Leccia White Toro (6x50) - I have been anxious to try this (and the Black). Even though I didn't like Nubs and only a couple of Cains, I like and respect Sam and want to see him do well.
From Press Release:"The White Nicaraguan blend uses an African Sun Grown wrapper with a binder from Ecuador. The filler is Nicaraguan Ligero with Seco leaves from Pennsylvania, Sam’s home state. It is a full body smoke that delivers tons of complex flavors. It has hints of a creamy coffee, and lightly sweet cashews, while delivering strength and spices."
I'm not sure about the coffee...or the cashews, but it was complex - waves of spiciness interspersed with hints of sweetness. I was amazed at the way this cigar was constantly changing. Begins with an all-out pepper assault and slowly mellows a little. My fiancee and I were each trying this for the first time and funny thing - right after about a half inch, we looked at each other and both got hit with subtle sweetness. I thought the sweet matched really well with the pepper and would have preferred it stick around - but, I didn't get it again until a little after the halfway point. This wasn't squarely in my profile, but it was pretty darned good. Tami experienced some pretty significant wrapper cracks as it got into the final third. I'm hoping that was largely a result of recent transportation (the shop had received these less than 24 hrs earlier.) She still gave this a strong thumbs up - I was satisfied, but maybe slightly less so.
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