This 6½" torpedo with a 52 ring gauge rolls Nicaraguan guts in an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. At $11.25 per stick, it's your lunch break companion that won't punch your palate. The tapered head stays lit through three coffee refills.
First Third: Toasted cashews and morning toast crispness. White pepper tickles the nose without waterworks.
Middle Third: Jalapa valley tobaccos push through with wet cedar notes. Sugar cane sweetness balances the mild nicotine kick.
Final Third: Oatmeal-like creaminess dominates as combustion heat rises. Cut it before the 1-inch mark to avoid bitter farewells.
The wrapper grows under Ecuadorian cheesecloth, developing thin veins that hold 68% humidity like chamois leather. Estelí binder leaves add volcanic soil grit while Jalapa fillers bring Nicaraguan sweetness. All rolled in Tabacalera Oliva's non-airconditioned barns where workers time pauses by cigar shadows.
