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
Rustic Autumn leaf
Sweet cocoa with an earthy rye bread
Earthy, raisin
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.
Rich, earthy, burnt sugar brulee. Again with brief moments of bubble gum. Gets bready towards the end of third with a sweet floral essence.
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.
