Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo 4.5 x 52 w/thanks to Tiver
This is my first time with this blend. Smells like A1 or Heinz 57 or Brown Sauce, if memory serves. Something along those lines anyway. Nice enough looking cigar, beautiful cap, some veins showing and near the foot a small portion of the seal is raised but presents no issues later. Cold draw is generous and tastes like tobacco. Kickoff didn’t break out anything. First third standard tobacco taste and a hint of wheat germ. Anise peaks in occasionally but not enough to worry me. A flavor I can compare only to Chinese cooking herbs but not American, rather the flat herb tastes of China, Singapore, Hong Kong Chinese food that I’ve had. At transition to second third a nice firm ash volunteers, a trace of salinity is welcomed. Not a creamy cigar but rather what I would consider a dry finish. A hint of savor arrives. Salinity up a notch but the excellent smoke production has crashed. Immaculate burn line but a relight is required. I think I rushed to smoke this cigar and I bet a year in storage would really pay off, I’ll probably snag a fiver on sale. Total smoke time 50 minutes. Thanks, Greg for a never-had and a good lead!
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