Smoked: La Aroma de Cuba (red band)

Had this stick alongside a cup of coffee with a splash of cream. Did that influence my notes? Yeah undoubtedly I’m sure it did. But hey… this is what I got.

To start: The tooth of this cigar on my teeth was wonderful. There was the softest hint of milk chocolate, woody nuttiness, rich smoke, outstanding, even burn.

1/2 way in the toasty woody quality became cinnamon, the smoke became richer yet, also some toasted nuts (maybe pecans or almonds?) rise up as well.

Down to the last third, some really really lovely nutmeg notes rose up, particularly on the retrohale. The milk chocolate returned as well.

This stick is yet another fine example of what a connecticut broadleaf maduro wrapper in combination with excellent blending can do. I wonder how this stick would change in another vitola... I’m sure that a longer narrower option like a lonsdale could be (at least for my palate) even more delicious.