Ordered this stick online from the wonderful selection at www.cigarchief.com. The site listed them as aged a few years, and ready to smoke. A small cigar that promised no compromise; how can one resist? This little Cubano definitely delivered, sporting a tan to medium wrapper, rugged looking with a little toothiness and some veins, the construction seemed a little off, but didn't effect the burn or flavour. The cold draw tasted of leathery tobacco and the staple Cuban salinity. Once lit, it let up huge plumes of white smoke, much like I experienced with this sticks bigger brother, the Hoyo Epicure #2. The first half gave layers of flavour, with cocoa nib, salt and cedar. It formed a tight grey ash that held on well past the inch mark, in fact all 4 inches of this stick went down with only 2 ashings. The second half saw the abstract flavours die off and be replaced with coffee bitterness and what was definitely hazelnut. Burned cool for a full 50 minutes. A wonderfully complex small smoke, well worth it.
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