Robusto, 5.25" x 50 ring gauge / MSRP $6.95
According to the founder of God of Fire Cigars, Keith Park, the Sencillo line was inspired by a love of simple pleasures--a time to relax, light up a cigar and live in the moment. He worked with Christian Eiroa of Camacho to create this "everyday" cigar that would be "full of flavor, yet accessible." This is a Honduran puro, using primarily Jamastran Habano for filler, binder and wrapper with some Piloto Cubano "added to the filler to balance out the flavor." This review stick is the second robusto I have smoked from this line, both of which I purchased from a friend.
I have to admit to being surprised by the MSRP of this cigar. Made by the same folks who gave us the God of Fire and adorned with an elegant, minimalist band, I expected something very expensive. Instead we have a medium-priced cigar that looks pricey on first glance. Looking more closely at the wrapper, it was a milk chocolate brown with some lighter areas around the veins; it had a somewhat leathery appearance with a bit of tooth and a little oil to the touch. The aroma from the wrapper was earthy and leathery; I got more earth and some cocoa on the foot. The cap was easily and cleanly cut by my Xikar VX and I was rewarded with a clean, open draw with flavors of earth and cocoa powder.
After lighting, I got a large amount of smoke through the cigar and noticed mostly earthy notes, but with some underlying cocoa sweetness and a nice peppery burn on the retrohale. Through the rest of the first third and flavors stayed fairly consistent with the opening--quite earthy, with some cocoa and autumn spice notes at the periphery of the senses and some spice burn mostly on the finish. The draw was excellent and the burn line was very straight.
The second third had a little more of the autumn spice touches--cinnamon and nutmeg--with a continuation of the underlying earthiness. The pepper spice was mostly gone and the retrohale had more of a roasted nut note to it. There was an edginess to the smoke, as well, that was indicative of its medium-to-full body. The construction remained superb.
As the last third got started I detected a bit of cayenne pepper on the lips although the major flavor note was still earthiness. The cayenne stayed at a consistent low level through the end and helped the Sencillo to end on an interesting note. This cigar reminded me a lot of Padron's regular line--that's a compliment, by the way--it was flavorful, medium-to-full in body and had a similar flavor profile, although Padron tends to lean more toward coffee and cocoa notes throughout in my experience. The Sencillo had great construction and I ended up liking it quite a bit. I could easily see this cigar becoming a frequent placeholder in my humidor because of its pleasing flavor and reasonable pricetag. It may be a bit strong for newer cigar smokers, but it should have enough complexity for more experienced smokers to enjoy as an everyday smoke.
Body: 7/10
Strength: 7/10
Complexity: 7/10
AFP Scale
Prelight: 2/2
Construction: 2/2
Flavor: 4/5
Value: 1/1
Total: 9/10
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