The cigar features a chocolate brown wrapper, with a smooth, velvety
texture that feels almost like satin. It has a soft box-press and a closed foot. The
construction is uniformly packed with minimal tiny veins, making for an attractive box-
pressed toro.
Final Thoughts: If you prefer a flavor profile focused on cocoa, earth, and wood without
much nicotine strength, this cigar will appeal to you. It’s a more nuanced smoke with a
subtle retrohale, offering a nice progression of flavors that becomes particularly
enjoyable from the midpoint onward. The construction and performance are near flawless
throughout.
Wrapper: Mexico San Andrés Binder: Nicaragua/Filler: Nicaragua
Factory: MGE Cigars Factory
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Vitola: Toro/ Size: 6″x54
Faint Mesquite Woods, Earth
Dried fruit, Baking spices, Black and white pepper
Dry fall leaves, Damp earth, Woods, Unsalted cracker
The first puff reveals notes of wood, cream, spices, and a touch of sweetness
on the finish. The retrohale is smooth, offering hints of earth, cocoa, and cream. On the
palate, main flavors include earth, leather, cream, almonds, milk chocolate, and white
pepper, with no noticeable strength. The smoke is creamy with a light body and texture.
Additional notes of saltiness and hints of Cajun spice emerge on the retrohale towards
the end of the first third.
The flavor profile includes notes of earth, coffee, dark cocoa, and pepper,
with a hint of meatiness. The cigar has a solid grey ash and very good construction. On
one sample, a small wave develops near the end of the second third, and the finish
becomes longer, featuring earth over cream and coffee. Black pepper spices linger in
the back of the throat, with light spices tingling the palate. On the retrohale I get hints of
iced tea and Cajun spices. On the second sample I pick up notes of burnt caramel, with
creamy soy sauce emerging at the midway point.
The cigar presents flavors of oak, earth, coffee bean, leather, cream, and
dark cocoa, with the retrohale offering earth, brownie crust, leather, and cream. On one
sample there is one burn touch-up, and the nicotine remains medium throughout, with a
long, juicy finish. Additional notes of chocolate, plum, anise, and bourbon appear on the
finish. The retrohale reveals earth, Cajun spices, burnt caramel, pistachios, and
chocolate. A noticeable nicotine strength develops toward the end, but it remains balanced.
