This was a good after dinner cigar. both times I enjoyed this a respectful amount of time after an evening meal and both times it felt like a worthy dessert. Between the two experiences I had very similar flavor notes, however one of them entirely flipped the flavors in the first and second third. I realize there are no lines about when these thirds ends, but I though it intriguing enough to mention that I found them reversed across my samples.
This was an excellent looking nice soft box press, the wrapper looked great, very smooth with small veins. Both samples developed minor cracks ahead of the burn line no matter what pace I smoked at, but they didn’t seem to effect the smoking experience. Burn was wavy, but only required one touch up across the two cigars.
Founded in 2014 by Robert and Sharon Holt, Southern Draw Cigars is committed to producing high-quality cigars with a focus on balance, flavor, and consistency. They believe in the importance of community, charity, and sharing the enjoyment of cigars. Southern Draw cigars are produced by AJ Fernandez Cigars in Esteli, Nicaragua.
Wrapper: Indonesian Sumatra / Binder: Nicaraguan Habano 2000 / Filler: Dominican Piloto Cubano, Nicaraguan Criollo 98, Nicaraguan Habano 92, and Nicaraguan Corojo 99
Vitola: Toro / Size: 6 x 52
Factory: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. / Country: Nicaragua
Dry Lumber, pine
Light milk chocolate notes.
Elderberry, fruity but not sweet, ginger.
Flavor of a black coffee, with a retro of cocoa powder and berry
Dark chocolate covered cherries, cherries jubilee. This incorporates the fruitiness of the cold draw but still tamps it down with a brandy or red wine tannin bitterness.
Bready, Cinnamon, Anise, dark chocolate
