Viaje Zombie Antidote Review

Viaje Zombie Antidote Review (2015)

Viaje Zombie Antidote Review

Zombie Antidote 2015
Made by: Viaje
Country: Nicaragua
Vitola: 6 1/4 by 44

Viaje is a brand that we haven’t visited a lot for reviews. This is a Special release for 2015. The shop also has an exclusive called the “hangover” that is by this company. In all honesty this is one of those cigars that it is harder to come across, but if you do, you’ll know what to expect once you have gone over this review. So, on that note lets see what this has to offer with a Viaje Zombie Antidote Review.

Prelight

There is a nice sponginess to the entire pack, the cap is done very well. The foot is a bit sloppy for a figurado in this shape, but that is usually the case when you enter figurado territory. The foot is giving off milk chocolate and spices. The cut was good but definitely some loose tobacco. The prelight draw shows more milk chocolate but the spices are more of a subtle white pepper. There also appears to be the presence of some leather. Barely visible seams and good tooth to the wrapper. The big thing performance wise is if the but will make it past the foot without issues. Lets see what this has to offer.

1/3

Easy to light, lots of smoke production off the start and almost medium smoke thickness. The body is sitting at a medium plus, not quite medium-full body. Low strength, I expect that to increase. A great balanced mix of subtle white pepper and milk chocolate. The flavors are holding through the profile but there is an addition of leather on the finish alongside the white pepper. As I am getting into the first third the smoke thickness is increasing, there is some oak coming up on the center. The milk chocolate has calmed down to more of a cocoa, that and white pepper are lingering on the front. The oak comes up on the center and then leather joins in on the finish.

2/3

Surprisingly great burn line, the top of the figurado was no issue. Medium to full body and medium strength. So the body is rising with the strength. The smoke thickness is up to a medium and the production is still at a high. The flavors have shifted significantly. Bitter sharp cocoa with a red pepper bite on the front, oak and leather on the center. The finish is that sharp red pepper with leather. Crazy transition, very bold shift but a wonderful characteristic to the profile. As I reach end of the second third the flavors are holding and the burn line is going strong. The cigar did loose some complexity in this third, lets see what the last third has in store.

3/3

The milk chocolate note that was present in the first third is coming back up a bit on the front, the leather is prominent throughout the profile now. Oak is back on the center, and the finish now has a all encompassing mixed pepper with black and red forward. So the complexity came back a bit which is unusual, in my opinion this last third and the first third are the winners of this profile. The body is medium to full and the strength is still medium, the burn line has been great during the whole cigar. The transitions are incredible, going from the first third to this last third is a very significant change. Good blending by Viaje.

Smoke Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Conclusion: 91

Good body, good strength, the transitions were the best part of this cigar. If you can find one this is a great cigar to visit. The flavors were note overly unique but they were blended in a way that made them have good levels of softness and then power. A good example of this is the milk chocolate going to a more bitter and strong cocoa. Then returning to a softer milk chocolate at the end. Great blending by Viaje on this release.

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