Review: Malibu Rick

Stallone Alagan Review: The Experience

Very enjoyable smoke but quite mild in notes and strength…Even for me and I like a delicately palated cigar. Despite my listing of them, no notes really stood out as prominent. Very light but a respectable, easy going cigar.

Stallone Alagan Review: The Brand

Released in 2023 as an LCA Exclusive, the Malibu Rick is inspired by the the Malibu Cigar cigar shop and its proprietor Rick Loehr, as well as the “plastic fantastic” aesthetic of southern California. Composed of a Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper, Dominican binder, and fillers from Nicaragua and Honduras, the Malibu Rick offers a rich, full-bodied smoke, rolled at Tabacalera La Perla in Nicaragua.

Stallone Alagan Review: The Elements

Wrapper: Brazil (Mata Fina)/ Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Nicaragua, Honduras

Factory: Tabacalera La Perla/ Country of Origin: Nicaragua

 Vitola: Toro Size: 6″x50

Stallone Alagan Review: The Body

Brindle with a few black spots. Well hid seams. Light flora and toothiness.

Stallone Alagan Review: The Foot

Faint pine notes. Hints of citrus and florals

Stallone Alagan Review: The Cold Draw

Light earthy grains and mushrooms

Stallone Alagan Review: First Third

A pleasantly mild retro from the start. 1″ in on a calm wavy burn line I get a light cinnamon spice with sweet & savory notes fighting in the background. This continues to the end of the third where it’s more of a honey sweetness with a prominent cinnamon spice followed by a light earthy musk and peanut notes swirling in the background.

Stallone Alagan Review: Second Third

More of that cinnamon & honey with a light pepper and mossy earth. Halfway in the sweetness fades and the spice takes on more of a cedar bite, followed by earthy notes and a slightly savory finish.

Stallone Alagan Review: Final Third
Cedar spice kicks up a bit and gets more lively with some earthy greens and a light bitterness. There are rotating notes of roasty walnuts, mushrooms, florals and roasty coffee that come in and out.
CLE PCA 2023 Review - Draw

Todd Farrell

Creative Director/Graphic Designer at Root Down Brewing where he utilizes his palate to provide tasting notes for their beers. Also a top reviewer in Amazon’s Vine program where he is provided products for review. Watch, EDC, beer, whiskey, cigar and hip-hop connoisseur. He also practices a ketogenic diet.