Vitola: 1955 (Lonsdale)- 6.75” x 44 ring gauge
- MSRP $9.25
- Purchased at Maxamar Ultimate Cigar
Background
La Mission du L’Atelier shipped in 2015 in 3 sizes. It was the first thing from the L’Atelier line to skip using Spiritus Sancti tobacco, which had kind of become a staple of the line, and it also has the distinction of being my favorite Mexican-wrapped cigar to come out of the My Father factory. A fourth size was shipped early in 2016, with another three added at the IPCPR in July. Today I am taking a short look at the fourth size, which happens to be a Lonsdale, one of my favorite vitolas.
Each vitola in the line is named after a year in which some famous wine achieved a 100 point rating. Apparently 1955 was a very good year. La Mission uses Nicaraguan filler and binder tobacco along with the Mexican San Andres wrapper.
I picked up this cigar on my recent California trip. Maxamar was actually the first place I saw it for sale.
Notes
Besides the thinness and length, the cigar looks pretty much the same as the others in the line: dark chocolate brown in color with a band that mixes a dark background with bright gold foil, cream accents and a red logo.
The wrapper smelled of dark earth and aged tobacco and leather, while the foot just had earthy aromas with a touch of chocolate to it. The cold draw had cocoa powder, earth, coffee bean, and just a touch of red pepper.
Upon lighting, I got rich dark chocolate and dried fruit overtones, with an earthy core flavor and smoke that was creamy, thick, oily and smooth.
Pepper wasn’t really detectable at the beginning but by the time I got midway through the stick, there was quite a bit for red pepper fire to mix with the earth. The chocolate notes were still there, though toned down a bit.
La Mission du L’Atelier is always a flavorful, rich blend. This size definitely brings out more spice, though it does take a few minutes to get to it. I really enjoyed this one. If your local shop hasn’t brought it in, ask them to do so.
