N7 Ninfa (SkiMar24)

[BenW]

First outing with the Ninfa which has been resting for just over 30 days at 70F/65RH.

Construction looks on point and the draw is good - maybe just a tad firmer than I'd prefer, but nothing to worry about.

Opens with a lovely floral spice and a distinctive fruity sweetness.

The aroma coming off the cigar is lovely, would never have guessed this was a NC if it was handed to me blind.

The floral aspect has toned down by the end of the 1/3 and has turned into into more clove/all spice.

There's a slight, almost synthetic, raspberry/cherry sweetness that's persisted since the beginning, which is something I was not at all expecting after reading from other reviews.

Unfortunately the wrapper on this does not want to stay lit, and I'm having to draw far more often than I'd like to on a cigar of such small RG in an attempt to keep it going.

Things start to get too hot at the half way point and it becomes a chore to keep this thing properly lit. Time to pitch it.

The blend itself seems excellent, just a shame about the burn.

Will try smoke another in the next few days as I suspect I've been a little unfortunate with the wrapper on this one.