Wrapper: Mexican San Andres Maduro
Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
Filler: Nicaraguan, Mexican, Honduras
Size: 6 x 5
Body: Medium
Price: $125.26 for box of 21 ~ $35.33 for 5 Pack
Written by Katmancross
It’s called the Triple Play because the leaves are all Maduro. And that the wrapper came from the San Andres Mountains in Mexico. The binder and fillers were made up of Nicaraguan, Honduran, and Mexican. The wrapper is a beautiful USA Connecticut Broad leaf.
Now most cigar snobs lift their noses at Mexican cigars. But these are guys not following the huge forward moves being made in the cultivation of Mexican tobacco.
If anyone checked the February, 2011 Cigar Aficionado, they would discover that this stick came in at #14 of the Top 25 Cigars of 2010. Very Impressive! And it was rated a 93. This cigar competes with some of the greatest cigars being made and holds its head up high.
The sniff-o-rama detects a lovely espresso bean and sweet cedar.
It has a very oily sheen. It’s firm in the hand. No soft spots. It appears to be packed perfectly.
Into the first third, we get a sweet cedar flavor profile. And just the right touch of spiciness.
These flavors dominate the first third. It is difficult not to smoke it quickly.
The second third ramps up the power. It starts out as a medium body cigar but is quickly becoming a full body, full flavored, complex cigar.
The taste of dark coffee mixes with the sweetness.
The cigar takes 90 minutes to smoke and every second is enjoyed. The flavors of sweet cedar, coffee, butter cream, are maintained throughout the smoke. This cigar is a lollipop of flavors and just perfect the way it is.
Flavor characteristics summary: Creamy, mild spices, well-balanced, notes of coffee and cocoa on the finish.
The result, a 93-rated smoke boasting dark espresso flavors with sweet cedar, toast, and earth. The finish is long and toasty with a slight maduro sweetness, completing a slow-burning, highly rated handmade.
