This cigar immediately presents itself as full-bodied and flavorful with some spicy overtones. Even with the firm draw, this cigar produces a ton of smoke. First ash at the 1″ mark, even though it’s still holding on tight. (I’m driving and can’t pay attention to a long ash right now.)

About an inch and a half in, I notice a small split developing in the wrapper about a 1/4 inch above the burn line. Once I smoke to this point, the wrapper unfurls a bit, but nothing too bad. I get through this slight problem and notice another split developing the same way the first one did. This continues off and on throughout the middle third of the cigar. While annoying, the only real problem it creates is some flaky ash that I end up wearing.The flavor continues to develop more complexity and I notice a earthy, slightly woody flavor beginning to come through along with the merest hint sweetness (a touch of caramel perhaps?)
In the final third, the wrapper problems have disappeared and the flavor has gotten much more robust. The smoke is thick and almost chewy with the woody overtones becoming much more pronounced. I smoke it all the way to the nub before finally putting it down.

Final Thoughts: A rich, complex cigar that is definitely geared toward the more experienced smoker as the strength and subtleties of the ligero would be lost on a rookie. I wish that I hadn’t tried it on the way to work as I believe it would pair up well with a peaty single malt. This was a wonderful cigar and without the wrapper problems, it would easily rate a 9. With the problems however, I can only give it a 7. However, I am looking forward to trying another one again soon.

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