Condega Serie S Masaya Epicure Edición 2021 Review

• Brand Name: Condega Serie S Masaya Epicure
• Length: 6 in / 152 mm
• Ring: 56
• Score: Not mentioned, but it's a medium - full strength, full - flavored cigar

Product Introduction

Condega is a Nicaraguan cigar brand from Aganorsa Leaf, with international distribution rights held by the Spanish company Gesinta. It's expanding rapidly, and a new limited edition was announced recently, a tribute to the Masaya volcano in Nicaragua. It's a 100% Nicaraguan cigar, using only Nicaraguan - grown Corojo and Criollo 98 from Aganorsa Leaf.

Details include it being made at Tabacos Valle de Jalapa (TABSA). The vitola is Epicure, with a Nicaraguan Sungrown Corojo wrapper, Nicaraguan Corojo binder, and Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo 98 filler. Price is unknown.

Taste Experience

• First Third: The cold draw brings pepper and raisin to the palate. It opens with pepper, dark spices, cedar, and sweetness, then mellows with leather and earthiness, and the sweetness gets a bit stronger.
• Second Third: It still has sweetness and cedar, along with more dark spices and some toast. Flavors are balanced, and spices shine in the retrohale.
• Last Third: The flavors continue. The mouthfeel is dry, and the wood flavor gets a little stronger.

The cigar has a smooth, oily, dark wrapper with a black and golden ring. The draw is great, it produces a good amount of smoke, the light gray ash is firm, and the burn is straight. The smoke time is two and a half hours.

Additional Information

Origin: Nicaragua. Cigar strength is medium - full. Cutter used was Xikar Xi2, and a single - flame lighter was used. Smoking was indoors with a ventilator.