Saint Luis Rey Reserva Especial

Manufacture: Altadis U.S.A in Nicaragua.

Wrapper: Nicaraguan

Binder: Nicaraguan

Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan and Peruvian

First produced in Cuba and then the Dominican Republic, Saint Luis Rey cigars are now handmade in Honduras.

For more information please follow the link below to SLR web site.

http://saintluisreycigars.com/

Corona 44 X 5 ¼

The Saint Luis Rey cigar has a handsome, leathery brown wrapper and finely crafted cap.

The seams of the cigar are very tight and crafted as well as the cap.

 The foot of the cigar shows a well produced cigar.

The cap on the Saint Luis Rey cigar cut perfectly, displaying the long leaf tobacco used in this cigar. No ragged edges or lose tobacco.

The aroma of the Saint Luis Rey cigar before toasting was very rich in tobacco and a little earthy. The pre-light draw had a little more resistance than I normally like, but it was not overly tight. The overall appearance of this cigar was very pleasing and if you could judge a cigar by its looks then this would be a tasty one.

The Saint Luis Rey cigar felt firm between my fingers with no soft spots.

The foot toasted evenly, but the cigar required two attempts to get to burn all the way across the foot.

The first puff had cedar and nut. The flavors were on the front of my tongue. The cigar required a third attempt to light it completely.

The cedar and nut flavors continued into the first third and some black pepper started to develop. So far this is a mild cigar and the flavors are a little flat.

Up to this point the Saint Luis Rey cigar has been smooth and mild with very little flavor. I happen to personally like medium plus to full bodied cigars. My judgement on the Saint Luis Rey cigar may be my bias towards stronger types of cigars. The flavors in the Saint Luis Rey cigar were pleasant and there were no off flavors or any harsh tastes. The flavor profile for me was just a little lower than I like. This would be a great cigar for any one who likes mild cigars.

The second third of the Saint Luis Rey cigar flavor improved a little, continuing with cedar, nut, some coffee and some oil now being deposited onto my tongue. The pepper has completely dropped off and is lingering in the background. All of the smoke flavors are on the front of my tongue. This tells me that the tobaccos in this cigar were well aged and fermented with care. Poorly cured tobacco has a tendency to deposit flavors on the back of the mouth and in the throat and very poorly cured tobaccos will carry a harsh sharp sting to the back of the throat.

The last third of this smoke has continued with the same flavor profile, but the pepper has picked up some and the oil has increased a little. This cigar has become a enjoyable smoke at the end. The resistance to the draw has decreased letting the cigar deliver a quality smoke.

The Saint Luis Rey cigar has been a very good mild smoke and the flavors of this cigar have been constant throughout the entire smoke. I would recommend this cigar to smokers that like mild cigars and to new cigar smokers.

Enjoy.

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