This cigar had mild chocolate colored, oily wrapper.  The pre-light nose had sweet earthy notes with hay-like tones, which carried over to the cold-draw flavor that had a stronger, tangy note.  Once lit the initial flavor had cocoa and nuts with a mix of spices that were noticed in the aroma and nose when retro-haling.

The aroma continued to develop as the cigar was enjoyed and it had a luring quality with a mix mild sweet tones, spices, cocoa and mild floral notes.  Full bodied with dense textured smoke from the first puff to the last.  The cigar had a gradual build in strength starting out fairly mild and slowly building to medium-full leaning more full by the end.

The draw was incredibly smooth and delivered generous amounts of smoke to the palate with ease.  The burn held a razor’s edge and produced a very light gray, nearly white ash.  Overall this was a rich, full flavored, balanced cigar with outstanding construction.