Nice box press with barely visible seams. A medium density cigar with a light squish to it. Tight, strong ash holds up for 2″ without any effort. This cigar will score less for pepper-heads but for me it was excellent. I was taken back by the bubble gum notes randomly appearing throughout the cigar, almost like I was half way through a stick of gum while smoking this cigar. Very intriguing! My second sample also had some bubble gum notes to it but those flavors weren’t as present.
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Jalapa Sun Grown / Binder: Nicaraguan / Filler: Nicaraguan
Vitola: Optimus / Size: 5.75 x 52
Factory: Plasencia Cigars S.A. / Country of Origin: Nicaragua
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Rustic Autumn leaf
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Sweet cocoa with an earthy rye bread
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Earthy, raisin
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Initial mild but present red pepper bite. Gives way to a rich Mexican chocolate flavor with a pumpernickel backbone. Random retrohales give off a surprising but pleasant bubble gum flavor.
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Rich, earthy, burnt sugar brulee. Again with brief moments of bubble gum. Gets bready towards the end of third with a sweet floral essence.
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Sweetness fades to a more rich, resinous, earthy, toasted rye. A sweetness remains on palate after retrohale. Bubble gum returns briefly at the end of cigar.
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