Cigar: Crux Limitada Redline
Size: 6×50 Box Pressed Toro
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Engañoso
Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler: Nicaragua, Dominican Republic
MSRP: $11.99 per cigar
Samples provided by the manufacturer.
Anytime I get a chance to smoke anything from Crux Cigars, I know I’m going to enjoy my time. One of the highlights I consider in my cigar life is introducing Crux Cigars to the staff at my favorite cigar shop in St. Louis, which lead them to pick up several of their line in their store…and me getting easier access to their cigars (at least when I am in that area of town). So when a package arrived a few weeks ago with a couple of the new Limitada Redline in them, I naturally got excited. While it has certainly be awhile since I have reviewed one of their line (Epicure in 2017), I was more than happy to give the Redline a look. Thank you to Crux Cigars for the opportunity to review this cigar.
No construction on the chosen cigar for review (the last of two sent). The pre-light aromas on the Redline brought faint notes of leather and wood while the cold draw provided only dried fruit upon the palette. The V cut was once again utilized for this reviewed and after a light, I found a balanced draw with opening notes of wood, spice and something I would describe that is similar to bitter coffee. Medium bodied in strength to start out. The strength and flavor points stayed as mentioned for close to an hour. By the 45 minute mark, notes of earth began creeping into the palette coupled with a modest increase in strength. Ten minutes later, stronger coffee flavors started pushing toward the front of the palette. The last 30 minutes of the cigar’s smoking time was all heavy wood notes to finish the cigar out. I would consider the ending strength of the Redline on the heavier side of medium not enough to push it into medium-to-full range. The total smoking time on the Crux Limitada Redline was 1:26.
Minus a couple of retouches on the burn, the cigar smoked great. I did notice a bit more smoke than I have had lately in other cigars but I wouldn’t consider that a good or bad thing. All in all, this is another welcome addition to the Crux family and one that I will be looking forward to smoking again in the future.
By-The-Numbers
Pre-light: 2/2
Construction: 2/2
Flavor: 4/5
Value: 1/1
Total: 9/10
To recap the Crux Limitada Redline:
- Another great cigar from Crux Cigars. Medium bodied with some complexity to the flavor profile.
- Not too spicy or bitter with a nice balance to everything. This is one cigar that can be enjoyed by the vast majority of cigar smokers.
- The price tag may push some away but I think it’s worth the cost.
- I really wish one of the local shops on my side of the river would carry the Crux brand as it would save me a bit of driving time. Still, these are great cigars and I’ll have to take a drive over to The Hill Cigar Co. sometime soon to see if they are carrying these (and get a few others).
A big thank you once again to Crux Cigars for the opportunity to try the Limitada Redline. And thank you as always for reading. I look forward to the next time I can share my thoughts with you.
