Let's unpack the Drew Estate Undercrown Sun Grown Robusto - that thick 5x54 Nicaraguan torpedo priced at $178.99 for 24 sticks. The Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper gleams with oily sheen, tighter than DJ Khaled's backup dancers on payday. This box-pressed robusto feels dense like a paperback novel, ready to deliver those medium-full bodied punches from Estelí's volcanic soil.
The cold draw gives cedar shavings and black pepper. Initial puffs kick off with roasted cashews and that distinct barnyard musk Nicaraguan smokers chase. Ash holds firm for two inches - gray layers stacked like a geology textbook diagram.
At the halfway mark, cacao powder and espresso crema take over. The Connecticut binder adds unexpected creaminess - think dulce de leche drizzled on a leather armchair. Burn line stays razor-sharp despite uneven office AC airflow.
Last third brings the Nicaraguan thunder: black cherry reduction sauce meets white pepper backdraft. Retrohale stings like accidentally sniffing wasabi, but in that good masochistic way cigar folks dig. Nub burns fingers at 85-minute mark - endurance champ.
Rolled in Estelí's La Gran Fabrica complex using Jalapa valley ligero. The wrapper took 15 years to perfect - Willy Herrera's crew basically did PhD-level research on sun-grown Sumatra. Binder leaves get stalk-cut like they're prepping for some secret tobacco ritual.
