Grand Habano 3 Siglos
Wrapper: Shade Grown Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan, Columbian, Costa Rican
Made In: Honduras
Size: 5×50 Robusto
Price: About $5.75 per single
Appearance & Construction: Nice looking cigar with an elegant looking band and a flattened head. The wrapper is darker blonde color that looks like a Connecticut shade wrapper. The construction is nice and there are no defects from what I can tell.
Smoking Characteristics: Great draw on this cigar, the burn is slightly wavy and the ash is nice and compact. Nothing to complain about in this category.
Flavors: The cigar has a woody core with notes of coffee, cinnamon, and pepper. As the cigar progresses, the pepper picks up intensity and is starts to overtake the cigar. I even purged this cigar before the final third and the pepper continues to be the main show of this cigar. The body is medium to full on this cigar, the strength is medium.
Final Thoughts: I like when pepper is present in a cigar. This cigar however, the pepper is the main attraction after the first third and I typically do not like when pepper is the primary flavor of a cigar. The first third was a nice balance of flavor but half way into the second third the pepper stole the show and I did not care for that. Some however will like this cigar but it is just not my style.
Worth A Shot: Yes, the pepper lovers will dig this cigar
Buy Again: Probably not
Enjoyablility: Low-Medium
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