Originally published at Tiki Bar OnlineBox Press Toro, 6” x 54 ring gauge / $8.50, MSRP
A week or so ago I received a package in the mail from Eddie. When I opened it I found a sampler box of the next three cigars in the Wild Bunch series. I was definitely looking forward to seeing what he had come up with these three. Thank you Eddie for the opportunity to give these a try. When I went into my humidor to pick out the one I was going to review first I picked this one out as it caught my eye. I really like box pressed cigars and this was the only one of the three that were. This cigar is comprised of all Nicaraguan fillers and binders from the Esteli and Jalapa regions with a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. This was the only one of this blend I smoked.
The wrapper on this cigar was a nice mottled dark chocolate brown with a pretty good amount of oils to it. The wrapper had a lot of tooth and almost felt like sandpaper when I rubbed my finders across it. There was dent in the head of the cigar which I hope won’t affect the smoking experience. When I gave it a squeeze I was able to get a slight amount of give and there were no soft spots. Putting my nose to the wrapper I got some leather and cedar, with lots of barnyard coming from the foot. After clipping it and taking a cold draw on it I tasted some cocoa powder with a hint of sugary sweetness with a good draw.
Lighting up the brought loads of spice to the tongue and retrohale. After taking a few more puffs I started to get notes of chocolate, cream, and leather. The draw was perfect and the cigar produced a large volume of smoke. It started off in the upper end of medium. As I finished off this third the chocolate flavor got much stronger almost like some dark chocolate melting on my tongue.
The second third saw the spice mellow out a lot. The flavors of chocolate, leather and cream were still present with some cinnamon coming through towards the end of this third. The draw and burn continued to be just about perfect. The cigar really didn’t reach out of the upper end of medium range.
As I moved into the final third the spice definitely came back with a slight nicotine hit coming from it as well. The flavors were fairly consistent all the way through but they got a bit more bold in this third with some coffee and earth thrown in.
Overall I really enjoyed this cigar. While not the cigar with the most amount of changes in its flavors I definitely wasn’t bored by what I got out of it. It did remind me of the Serie D but it seemed like it had some more age and it was slightly sweeter, and yes I know they have a different wrapper. I do think in spite of the slight nicotine hit most smokers could enjoy this cigar especially after a nice meal. I will definitely be picking more of these up.
Body: 7/10
Strength: 8/10
Complexity: 7/10
AFP Scale
Prelight: 2/2
Construction: 2/2
Flavor: 4.5/5
Value: 1/1
Total: 9.5/10
Eddie O is the Man you could end it there I really have enjoyed his sticks for some time the Serie D is a End game stick I could smoke that daily. I haven’t had the chance to try the new Wild Bunches but everything I have read is all great news. Can’t wait.