This Nicaraguan puro rocks a Connecticut shade wrapper that's spent extra time aging in bourbon barrels, giving a 6x54 parejo some serious whiskey charm. Packed with 6-year-aged tobacco, it punches above its price point at $8.75 per stick. The triple fermentation process shows in that oily, golden-brown wrapper that's smoother than a jazz sax solo.
Creamy vanilla blast with baking spices - think nutmeg-dusted shortbread. The bourbon treatment whispers through like distant barrel char, not that fake flavored cigar nonsense. Draw's looser than your grandpa's suspenders, pumping out medium-bodied smoke that clings to your palate.
Switches gears to almond butter and cedar planks. Retrohale kicks up white pepper that's more tickle than punch. Burn line stays sharp enough to cut glass, ash holding firm past two inches. Watch that nicotine creep - sneaky for a Connecticut.
Leather and cashew flavors crash the party, sweetened by molasses undertones. Last inch gets feisty with chili powder heat. Pair with black coffee to counterbalance the building strength. Cut it at 45 mins unless you're into tongue-numbing finishes.
The magic happens in Esteli where they barrel-age whole bales, not just wrappers. Those Nicaraguan-grown Connecticut leaves soak up bourbon residue from Kentucky barrels - it's like whiskey bottle aging without the sticky mess. Pro tip: Drybox these 2 hours pre-light to maximize caramel notes.
