressed almost to the point of this cigar being classified as a square. The wrapper is by no means perfect, a couple blemishes here and there. The foot exudes a very pungent cocoa and spice note. The seams are barely visible, and piggybacking on the wrappers aesthetics, there are lots of big veins. Well applied cap, this is usually effected during the pressing process, but this is sturdy and has no visible issues. Very clean cut and no loose tobacco on the foot. The cap did partially fall off. But I doubt that will be a problem. The prelight draw reveals a strong barnyard and mixed nut note followed by a light raisin on the finish.

1/3

There is a wide range of pepper notes present on the retrohale. Light leather and macadamia nut on the front. The mix of pepper is well balanced on the finish and leaves a light tingle on the lips. Medium to full body and low strength, I expect the strength to rise. Plenty of thick creamy smoke that does play into the profile on the finish. There is a subtle woodsy note in the center of the profile, an oak but it gets blended into the macadamia nut. Promising complexity in the cigar at this point and absolutely holds up to the expectations you have with the Ashton name. As the first third develops, the nut note has included cashew into the flavor. There is a sweet cocoa coming in on the finish with the mixed pepper notes. Wow that’s a lot going on, the nice aspect of that complexity is that the notes are still strong enough to be singled out. As I near the end of the first third, this is the full profile; leather and a macadamia/cashew followed by an oak and a light cocoa and mixed pepper on the finish. Currently at a low-medium strength, wonderful profile.

2/3

At the start on the second third the nuttiness has risen to control the front, and the sweet cocoa has risen and almost wiped the pepper out on the finish. It is full body now and medium strength. One note, the ash is very flaky and falling off in inch and a half chunks. The oak accompanied by a cedar note has appeared and hidden the mixed nuts now. The mixed black/white/cayenne pepper note on the finish has come up over the sweet cocoa. And the strength is just rising slowly, not a perfect burn but the profile absolutely makes up for that. Toward the end of the second third the mixed nut notes have risen back over the woodsy notes. And the mixed pepper flavor remains on the finish. The strength has actually fallen back down to a low medium at this point and the body remains at a full.

3/3

As the last third begins the mixed nut note has become dominate again, cashew and salted peanuts at this point. The sweet cocoa has returned above the pepper on the finish. Medium to full body and low to medium strength. The burn has actually evened out and is great currently. As the cigar reached the end of the last third it began to get warm and squishy. The leather reappeared and took over the profile at the nub, there was still sweet cocoa and mixed pepper on the finish. Wonderful complexity, this cigar has been an entertaining smoke with lots of transitions and a wide variety of notes throughout.

Smoke Time: 2 hours

Conclusion: 92

My only complaint was the burn line and the cap. Other than that this cigar was magnificent. The transitions, complexity, and flavors were superb. This is a must smoke if you have not had it before. Full bodied and medium strength, with a plethora of flavors too long to include in this summary of the cigar. Great event from Ashton, looking forward to the next one.

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Holiday Ashton Event

Anthony’s Cigar Emporium will be hosting a Holiday Ashton Event with Mike Watman of Ashton Cigars this Saturday, December 12th, from 5:00 – 9:00 P.M. at its Crossroads Festival location on the NE Corner of Grant and Swan.  Food and refreshments will be served plus plenty of cigar deals and available Ashton swag to be had!  Come and celebrate the season with us.  For more information, give us a call at 520-324-0303.

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Fuente Fuente Opus X Oro Oscuro – Just arrived at Anthony’s Cigar Emporium.

Anthony’s Cigar Emporium has received the third limited edition from Arturo Fuente in 2015: The Fuente Fuente Opus X Oro Oscuro.  This extremely limited and highly collectible release (though Arturo Fuente doesn’t make exact production data publicly available) follows the two Arturo Fuente Don Carlos 80th birthday releases, the Don Carlos Personal Reserve Robusto and the Don Carlos Private Blend Eye of the Shark.   The Fuente Fuente Opus X Oro Oscuro is beautifully packaged in a lacquered yellow assortment box of 15 cigars (three of five different vitolas) using 100% estate-grown Chateau de la Fuente tobaccos.

