Score: 8.5
By Rick Pate (a.k.a. “tachammer” at www.cigarzilla.net)
These cigars start out with the typical spiciness of Nicaraguan tobaccos but with a little smoothness added. I couldn’t quite put my finger on how to describe it. It’s almost like a little of the edge was taken off. Perfect draw and burn and the wrapper was beautiful.
I like Olor Fuerte but these are even better. The cigar built as it got shorter but never to the point where it kind of burned your tongue. It is a good, rounded but full bodied cigar.
Appearance – 9
Construction – 9
Burn – 8
Draw – 9
Flavor – 8
Aroma – 8
Final Score: 8.5 on the “tac-o-meter”
Reprinted by permission.
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Gary Korb has been writing and editing content for CigarAdvisor.com since its debut in 2008. An avid cigar smoker for over 30 years, he has worked on the marketing side of the premium cigar business as a Sr. Copywriter, blogger, and Executive Editor of Cigar Advisor. A graduate of the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, prior to his career in the cigar business, Gary worked in the music and video industry as a marketer and a publicist.
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