This is a new offering from RyJ. The cigar presents well with a muted wrapper that is somewhat less dark than I would anticipate from a maduro cigar. There is some prominent veining and the cigar appears and feels a little dry. There is some significant tooth to the wrapper and the cigar feels firm, but not too firm. The pre light aroma is of light tobacco and citrus. The pre light draw shows notes of cocoa and earth.
The cigar begins with a very mild, but flavorful, profile. There are notes of light cocoa and nice toasty tobacco flavors. The draw is smooth and easy. The burn is sharp and produces a nice white ash.
The first two inches of the cigar develop with a profile of cocoa, earth and tobacco notes. At the back of the palate the smoke tastes a bit dry and is somewhat sharp. The draw and burn stay consistent for the first several minutes.
At the halfway point the cigar continues to show cocoa notes and some other floral sweetness. There is still a tobacco tinge at the back of the palate, but the smoke is still a bit dry. There is a lack of depth and complexity, and I find that I am wanting more from this smoke.
The final half of the cigar remains much the same. There are notes of cocoa, earth and there is still some floral sweetness at the back of the palate. The smoke remains dry and a bit sharp at the back of the palate. The burn and draw have stayed consistent. The was a large run at the end of the cigar that was not worth touching up.
The finish is a touch short, but has some sweet notes and light earth dominates.
Appearance- 86 the veins and dry appearance hurt the score
Taste- 83 the dry smoke and lack of depth and complexity hurt the score
Construction- 88 the run at the end hurt the score
Strength- 86 a nice medium smoke
Overall- 85.75 slightly above average, could have used more depth and complexity
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