Trinidad Esmeralda - ARS OCT 19 (SSSTRW)

[Wilzc]

 

 

 

Beautiful stick

Beautiful colour.

This size is just amazing. A perfect 'modern' sized cigar. 53RG x 5.7inches.

First puffs, amazing draw, smoke production is just about medium which is very standard for a cuban cigar. Some butter, some wood, very light sort of wood. Burnt coffee on the edges and the finish. I'm smiling to myself like a creep.

An inch in, some twangy, sourish cubanesque note appears along. Nothing much else have changed. Enjoyable so far to say the least!

Midway point, some caramel hints appear. coffee (still burnt ish). Flavours feel slightly muted, unsure if its the ridiculous heatwave today. Its an empty highway and im stuck on 4th gear!!!

Final 3rd. Draw got really tight, smoke production drops a full rank. Right now its just tobacco, charred earth and some woodiness. Sometimes a little sweetness appear just to keep me interested.

 

Final smoke time: 90mins

Final Thoughts: 87-89. Amazing looks, amazing feel in the hands, but was not as impressed with this as I was with the 2019 New Topes. Still far better than the Media Luna. Will have to revisit