Robusto, 4.5" x 48 ring gauge / $5.99, Maxamar's
As I was looking around my regular shop for something new to try and I came across these cigars. I was able to find out they are made by Heaven Cigars (a division of Davidoff) and they are that company's first foray into a non flavored cigar. The cigars are comprised of Nicaraguan, Honduran and Dominican fillers, a Brazilian binder and then either a CT Broadleaf Maduro or the subject of this review an Ecuadorian habano rosado wrapper. I smoked two samples for this review.
The wrapper on my sample was of medium brown in color with some medium veins and light oils. The band is interesting in that it says that it is the "King of Cigars". I'll be the judge of that. The lion also reminds me a lot of the one on the Guillermo Leon Signature, minus the green eyes. When I gave the cigar a squeeze I was able to detect some give but with no soft spots. The wrapper gave off the aroma of sweet hay while the foot gave off barnyard and leather. After clipping it and taking a cold draw I get a molasses sweetness with a somewhat tight draw.
Once I light the cigar up I get a fairly intense red pepper spice on the tip of the tongue and the retrohale. After taking a few more puffs on it I get the tastes of leather, cola, and a creaminess with a slight amount of sweetness on the finish. The burn was fairly straight but the draw was tighter than I prefer. The very white ash held on for about a half an inch before needing to be tapped off. At this point I would call the cigar medium in body and strength.
As I moved into the second third the tastes changed into leather, wood, cinnamon with a creamy finish. The spice was still pretty present although it wasn't as strong as in the first third.
The cigar finished off about the same as in the second third. Although I did start to get a slight nicotine hit as I was nearing the end. Because of that I would put it at the upper end of medium in strength. Overall I did enjoy this cigar, although "King of Cigars" is a little much. It wasn't overly complex but the flavors were very pleasant and there was a good amount of spice. I don't think someone used to mild smokes would be able to handle it, but at the price point I can recommend it for the rest of of you smokers out there to at least try to see how you like it.
Body: 7/10
Strength: 7/10
Complexity: 6/10
AFP Scale
Prelight: 2/2
Construction: 1.5/2
Flavor: 3.5/5
Value: 1/1
Total: 8/10
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