These Fuente Fuente Opus X Oro Oscuro cigars have what Arturo Fuente calls a Rosado Oscuro wrapper that is impeccable and varies somewhat from a very dark reddish brown to a jet black oscuro, though clearly distinguishable and much darker than the standard Chateau de la Fuente OpusX wrapper.  We at Anthony’s only wish we could try one; tasting notes and review of the OpusX Oro Oscuro PerfecXion No. 4are available here from thecigarauthority.com.

The Fuente Fuente Opus X Oro Oscuro assortment box contains three each of the following vitolas: PerfecXion No. 4 (5 ¼” x 42), Robusto (5 ¼” x 50), Fuente Fuente (5 5/8” x 46) PerfecXion X (6.25 x 48), and Reserva D’Chateau (7” x 48). Each cigar sports a gold foot ribbon, the Opus X band and a secondary band with “Destino al Siglo.”

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Undercrown Shade Review

Undercrown Shade
Made by: Drew Estate
Wrapper: Ecuadorian
Binder: Dominican/Nicaraguan
Filler: Dominican/Nicaraguan
Vitola: Belicoso (6 by 52)

Drew Estate release a cigar called the Undercrown several years ago that was an absolute hit. That cigar was created by the rollers in order to have a cigar that they could smoke and enjoy on the job without depleting the Liga Privada cigars coming out of production. Fast forward to today, this cigar is the work of the rollers and blenders coming together to create a Shade cigar to meet the quality of the cigars brother the “Undercrown.” Lets see what the new blend with a shade wrapper has to offer with an Undercrown Shade Review.

Prelight

Very even pack and only a few prominent veins. Barely visible seams and the cap looks flawless. The foot is releasing cedar and sweet hay with a light spice in the background. Perfect cut and just a bit of loose tobacco easily wiped away. The cigar has an extremely easy draw that reveals light sweet hay notes with a clean cedar on the finish. There does seem to be a very little bit of spice to the profile but it isn’t bold enough to be identified at this point.

1/3

Once lit it showed more complexity then I was expecting. I mix of wood notes in the front, a deeper oak being dominate. And the finish is a well balanced white pepper that leaves a tingle on the tongue. As the third progresses the white pepper rises and definitely leaves a tingling sensation on the tongue. Mild to medium body and no strength at all currently. As the first third comes to an end the oak and cedar are even with eachother on the front. The finish of white pepper has also picked up a subtle leather note. Medium smoke production and pretty light smoke.

2/3

Very nice complexity at this point, not a lot in the way of transitions but a very good and stable blend. There is a salty cashew note mixing in on the finish with the white pepper and leather now. It has appeared and disappeared over the last five minutes. It is starting to hold its ground in the profile though, above the pepper and leather on the finish, but after the balanced cedar and oak. Great complexity, solid cigar at this point, I just wish that the flavors were bolder. Still mild to medium, the body is rising very very slowly. As I reach the end of the second third the body is up to a medium and low strength. The finish is the main interest at the moment. The leather, salted cashew, and white pepper at battling for control, leather is up at the moment. The cedar and oak notes still dominate the front flavor.

3/3

At the start of the final third white pepper controls the finish and the front is still a balanced mix of cedar and oak. So it has reach a profile similar to the first third. Medium body and low strength, this is a satisfying mix of flavors for the last third. As I reached the nub the flavors did hold, white pepper rose slightly but this was definitely the sweet spot of this cigar.

Smoke Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Conclusion: 86

Good cigar, if you are a lighter smoker, this would be a consistent and attention grabbing cigar worth smoking at least once a week. Nice transitions the white pepper tingle was a great addition to the blend. I cigar worthy of the title “everyday smoke.” Much like the original Undercrown in that perspective. The rollers know how to make a cigar that they can smoke over and over again.

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