This cigar is a Nicaraguan Puro with a Habano Claro shade wrapper. The wrapper was soft, a little toothy, and slightly oily. There were no soft spot in the feel. Not the tightest of wraps, but not loose either.
The first puff on this was spicey, and that in an understatement. That dropped off quickly and some woody flavors came into the picture, similar to campfire wood. Towards the end of the first quarter I got hints of roasted bell pepper and a slight sweetness. The cigar kept the woody flavor, but the spice was more like a mild pepper. Hints of chocolate started to come up. In the third quarter the chocolate went away and was replaced by a nutty flavor. The wood and slight pepper remains. The last quarter the pepper went down to almost nothing, leaving a woody flavor and hints of leather. The aftertaste in this cigar was mainly that of a dry wood. Hints of other flavors came into being depending on the part you were on, such as sweetness in the beginning, pepper in the middle, and just woody at the end.
This cigar was very well made. Needed no corrections. Sometimes the burn looked like it was tilting, but corrected itself each time. The draw was nice and smooth. The smoke produced was a good size. The ash held on about 2-3 inches in before I accidentally knocked it off.
The size I smoked was the Inmenso (6x60) and the MSRP says it should be $11. Now in MN with markups and all of that stuff, it might be closer to $14. That is a good price for a smoke that takes more than an hour. This is a complex smoke that is well worth your time. Thank you to Di Fazio for sending me this sample.
Final Grade: A+
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