This Dominican puro comes swinging with a 7x52 frame dressed in oily Ecuador Habano wrapper. The $360/box price tag gets you 25 cigars packing sun-toasted Dominican tobacco. While not a nicotine heavyweight, its mild-medium strength serves up spice and sweet tobacco notes - perfect for those 90-minute smoking sessions where you want flavor without fatigue.
Crackles to life with nutmeg and cedar through cool, airy draws. The initial sweetness hints at caramel-drizzled wheat toast - more breakfast café than cigar lounge. Burn line holds razor-straight, ash stacking tight despite the 52-ring girth.
Savory notes elbow in as black pepper dusts the palate. The promised chocolate emerges not as molten decadence but cocoa powder sprinkled over mixed nuts. Retrohale brings faint vanilla that disappears quicker than morning mist.
Cocoa turns bittersweet while the pepper fades, leaving walnut skins and cedar tannins. No tar buildup even at the nub, though nicotine strength creeps up to a gentle buzz. Pair with black coffee to counter the developing dryness.
The Habano wrapper gleams with oil despite its claro shade. My sample had minor veining but held flawless combustion - no canoeing even in coastal breeze. Draw resistance sits at Goldilocks zone: enough to feel the pull, not enough to jaw fatigue. Box date seems to matter; 6-month rested cigars show better flavor integration than fresh rolls.
